Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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I semestre | Oct 1, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 |
II semestre | Mar 4, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale d'esame | Feb 1, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 |
Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 17, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 |
Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 2, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione estiva | Jul 11, 2019 | Jul 11, 2019 |
Sessione autunnale | Oct 16, 2019 | Oct 16, 2019 |
Sessione invernale | Mar 12, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 |
Period | From | To |
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Sospensione attività didattica | Nov 2, 2018 | Nov 3, 2018 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2018 | Jan 6, 2019 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 19, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 5, 2019 | Aug 18, 2019 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
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Vallini Giovanni
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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1 module to be chosen among the following
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1 module to be chosen among the following
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1 module to be chosen among the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1 module to be chosen among the following
Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Crop productivity and stress physiology (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S02782
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/04 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2018 al Jan 31, 2019.
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to provide a link between physiological and molecular processes re-sponsible for plant growth and development and more applied aspects of yield production by crops and to describe the strategies used to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability through ge-netic engineering. At the end of the course the student will be able to describe the biotechnological approaches used for crop improvement and show the capacity to critically analysed the scientific lit-erature.
The course is proposed as a synthesis between biochemistry, biophysics and molecular and biology in studying the response to abiotic stress, one of the fundamental problems of plant biology: cold, drought, heat, excess light, mineral deficiencies, toxicity all limit plat growth and crop yield. The course includes a general part in which the common characteristics of environmental stresses and the methods for the identification of phenotypes and genes involved in resistance will be addressed. The role of oxidative stress is shown to be crucial, whose origins, characteristics and molecular species involved will be discussed in detail. The cellular and molecular structures involved in the stress response will be described and their interactions will be highlighted. A case study will be treated on the biotechnological use of the knowledge obtained from the study of stress biology.
Program
Module: biotechnology of abiotic stress
program of the course:
1) Introduction to abiotic stress: definitions and limitations of the problem.
2) Methods for the identification of stress-induced genes and products.
3) Salt and drought stress.
4) Stress freezing
5) Stress by lack of oxygen and submersion.
6) Thermal Stress.
7) Toxic Compounds.
8) Stress from cold (above 0) and light + cold. The molecular mechanisms of acclimation.
9) Oxidative stress: origins, structures and molecules involved.
10) Biophysical and biochemical analysis of oxidative stress.
11) Thermal Dissipation Mechanisms and Variation in ATP / NADPH Synthesis
12) Lack of nutrients.
13) Effect of Fe deficiency in the photosynthetic apparatus.
14) Synthesis of ATP in the absence of O2 and CO2 and hydrogen evolution in algae
15) Genetics and epigenetics of resistance to environmental stress.
Modulo: fisiologia della produzione
programma del corso:
1) Introduzione agli stress abiotici: definizioni e limiti del problema.
2) Metodi per l’identificazione di geni e prodotti genici indotti da stress.
3) Stress salino e da siccità.
4) Stress da congelamento
5) Stress da mancanza di ossigeno e sommersione.
6) Stress termico.
7) Composti tossici.
8) Stress da freddo (above 0) e luce + freddo. I meccanismi molecolari di acclimatazione.
9) Lo stress ossidativo: origini, strutture e molecole coinvolte.
10) Analisi biofisica e biochimica dello stress ossidativo.
11) Meccanismi di dissipazione termica e variazione nella sintesi di ATP/NADPH
12) Mancanza di nutrienti.
13) Effetto della carenza di Fe nell’apparato fotosintetico.
14) Sintesi di ATP in mancanza di O2 e CO2 ed evoluzione di idrogeno nelle alghe
15) Genetica ed epigenetica della resistenza agli stress ambientali.
Program
1) Basic concepts of the analysis of plant growth, biomass production, interception of solar radiation and photosynthetic efficiency;
2) Strategies for increasing photosynthetic efficiency: improvement of RUBISCO activity and RUBISCO activase performance, photorespiration bypass, carbon accumulation mechanisms;
3) Effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase on crop productivity ;
4) The partitioning of dry matter: assimilate allocation, phloem transport and distribution to harvesting organs, sugar signalling. Genetic engineering strategies for modification of photosynthate partitioning .
