Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to provide basic knowledge and understanding of the main botanical subjects. In particular, topics regarding plant biology, general botany and systematic botany will be addressed in a single course with particular reference to the agricultural context of primary production.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge acquired by the student will be propedeutic for the future acquisition of knowledge, skills and understanding abilities applied to the general field of management of plant production.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired will allow the student to develop critical analysis skills, also through in-depth analysis, independent study and the correct identification of knowledge sources necessary for independent judgment.
Communication skills
The knowledge acquired by the student will allow him to have a correct ability to communicate on topics related to Botany both at a scientific/academic level and with operators in the agricultural sector and with other stakeholders.
Learning skills
The skills acquired by the student will allow him to learn from past experiences through the development of his own critical capacity which will allow greater flexibility in the different professional contexts he will find himself facing.
The rise of Life on Earth. Plant evolution. Miller experience. Prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Aerobiosis and anaerobiosis. Autotrophy and heterotrophy. Unicellular and multicellular organisms. Innovation through the affirmation of cellular functions.
Structure and functions of the plant cell and its organelles: Plastids: types of plastids (chloroplasts, chromoplasts, leukoplasts, amyloplasts, etioplasts), structure and relative functions. Origin from proplastids. Chloroplasts: structure (thylacoids, grain, stroma) in relation to the main reactions involved in chlorophyll photosynthesis. Photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids).
Vacuole. Role of vacuole in cellular metabolism, in water economics and in cellular relaxation processes. Water relations: the water potential and the factors that determine it. Movement of water between cells.
The cell wall, its constituents and structure. Assembly of the primary wall. Movement of water and solutes in relation to the wall. The wall and the growth by distension of the cell. The secondary wall. Wall modifications (suberification, cutinization, lignification, mineralization). Plasmodesmata.
Higher plant anatomy. Growth by division, relaxation and differentiation. Dedifferentiation and cellular totipotency. Tissues: classification and cell types of the various tissues. Meristematic and mature tissues. Main types of tissues and their characteristics.
Structure and functions of the root in Angiosperms and Gymnosperms. The root system. Apex, structure and function of radical meristems. Quiescent center, positive geotropism, statoliths. Primary structure (actinostele). Formation of the secondary structure. Origin of the lateral roots.
Shoot morphology and anatomy in Angiosperms and Gimnosperms. The bud: vegetative and floral buds; terminal and lateral buds; dormant buds. Knots and internodes. The meristems in the bud. Origin of the vascular bundles. Eustele and atactostele. Origin structure and functioning of the cribro-vascular cambium. Secondary structure of the stem. Annual rings. Structure of homoxylous and heteroxylous wood. Ring porous and diffuse porous wood. Heartwood and sapwood. Origin of the structure and functions of the cork cambium. Periderm and Lenticels.
Morphology and anatomy of the leaf of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms. The petiole and the leaf blade. Simple and compound leaves. Homogeneous and heterogeneous mesophyll leaves. Double-sided, equifacial and single-sided leaves; plagiotropic, orthotropic and needle-like leaves. The stomata and the factors that determine the opening and closing mechanism. The hydatodes. Transpiration and chlorophyll photosynthesis in relation to the structure of the leaf. The rise of water in the xylem: the cohesion-tension theory. Phloem loading and photosyntate transport .
Propagation and reproduction systems in plants. Alternation between generations (gametophyte, sporophyte) and reproductive cells (spores and gametes).
Main characteristics and reproduction cycle of non-vascular embryophytes (moss and liver).
Main characteristics and reproduction cycle of some phyla of vascular embryophytes:
phylum Pterophyta (ferns)
phylum Conipherophyta (conifers)
phylum Antophyta (angiosperms)
Ovule and seed. Seed structure in Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Hypogeal and epigeal germination. Environmental factors favoring seed germination.
Flower structure in plants.
The fruit. From ovary to pericarp. Dried and fleshy fruits, dehiscent and indehiscent. Simple fruits, aggregates, compounds, false fruits. Fruit dispersion mode (anemocora, zoocora, hydrocora, etc.).
Summary of evolutionary theory. Natural and artificial selection, selective pressure, adaptation, fitness, evolution. Genotype and phenotype. Divergent and convergent evolution; coevolution. The concept of species, subspecies, ecotype; the cultivar. Taxa of infraspecific and higher rank. Taxonomy and systematics; the Linnaeus binomial, the systematic categories, notes on the formation of phylogenetic trees.
The ecology. The interactions between plants and their environment. Ecological abiotic factors in relation to plant metabolism: light, temperature, water, essential nutrients.
Morphological adaptations to different environmental contexts: hygromorphism and xeromorphism.
examMode
Microscopic pictures of tissues/organs.
Oral discussion.
books
Suggested Textbooks:
Mauseth. Botanica. Fondamenti di biologia delle piante. Idelson-Gnocchi
Other Textbooks:
Pasqua et al. Botanica generale e diversità vegetale Ed. Piccin.
Raven, Evert, Eichorn. BIOLOGIA DELLE PIANTE VI edizione (No precedenti!) Zanichelli.
Evert, Eichhorn. Biologia delle piante di Raven. Zanichelli.
mode
Identification of microscopic tissues/organs
oral discussion
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Classroom lessons and practicals in the laboratory
bibliography
Speranza, Calzoni. Struttura delle piante per immagini. Zanichelli.
http://www.dipbot.unict.it/frame/botgenit.htm
http://www.atlantebotanica.unito.it/page.asp
17863 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL CHEMISTRY
ROBERTA BERNINI
First Semester
8
CHEM-05/A
Learning objectives
The course is structured to provide students with a basic knowledge of Organic Chemistry, supported by the Elements of General Chemistry, to achieve the following educational objectives:
1) Knowledge and understanding. Provide a basic understanding of the structure, nomenclature, properties and reactivity of the main compounds.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding. Develop the ability to connect the topics of the course and also be able to explain phenomena related to problems of everyday life.
