• Pancaldi et al. Fondamenti di Botanica generale. Teoria e pratica. McGraw Hill (2023 ed.)
• Evert et al. La biologia delle piante di Raven. Zanichelli
• Taiz et al. Elementi di fisiologia vegetale. Piccin
•Speranza A. e Calzoni G. Struttura delle Piante in Immagini. Zanichelli
Learning Objectives
This course will provide the studnts with a overall understanding of the organisation of seed plants at the cellular, histological and anatomic level and of the main physiological processes underlying plant growth and development.
Prerequisites
Complusory: none
Recommended: generaly, organic and inorganic chemistry
Teaching Methods
Total hours of the course: 72
hours
Lectures (hours): 72 h
Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 0
Seminars (hours): 0
Further information
When needed, request a meeting via email
email: nadia.bazihizina@unifi.it
Attendance lessons: Not compulsory but recommended
Type of Assessment
Written exam. Multiple choice questions and short open-ended questions.
The questions will be formulated in order to verify the specific knowledge acquisition , and the ability to elaborate and correlate the issues addressed during the course.
Course program
Introduction to the Course and botany. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell.
Cytology. Plant cell. Ultrastructure and functions of biological membranes. plasmalemma, nucleous, cytoskeleton, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, dictyosomes, mitochondria, cell wall, plastidi, vacuole: origin, structure and functions.
Histology. Plant tissues: primary and secondary meristems (vascular and cork cambium). Plant tissues: tegumental, parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma, vascular and secretory tissues.
Anatomy: stem, root and leaf morphology (primary and secondary growth and modifications.
Plant Physiology. Basic principles of C3, C4 and CAM photosynthesis. Plant water relations. Transpiration and stomata functioning. Absorption by roots and water flow in the xilem. Root nutrient uptake and transport. The impact of abiotic stresses and alteration of plant physiology. Hormones (synthesis, receptors and signalling).
Flowers and inflorescences. Gametophytes development, pollination, double fertilization. Life cycle of Angiosperms. Fruit, seed and seedling development. Types of fruits. Agamic reproduction: apomixis, vegetative propagation and micropropagation.