MORFOLOGIA E FISIOLOGIA VEGETALE - canale 1

Learning Objectives

• Plant Morphology

  To know the structure and organization of plant tissues and organs. Identify the close relationship between structure and function and highlight the adaptations to environmental characteristics.

• PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

  To know the main functions of Cormophytes; identify the close relationship between structure and function and highlight the adaptations to environmental characteristics.

Detailed Course Content

• Plant Morphology

  PLANT MORPHOLOGY - CYTOLOGY - The plant cell: cell wall, plastids, vacuoles and plasmodesmata. HISTOLOGY - Structure and function of tissues: primary and secondary meristems, protection tissues, parenchyma tissues, conductive tissues (xylem, phloem), mechanical tissues (collenchyma and sclerenchyma) and secretory tissues. ORGANOGRAPHY - Seed germination. Stem: growth, morphological and anatomical structure. Root: root system, growth, morphological and anatomical structure. Leaf: differentiation, morphological and anatomy structure.

• PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

  Membrane physiology. Root absorption of water and mineral nutrient. Water conduction transport from root to leaf. Transpiration and guttation. Oxidative respiration: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle. PHOTOSYNTHESIS - Light-dependent reactions: the photosynthetic pigments, the photosystems, energy conversion to the stable chemical forms. Light-independent reactions: Calvin cycle. Influence of the environment on photosynthesis. Photorespiration. C4 and CAM photosynthesis. Nitrogen assimilation and biological nitrogen fixation. Translocation of photoassimilates. HORMONES. Tropisms movements: phototropism and gravitropism. PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERING.

Textbook Information

• Plant Morphology

  M. Smith, G. Coupland, L. Dolan, N. Harberd, J. Jones, C. Martin, R.t Sablowski, A. Amey 2011: Biologia delle piante. Edizione italiana a cura di Donato Chiatante – Zanichelli
  Raven P.H., Ray F., Evert F.O., Eichorn S.E 2013.: Biologia delle piante. Zanichelli
  Per riconoscimento preparati
  Speranza A., Calzoni G.L 1996.: Struttura delle piante in immagini – guida all’anatomia microscopica delle piante vascolari. Zanichelli

  ppt provided

• PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  1. R.F. Evert & Eichorn S.E. La Biologia delle piante di Raven. Zanichelli ed., Bologna

  To study in deep

  • M. Smith, G. Coupland, L. Dolan, N. Harberd, J. Jones, C. Martin, R.t Sablowski, A. Amey: Biologia delle piante. Edizione italiana a cura di Donato Chiatante – Zanichelli
  • Pupillo P., Cervone F. Cresti M., Rascio N.: Biologia vegetale. Zanichelli