Propagation of woody plants and disease management |
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119268 |
Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: Propagation of woody plants
(objectives)
Acquire the theoretical and practical bases for the propagation of woody plants belonging to species used in the green infrastructures. 1) Knowledge and understanding Students will be encouraged to take advantage of the knowledge acquired during the course and during laboratory practice in order to apply them (also in unfamiliar areas) to specific issues such as, for example, the propagation of productive tree plants for short rotation forestry (SFR) or ornamental woody plants, as well as historical trees. Students will be encouraged to work in interdisciplinary contexts in order to detect and solve problems related with the production of healthy plants for green infrastructures (landscape architectures, city planners, etc..). 2) Applying knowledge and understanding At the end of the course, students will have a thorough knowledge of the principles of woody plant propagation to the obtainment of healthy plant material for SRF and green infrastructures. The students will be able to develop protocols for the propagation of woody species not included in the course on the base of the acquired knowledge in order to obtain woody plants suitable for the productive, environmental, historical and cultural contexts where they will work. 3) Making judgements Students will be able to interpret and discuss scientific papers presented during the course and be able to identify in them the highlights and key points, as well as make judgments even with incomplete data. 4) Communication skills During the lessons, it will be stimulated students' ability to think and discuss about the topics covered, as well as the comparison of opinions to develop their communication skills. These skills will then be tested in the examination in order to ameliorate the future communication skills of the students towards specialist and non-specialist interlocutors in relation to the approaches used and the results obtained. 5) Learning skills Students will be able to expose and develop scientific issues related to the course. The active involvement of students through oral classroom discussions and experiences in the laboratory practices will develop those skills.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/05
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Contact Hours
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8
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Exercise Hours
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8
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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KUZMINSKY Elena
(syllabus)
I. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PLANT PROPAGATION.
1. How Plant Propagation Evolved in Human Society.
2. Biology of Plant Propagation.
3. The Propagation Environment.
II. SEED PROPAGATION.
4. The Development of Seeds.
5. Principles and Practices of Seed Selection.
6. Techniques of Seed Production and Handling.
7. Principles of Propagation from Seeds.
8. Techniques of Propagation by Seed.
III. VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION.
9. Principles of Propagation by Cuttings.
10. Techniques of Propagation by Cuttings.
11. Principles of Grafting and Budding.
12. Techniques of Grafting.
13. Techniques of Budding.
14. Layering and its Natural modifications.
15. Propagation by Specialized Stems and Roots.
16. Principles and Practices of Clonal Selection.
IV. METHODS OF MICROPROPAGATION.
17. Principles of Tissue Culture and Micropropagation.
18. Techniques of Micropropagation.
V. PROPAGATION OF SELECTED PLANTS.
19. Propagation Methods and Rootstocks for Fruit and Nut Species.
20. Propagation of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs.
(reference books)
Hartmann & Kester's Plant Propagation: Pearson New International Edition: Principles and Practices
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: Disease management in plants propagation
(objectives)
Acquire the theoretical and practical bases for the propagation of pathogen-free plants belonging to species used in the green infrastructures. 1)Knowledge and understanding Students will be encouraged to take advantage of the knowledge acquired during the course and during laboratory practice in order to apply them (also in unfamiliar areas) to specific issues such as, for example, the propagation of ornamental plant, as well as historical trees. Students will be encouraged to work in interdisciplinary contexts in order to detect and solve problems related with the production of healthy plants for green infrastructures (landscape architectures, city planners, etc..). 2) Applying knowledge and understanding At the end of the course students will have a thorough knowledge of the basic principles of plant propagation to the obtainment of healthy material for green infrastructures. The students will be able to develop protocols for the propagation of species not included in the course on the base of the acquired knowledge in order to obtain plants suitable for the environmental, historical and cultural contexts where they will work. 3) Making judgements Students will be able to interpret and discuss scientific papers presented during the course and be able to identify in them the highlights and key points, as well as make judgments even with incomplete data. 4) Communication skills During the lessons it will be stimulated students' ability to think and discuss about the topics covered, as well as the comparison of opinions to develop their communication skills. These skills will then be tested in the examination in order to ameliorate the future communication skills of the students towards specialist and non-specialist interlocutors in relation to the approaches used and the results obtained. 5) learning skills Students will be able to expose and develop scientific issues related to the course. The active involvement of students through oral classroom discussions and experiences in the laboratory practices, will develop that skill.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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4
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/12
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Contact Hours
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16
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Exercise Hours
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16
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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VETTRAINO Anna maria
(syllabus)
Pathology basics, isolation and propagation of pathogens, Identification methods, pathogenicity test.
(reference books)
Fondamenti di Patologia Vegetale – Alberto Matta Plant Pathology – G.N. Agrios Patologia Vegetale – Giuseppe Belli MOODLE platform
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
A project evaluation
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