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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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Un insegnamento a scelta1 module to be chosen among the followingLegend | 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.
Plant Genetic Resources (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S008195
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
AGR/07 - AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2020 al Jan 29, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course illustrates the evolution of agricultural systems by linking the notions on the origin of the main crops with the current and future developments of the biotechnological sector in order to meet the needs of sustainable agriculture. The course aims to stimulate interest in the applications and themes addressed in the agro-industrial sector by addressing the evolution of modern agriculture in relation to climate change and population growth. The course aims to make the student aware of the main characteristics of agricultural systems, understanding the diversity and importance of safeguarding biodiversity and genetic resources.
Program
NOTICE: teaching will take place in dual mode, online/in class
Demography, economy and diversity of the human population.
Human evolution and agriculture.
Origin of crops and centers of origin.
Domestication syndrome. Morphological and genetic changes during domestication.
Impact of domestication on human society and the environment.
Germplasm sources. Modern genetic resources. Genetic erosion. Conservation of genetic resources.
Using diversitỳ: genetic improvement, tradition and innovation.
Cultivation and food.
Large agricultural crops.
Cereals. Wheat, Corn, Rice
Fabaceae and Soy.
Oil plants.
Conservation and regeneration of plant resources and the effect on the environment.
Plant variety rights .
International institutions
Modern agriculture : Notes on the economic impact, agricultural commodities and the development of different models or systems of agriculture
Examination Methods
Learning will be assessed by an oral exam for both attending and non-attending students. To access the oral exam students need to deliver at least a week before the test reports relating to laboratory activities with compulsory attendance.
The aim of the test is to ascertain the extend and the deepness of the knowledge of the topics covered in the program.
The final assessment is expressed in thirtieths
