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 |
|---|---|---|
| Primo semestre | Oct 4, 2021 | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Secondo semestre | Mar 7, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione invernale d'esame | Jan 31, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 13, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 1, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione estiva LM7 | Jul 13, 2022 | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Sessione autunnale LM7 | Oct 11, 2022 | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Sessione invernale LM7 | Mar 9, 2023 | Mar 9, 2023 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Tutti i Santi | Nov 1, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2021 | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Festività natalizie | Dec 24, 2021 | Jan 2, 2022 |
| Festa dell'Epifania | Jan 6, 2022 | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Festività pasquali | Apr 15, 2022 | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2022 | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Festività Santo Patrono di Verona | May 21, 2022 | May 21, 2022 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2022 | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Chiusura estiva | Aug 15, 2022 | Aug 20, 2022 |
Exam calendar
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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 enrolment year.
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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.
Biotechnologies for a sustainable agricultural plant production (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S008248
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
AGR/13 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Language
Italian
Period
Secondo semestre dal Mar 7, 2022 al Jun 10, 2022.
Learning outcomes
The course is aimed to define the meaning of sustainability concerning agricultural plant production stating from the analysis of the problems that the modern agriculture has to effort. The course will deal with subject matters regarding to: a) agrochemicals, in particular herbicides, describing their mode of action and their fate in the agroecosystem; b) nutrient use efficiency and plant metabolic responses to deficiency/toxicity of nutrients; c) plant adaptation to adverse chemical soil conditions as acidity, presence of Ca and Na carbonate, salinity and submerged conditions; d) plant biofortification for food and feed production. These contents will be developed and discussed considering the biotechnological approaches aimed to identify sustainable solutions.
Program
- Agrochemical classification. Agrochemical mode of action with particular attention to the effects of herbicides on photosynthesis, amino acid and lipid synthesis, microtuble assembly, cell membrane integrity and cell growth. Plant responses to agrochemicals. Agrochemicals and soil: movement, adsorption and degradation. Outlines of agrochemical legislation.
- Macro- and micronutrient functions in plants. Outlines of nutrient availability in soils. Relation between nutrient concentration and plant growth/yield analysed as visible symptoms of nutritional disorders (deficiency and toxicity). The components of the nutrient use efficiency and the strategies for its improvement. Plants strategies to cope with macro- and micronutrient deficiency: N, P, Mg and Fe. Plant responses to nutrient toxicity.
- Acid mineral soils: major effects on plant growth due to toxicity of protons, Al and Mn and deficiency of Mg, Ca, P and Mo. Plant mechanisms of adaptation to acid soils. Calcareous and sodic soils: major nutritional constraints (particularly P, Fe and Zn deficiency) and plant mechanism of adaptation. Saline soils: major constraints for plant growth such as water deficit, ion toxicity and nutrients imbalance. Plant strategies for the adaptation to saline soils. Waterlogged and submerged soils: effects on plant metabolism and on nutrient availability. Plant metabolic and phenotypic adaptation.
- Plant biofortification with particular attention to mineral biofortification. Biofortification through fertilizer application. Biofortification through conventional breeding. Transgenic approach for biofortification.
Bibliografia
Examination Methods
The exam consists in an oral colloquium both for attending and not-attending students. The exam is aimed at evaluating the student's knowledge of the whole program of the course paying attention to the depth of acquired knowledge and the ability to systematically connect topics. The mark will be expressed in 30-point scale.
Type D and Type F activities
Le attività formative di tipologia D o F comprendono gli insegnamenti impartiti presso l'Università di Verona o periodi di stage/tirocinio professionale.
Nella scelta delle attività di tipo D, gli studenti dovranno tener presente che in sede di approvazione si terrà conto della coerenza delle loro scelte con il progetto formativo del loro piano di studio e dell'adeguatezza delle motivazioni eventualmente fornite. Dal 1° dicembre 2021 al 27 febbraio 2022 e dal 2 maggio 2022 al 15 luglio 2022, tramite il presente modulo gli studenti possono richiedere l'inserimento di attività didattiche in TAF D ed F che non possono inserire autonomamente nel proprio piano di studi tramite la procedura on-line.
COMPETENZE LINGUISTICHE - dal 1° ottobre 2021 (Delibera del Consiglio della Scuola di Scienze e Ingegneria del 30 marzo 2021) per gli immatricolati dall'A.A. 2021/2022
- Lingua inglese: vengono riconosciuti automaticamente 3 CFU per ogni livello di competenza superiore a quello richiesto dal corso di studio (se non già riconosciuto nel ciclo di studi precedente).
- Altre lingue e italiano per stranieri: vengono riconosciuti automaticamente 3 CFU per ogni livello di competenza a partire da A2 (se non già riconosciuto nel ciclo di studi precedente).
Ulteriori crediti a scelta per conoscenze linguistiche potranno essere riconosciuti solo se coerenti con il progetto formativo dello studente e se adeguatamente motivati.
COMPETENZE TRASVERSALI
Attenzione: agli studenti, che hanno conseguito il livello B2 d’inglese nelle loro carriere triennali, si sottolinea la necessità di sostituire il livello B2 d’inglese completo, previsto dal piano didattico, con il livello C1 informatizzato d’inglese oppure di acquisire altra competenza linguistica in una lingua comunitaria almeno di livello B1 completo.
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Attendance
As stated in point 25 of the Teaching Regulations for the A.Y. 2021/2022, attendance is not mandatory. However, professors may require students to attend lectures for a minimum of hours in order to be able to take the module exam, in which case the methods that will be used to check attendance will be explained at the beginning of the module.Please refer to the Crisis Unit's latest updates for the mode of teaching.
Gestione carriere
Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| Dinamiche della metilazione del DNA e loro contributo durante il processo di maturazione della bacca di vite. | 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 |
Further services
I servizi e le attività di orientamento sono pensati per fornire alle future matricole gli strumenti e le informazioni che consentano loro di compiere una scelta consapevole del corso di studi universitario.