Knowledge and understanding: developing the knowledge about the basics of agronomic practices for seed production.
Capacity to apply knowledge and understanding: understanding factors influencing seed production
To be able to analyze the following aspects: agronomic factors of seed production.
To be able to describe the themes related to the management of seed production for the most important crops. This ability will be improved through discussions in laboratory and during exercise activity.
To be able to face questions speaking with an appropriate technical language.

The course, through lab activities,will help students developpractical abilities to carry out, independently,the most common seed analyses, for their application in seed industry and/or in seed testing laboratories. Upon ending the course, students will be able to:i) recognize and use some seed testing tools, ii) conduct and asses the most common seed tests. Additional objectives are: the development of knowledge useful for future competences, skills, and judgment in the management of plant production, as well as the ability to communicate the acquired abilities with an appropriate terminology.

Provide students with: concepts related to the regulatory aspects of the seed sector in Italy and Europe
Knowledge and understanding
The teaching aims to develop in students knowledge of the regulatory framework of the seed sector in Italy and Europe
Applied knowledge and understanding
The teaching will allow to apply knowledge and understanding of the regulatory framework of seed production and marketing
Autonomy of judgment
The teaching will allow to develop autonomy of judgment of the regulatory framework of seed production
Learning skills
Ability to use an appropriate and updated technical language.

Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge of the main techniques of a microbiological laboratory; knowledge of biological diagnosis methods; knowledge of the protocols for evaluating the phytosanitary safety of seeds
Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to use an optical microscope, knowing how to produce a culture medium for microbiology, knowing how to isolate a pathogen from a symptomatic tissue.
Making judgements: being able to interpret the result of a microbiological test
Communication skills: knowing the technical terminology of a microbiological laboratory, knowing how to read, understand and explain a protocol
Learning skills: knowledge of IT tools and websites from which to obtain protocols and information for evaluating the phytosanitary safety of seeds

Modulo di Entomologia
To provide students with: concepts related to entomological monitoring systems both in field and greenhouse; to carry out direct and indirect monitoring activities
Knowledge and understanding skills
The teaching aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding skills, such as:
- Knowing and verifying the salient features of the entomological world
- To know the logics of greenhouse insect behavior.
- To know and test greenhouse insect sampling methodologies.
Applied knowledge and understanding
Teaching will enable the application of knowledge and understanding, enabling, for example:
- Develop greenhouse monitoring methodologies
- Develop manual skills in entomological management at the nursery and field level.
Autonomy of judgement
Teaching will enable autonomy of judgement to be developed at various levels, such as
- hypothesising the main phytophagous insects in greenhouses
- propose the most appropriate monitoring strategies
Communication skills
Participating in lectures and tutorials and making independent use of the material provided will facilitate the development and application of communication skills, such as
- provide a sufficient range of practical examples of the application of greenhouse monitoring systems
- using appropriate and up-to-date technical agronomic vocabulary.
Learning skills
Participating in lectures and exercises and making independent use of the material provided will facilitate the consolidation of one's learning skills, enabling one to, for example
- stimulate an autonomous program of continuous knowledge updating.
- autonomously identify ways to acquire information from the experiential knowledge of farmers and nursery managers and the professional knowledge of agronomists
- identify and use the most useful sources of information for personal updating.


Modulo di Tecnologia delle sementi
The course, through lab activities,will help students developpractical abilities to carry out, independently,the most common seed analyses, for their application in seed industry and/or in seed testing laboratories. Upon ending the course, students will be able to:i) recognize and use some seed testing tools, ii) conduct and asses the most common seed tests. Additional objectives are: the development of knowledge useful for future competences, skills, and judgment in the management of plant production, as well as the ability to communicate the acquired abilities with an appropriate terminology.


Modulo di Patologia
Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge of the main techniques of a microbiological laboratory; knowledge of biological diagnosis methods; knowledge of the protocols for evaluating the phytosanitary safety of seeds
Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to use an optical microscope, knowing how to produce a culture medium for microbiology, knowing how to isolate a pathogen from a symptomatic tissue.
Making judgements: being able to interpret the result of a microbiological test
Communication skills: knowing the technical terminology of a microbiological laboratory, knowing how to read, understand and explain a protocol
Learning skills: knowledge of IT tools and websites from which to obtain protocols and information for evaluating the phytosanitary safety of seeds

Modulo di Normativa sementiera
Provide students with: concepts related to the regulatory aspects of the seed sector in Italy and Europe
Knowledge and understanding
The teaching aims to develop in students knowledge of the regulatory framework of the seed sector in Italy and Europe
Applied knowledge and understanding
The teaching will allow to apply knowledge and understanding of the regulatory framework of seed production and marketing
Autonomy of judgment
The teaching will allow to develop autonomy of judgment of the regulatory framework of seed production
Learning skills
Ability to use an appropriate and updated technical language.

Modulo di Produzione sementiera
Knowledge and understanding: developing the knowledge about the basics of agronomic practices for seed production.
Capacity to apply knowledge and understanding: understanding factors influencing seed production
To be able to analyze the following aspects: agronomic factors of seed production.
To be able to describe the themes related to the management of seed production for the most important crops. This ability will be improved through discussions in laboratory and during exercise activity.
To be able to face questions speaking with an appropriate technical language.