Study-unit PLANT BIOLOGY AND APPLIED BOTANY
| Course name | Economics and culture of human nutrition |
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| Study-unit Code | GP000460 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Marco Fornaciari Da Passano |
| CFU | 12 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2018 |
| Supplied | 2018/19 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa integrata |
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BOTANY
| Code | GP000464 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Lecturer | Marco Fornaciari Da Passano |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Discipline biologiche |
| Sector | BIO/03 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Cell wall, plastids, vacuoles. Meristems. Vegetal tissues. Plant anatomy-organography. |
| Reference texts | MAUSETH, J.D. Botanica. Fondamenti di biologia delle piante, Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli, 2014. ISBN 8879475827. PASQUA G., ABBATE G., FORNI C., Botanica generale e Biodiversità vegetale, Piccin-Nuova Libraria, Padova, 2015. ISBN: 882992718X |
| Educational objectives | Knowledges 1. Plant cytology. 2. Nucleus and cell division. 3. Classification and function of Plastids. 4. Description and function of the vacuole. 5. Origin, function, description of the cell wall and its secondary changes. 6. Organization and function of plant tissues. 7. The Secondary Meristems and Secondary growth. 8. Anatomical organization of Plants. 9. Morphology of Plants. 10. Morphological changes of stem, root and leaves. Abilities 1. Knowledge of optical and electronic microscopies. 2. Knowledge of techniques of double staining. 3. Knowledge of techniques of cutting plant material (microtome and ultramicrotome). 4. Preparation of plant material for Cyto-histological observation. 5. Preparation of plant materials for anatomical observation. 6. Removing and observation of plant material for the morphological study. 7. Preparation of material related to morphological changes. Behaviors 1. Mastery of the techniques acquired. 2. Mastery of the knowledge acquired. |
| Prerequisites | It is useful to have basic knowledge in plant biology. The knowledge can facilitate the learning of cytology, histology, anatomy and morphology of plant given by Course. |
| Teaching methods | Theoretical lessons and practical activities |
| Other information | September 2017-December 2017. Classrooms of S. Peter Abbey Borgo XX Giugno 74 - Perugia Didactic Calendar according to the Department of 3A |
| Learning verification modality | Oral exam |
| Extended program | Origin, evolution and functions of living organisms. The principal steps of live on earth. The principal levels of morphological organization in the plants: thallophytes, cormophytes. Morphological organization in the root, stem and leaf. Metamorphoses. The cell, characters and functions; growth and differentiation of vegetal cells; meristems and tissues. Morphological aspects of germination: embryo, organogenesis. The root, stem and leaf: anathomy and functions in monocotyledones and dycotyledones. The flowers and sexual reproduction. |
SYSTEMATIC BOTANY AND GEOBOTANY
| Code | GP000463 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Lecturer | Domizia Donnini |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Discipline biologiche |
| Sector | BIO/03 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Plant biodiversity and role of plants. Systematics and Taxonomy. Botanical nomenclature. Speciation and selection. Propagation and Reproduction. Living kingdoms: Monera, protists, fungi. Lichens. Kingdom plants: Bryophyta and Pteridophyta. Cormophytes: plant organs and metamorphosis. Spermatophytes: the seed. Gymnosperms. Angiosperms: Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Families and interesting plant species for agricultural, food and forestry, species identification, systematic and distribution in natural, semi-natural and cultivated systems. |
| Reference texts | Class notes and material provided by the teacher 1. PASQUA G., ABBATE G., FORNI C. - Botanica Generale e Diversità Vegetale. II edizione, Piccin. 2011 2. TRIPODI G. - Introduzione alla Botanica Sistematica. 2006 3. BARONI E.- Guida Botanica d'Italia. 1969 |
| Educational objectives | The aim of the course is to transfer knowledge about the life kingdoms, from unicellular organisms to multicellular, the morphology and the organization of the structures, the metamorphosis and forms of reproduction, plant biodiversity, classification and distribution in natural and cultivated environments. The main knowledge acquired will cover: - the most important cultivated food species - the toxic and/or poisonous species - the aromatic species - the reproductive cycles - the mode of propagation of the species - the distribution of the main food species - the taxonomy of the food species - the origin of the major processed food products - the plant biodiversity Knowledge acquired can be applied to achieve various capacities: Identify the botanical species Identify the various types of fruits Distinguish the different plant structures Identify the origin of plant structures metamorphosed to adapt Build a herbarium Analyze the plant component in an environment Link up with other professionals to work in the field |
| Prerequisites | Knowledge of General Botany |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized in classroom lectures on the topics listed in the program (52 hours), practical lessons aimed to the identification of plants by the use of the Botanical Guide and on the preparation of a herbarium (2 hours per 4 rounds). |
| Other information | Preparation of the herbarium of about 30-40 species to be presented during the assessment of the learning |
| Learning verification modality | oral assessment with herbarium |
| Extended program | The role of plant organisms, biodiversity and humans plant use. Systematic botany: species, definition. Botanical nomenclature; Taxonomy: systematic categories and suffixes, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Selection, new species, asexual propagation. Sexual reproduction, mitosis and meiosis, ontogenetic cycles. Classification of kingdoms: Monera, Protisti, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia. Morphological, reproductive and ecological features of kingdom Monera and the kingdom Protista. Pteridophyta and Bryophyta: ontogenetic cycle and morphological characteristics of the main species. Cormofite: organization and structure. Morphology of plant organs: the bud, the leaves, the root. Metamorphosis of the corm and adaptations to environmental factors. The Spermatophyta, character evolution, the seed classification. The Gymnospermae: description, ecology, importance in terms of environment, agriculture and forestry and household food: Gingkoaceae, Taxodiaceae, Pinaceae and Cupressaceae. The Angiospermae: flowers and inflorescences, sexual reproduction, microsporogenesis and macrosporogenesis, double fertilization, fruits, seeds. Dried fruits and fleshy fruit, aggregate and false fruits. Systematics of the Angiospermae. Description, ecology, use, importance in terms of food, environment, agriculture and forestry of the following families: Fagaceae, Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Juglandaceae, Rosaceae, Cruciferae, Oleaceae, Vitaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Labiatae, Leguminosae, Compositae, Solanaceae, Umbelliferae, Gramineae, Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Amaryllidaceae. Mushroom Kingdom: observations vegetative apparatus, systems of nutrition, propagation and breeding, ontogenetic cycles. Saprophytic fungi, parasites and symbionts, mycorrhizae. Systematic division, their importance in the environment and nutrition, cultivation of fungi with particular reference to truffles and poisonous fungi. Lichens: morphology, characteristics of the structure and functions in the environment, their role as biomarkers. Elements of Geobotany: concept of flora and vegetation, biological and chorological forms, range, endemic species, biological and chorological spectra. Principles of the science of vegetation. Detailed program of practical lessons Use of keys analytical determination. Description of the structure of the Gymnospermae and identification of the principal botanical species. Meaning, importance and techniques of herbarium preparation. Identification of the main species of the families of Angiospermae using botanical guide. |