Ateneo - UPO

Plant-environement interactions in a phylogenetic context. Plant interactions with some stress-inducing abiotic factors. Main environmental pollutants and their impact on plants. Basic concepts on phytoremediation. Secondary metabolism in plant-environment interactions. Biotic interactions, with special reference to plant-microbe interactions.

Interazioni Piante-Ambiente. Luigi Sanità di Toppi (ed.), Piccin

The main objective is learning how anatomical and physiological features allow plants to survive in the environment.

Students planning to attend the course should be proficient in:
- general, inorganic and organic chemistry;
- plant biology;
- basic biochemistry and plant physiology;
- microbiology.

Lesson in the classroom.

Checking of the learning during the course.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services- students-physical-or-learning disabilities
Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted
the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The final exam will be oral. The interview will start with three questions on general topics, concerning the subjected presented during the course, allowing the students to develop a theme and show the level of their in depth study. Detailed questions will follow, in order to: 1) explore untouched topics; 2) clarify doubts; 3) show the ability to establish connections. The final marks will be the average of the marks of each question.

Plant-environement interactions in a phylogenetic context. Plant interactions with some stress-inducing abiotic factors. Main environmental pollutants and their impact on plants. Basic concepts on phytoremediation. Secondary metabolism in plant-environment interactions. Biotic interactions, with special reference to plant-microbe interactions.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO COMPREHEND – learning: (i) the general scheme of land plant phylogenesis, (ii) the anatomical and molecular responses of plants to environmental stress, (iii) the main metabolic pathways and products of the secondary metabolism in plants, (iv) the main interactions between plants and their symbionts; - understanding the mechanisms that control the main interactions between plants and the environment.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION – Ability to integrate the knowledge and abilities acquired during the class with those derived from other courses. – Ability to comprehend the functioning and aims of some plant-based applications of environmental biotechnology.

COMMUNICATION ABILITIES – Using an appropriate scientific language during oral and written communication. – Ability to identify and present essential information.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT – Ability to interpretate experimental results concerning plant biology in the environmental field analogous to those discussed during the class. Ability to interpretate the different metabolic specialization and interactions in terms of functions.

ABILITY TO LEARN – Ability to describe scientific themes concerning the plant-environment interactions. Such ability will be developed by involving the students in discussion during the lessons.