5) Biological nitrogen fixation, interaction between legumes and N fixing bacteria; biotechnological applications for N-fixation improvement, mycorrhiza and phosphorus absorption.
6) Reproductive growth: fruit set and development, hormonal regulation. Biotechnological strategies to improve fruit set and ripening.
For each topic, examples of genetic engineering applications are discussed.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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B.B. Buchanan, W. Gruissem & R.L. Jones | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants | American Society of Plant Physiology | 2000 | 0-943088 | |
Taiz L. Zeiger E. | Elementi di Fisiologia Vegetale | Piccin | 2013 |
Examination Methods
Module: Biootechnoly of abiotic stress
The exam will be organized in two parts.
(A) At the beginning of each call, candidates will receive a request to reply in writing within 45 minutes. It will cover one of the preparatory aspects of the course and may include the presentation of general schemes and the compilation of the metabolic pathways involved.
B) Among the choice of articles provided by the teacher each candidate must choose one of his / her own interests and give a brief presentation on the basis of slides prepared for the purpose. During the presentation, general questions will be asked about the program
Didactic Material: The topics discussed in the course are hardly found in a textbook. Many parts of interest are discussed in:
Buchanan et al. : Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, Zanichelli. Basic text for the study of Plant biology.
Salisbury and Ross: Plant Physiology. Blackwell. A text of Classical Physiology, particularly suitable for the study of phenotypes.
Nobel: Biophysical Plant Ecology. It illustrates the basic phenomena of plant biology with formal and methodological rigor.
The Teacher will make available the pdf of the lessons and a series of complementary articles that will make the basis for a more detailed preparation.
NB: IN NO WAY THE TEXT CONTAINED IN THE DIAPTULE CAN BE CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT TO A COMPLETE AND SUBSEQUENT PREPARATION OF THE TEXT BOOK.
Exam
For both attending and non-attending students, the oral examination will concern the topics of the scientific articles presented during the lessons. The exam will ascertain the students’ ability to understand and evaluate the genetic engineering applications to crop improvements.
Type D and Type F activities
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Graduation
Deadlines and administrative fulfilments
For deadlines, administrative fulfilments and notices on graduation sessions, please refer to the Graduation Sessions - Science and Engineering service.
Need to activate a thesis internship
For thesis-related internships, it is not always necessary to activate an internship through the Internship Office. For further information, please consult the dedicated document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section of the Internships and work orientation - Science e Engineering service.
Final examination regulations
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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Dinamiche della metilazione del DNA e loro contributo durante il processo di maturazione della bacca di vite. | Various topics |
Miglioramento del profilo nutrizionale e funzionale di sfarinati di cereali mediante fermentazione con batteri lattici | Various topics |
Risposte trascrittomiche a sollecitazioni ambientali in vite | Various topics |
Studio delle basi genomico-funzionali del processo di embriogenesi somatica in vite | Various topics |
Attendance modes and venues
As stated in the Didactic Regulations, there is no generalised obligation of attendance. Individual lecturers are, however, free to require a minimum number of hours of attendance for eligibilitỳ for the profit exam of the teaching they teach. In such cases, attendance of teaching activities is monitored in accordance with procedures communicated in advance to students.
Part-time enrolment is permitted. Find out more on the Part-time enrolment possibilities page.
The course's teaching activities take place in the Science and Engineering area, which is composed of the buildings of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2, Ca' Vignal 3 and Piramide, located in the Borgo Roma cluster, and Villa Lebrecht and Villa Eugenia located in the San Floriano di Valpolicella cluster.
Lectures are held in the classrooms of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2 and Ca' Vignal 3, while practical exercises take place in the teaching laboratories dedicated to the various activities.