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B016948 - BIODIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
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Suggested readings
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Prerequisites
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Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2016-17
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Experimantal and Clinical Medicine
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
AGR/07 - AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
01/03/2017 ⇒ 30/04/2018
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course discusses the evolution of agricultural systems by linking the concepts about the origin of the main crops with current and future developments of the biotechnology sector in order to meet the needs of a sustainable agriculture. The course aims to stimulate interest in applications and issues addressed in the agricultural curriculum and clarifying the main environmental interactions at the level of the farming system in biotic and abiotic components.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
M.J. Chrispeels, D.E. Sadava Genetica, Biotecnologie e Agricoltura Sostenibile. Edizione italiana. IDELSON-GNOCCHI Editore
Learning Objectives
Making students aware of the main features of agricultural systems, including their diversity and preservation of genetic resources
Prerequisites
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Teaching Methods
lectures and group discussions on specific argouments
Further information
Frequency is not compulsory, but highly recommended
Type of Assessment
Written test at the end of the course.
Course program
Demography, economy and diversity in human populations. Evolution of man and agriculture. Fundamentals of General Botany The centers of origin. The domestication syndrome. Morphological and genetic changes during domestication. Sources of germplasm. Modern genetic resources. Genetic erosion. Conservation of genetic resources. Impact of domestication on human society and the environment. Cereals. The maize. The major crops: rice. The Fabaceae and Soy. Oilseeds. The resistance to pathogens. Genetica.Genetic conservation and the regeneration of plant resources and environment. Protection of plant varieties.