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Study Plan
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Laurea in Biotecnologie - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Evolution of crops and biotechnology approaches (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S010569
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
AGR/07 - AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
Period
Semester 2 dal Mar 3, 2025 al Jun 13, 2025.
Courses Single
Authorized with reserve
Learning objectives
The course shows the evolution of crop plants by connecting notions of their origins with current and future biotechnological developments in order to cope with sustainable agriculture both from a production and environmental perspective. The course deals with evolution of plants in relation to climate change and the growth of population. The teaching pathway will follow the description of nature and the use of plant genetic resources to understand the basics of plant breeding and its perspectives. The course will focus on the description of modern approaches in plant biotechnology, the normative framework and its potential impact worldwide
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic genetic knowledge
Program
1. The human population and its food supply in the 21st century. 2. Food and demographic development. 3. A changing global food system. One hundred centuries of Agriculture. 4. Plant reproductive systems 5. Genetic markers and their use in plant systems 6. DNA barcoding 7. Origin and evolution of cultivated plants 8. Genes for plant domestication 9. Agricultural biodiversity 10. Biodiversity conservation 11. Genetic erosion 12. Innovations in agriculture for the sustainability of food production
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal lessons with use of videos and supplementary material
Learning assessment procedures
Oral exam with questions related to the course program. Presentation of a presentation related to the origin of a plant species
Evaluation criteria
The purpose of the test is to assess the knowledge of the topics covered in the program. The depth and breadth of the knowledge acquired and their conceptual elaboration will also be assessed.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
28/28: oral exam 2/2: presentation of the paper
Exam language
italiano