3) Making judgements. Develop the ability to analyze data, interpret and solve the exercises.
4) Communication skills. Develop the ability to describe course topics with language properties, clarity, synthesis skills and critical meaning.
5) Learning skills. Learn the tools to use for solving exercises.
The course program includes two parts. The first part introduces the basic concepts of General Chemistry, useful for understanding the second part of the course, devoted to Organic Chemistry, which is the predominant part of the course. The following are the topics covered.
(1) Elements of General Chemistry. Atoms. Isotopes. Orbitals. Electronic configuration of the elements. Periodic table. Periodic properties. Valence electrons. Rule of the octet. Chemical bonds. Moles. Avogadro's number. Balancing of chemical reactions. Chemical behaviour of the most common inorganic compounds. Stoichiometric calculations. Solutions. Units of concentration measurement. Dilution and mixing of solutions. Colligative properties. Theories of acids and bases. Strong and weak acids and bases. pH. Oxidation-reduction reactions.
(2) Organic Chemistry. Classes of compounds. Functional groups. Hybridization. Alkanes: structure, nomenclature and properties. Structural isomers. Conformational isomers. Unsaturated hydrocarbons. Alkenes: structure, nomenclature and properties. Cis-trans isomers, E/Z. Alkynes: structure, nomenclature and properties. Halogenated compounds: structure, nomenclature and properties. Aromatic hydrocarbons: structure, nomenclature and properties. Huckel rule. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Benzene derivatives. Aromatic heterocyclic compounds. Alcohols: structure, nomenclature and properties. Phenols: structure, nomenclature and properties. Ethers: structure, nomenclature and properties. Aldehydes and ketones: structure, nomenclature and properties. Carboxylic acids: structure, nomenclature and properties. Saturated and unsaturated fats. Dicarboxylic acids. Acidity. Amines: structure, nomenclature and properties. Heterocyclic amines. Basicity. Stereoisomerism. Enantiomers and diasteromers. Chiral carbon. Properties of chiral molecules. Notation R, S. Reactions in organic chemistry. Carbohydrates, lipids, aminoacids, peptides, proteins, purines, pyrimidines, nucleosides, nucleotides, nucleic acids: structure, nomenclature and properties.
examMode
The assessment method is based on a written examination consisting of four open-ended questions and four exercises on the topics covered in the course. The questions are intended to assess the student’s theoretical knowledge of the material presented during lectures, while the exercises are designed to evaluate the ability to apply such knowledge.
During the teaching period, typically in mid-November, a first midterm examination is administered on the topics addressed up to that point. Successful completion of this examination, with a minimum grade of 18/30, entitles students to take a second written examination in January (coinciding with the first or second official examination session), covering the topics subsequently presented. The final grade is determined as the average of the marks obtained in the two written examinations.
Participation in the first midterm examination is not compulsory but is strongly recommended, as it provides students with an initial opportunity to assess their level of preparation. Students who choose not to take the midterm will be required to sit a written examination covering the entire course syllabus during the official examination sessions scheduled in the academic calendar.
books
It is recommended to study the topics of the course using the lecturer's slides, made available on the Moodle platform, deepening the topics and doing the exercises available in the textbooks. The proposed texts are as follows:
(1) Fondamenti di Chimica Generale - R. Chang, K. Goldsby, McGraw-Hill Education
(2) Chimica Organica Essenziale - B. Botta, Edi-ermes
mode
The course is organized on lectures. To achieve the pre-established educational objectives, during each lesson, many exercises are proposed and solved useful for their application and understanding. Many exercises are also carried out as part of the “Corso di recupero ed integrativo di Chimica” which provides two additional hours of class per week, from October to December, as scheduled.
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Strongly recommended
bibliography
See "Adopted texts" section
14618 - MATHEMATICS AND PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS
PAOLO NOBILI
First Semester
8
MATH-03/A
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to provide mathematical and physical formalization and modeling tools, which can be used in various application contexts.
The expected learning outcomes are as follows.
1. Knowledge and understanding: knowing and understanding the mathematical models, the laws of physics and the algorithmic methods used in the description and solution of application problems.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: to be able to solve application problems using the methods studied.
3. Autonomy of judgment: knowing how to use the acquired knowledge to express autonomous evaluation in the different application contexts.
4. Communication skills: acquire the rigorous language typical of mathematics and physics to communicate clearly and without ambiguity with specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.
5. Learning skills: develop adequate skills that allow you to autonomously explore mathematical and physical issues in the contexts in which you will be working.
Elements of Combinatorics:
Arrangements, permutations and simple combinations, binomial coefficients, definitions and properties.
Matrices and Determinants:
Definitions and properties of matrices, diagonal matrices, transposed, opposite and inverse matrices. Operations on matrices, determinants, Laplace's theorems, Sarrus' rule, general properties of determinants, minor and rank or characteristic of a matrix.
Systems of Linear Equations:
Generalities on systems of linear equations, Rouchè-Capelli theorem, Cramer's theorem, systems of m equations in n unknowns, homogeneous systems.
Real Variable Functions:
Trigonometric functions, compound functions, inverse functions, limits of a function, theorems on limits, the uniqueness of the limit, theorem of the permanence of the sign, theorem of comparison, limit of the sum, of the product, of the quotient, etc. .. of functions, notable limits.
Continuous Functions:
Definitions and first properties, continuity, Neper's number, maxima and minima, inverse function.
Derivatives:
Definition and geometric meaning of the derivative, operations on derivatives and derivation rules, derivation of trigonometric functions, derivation of compound and inverse functions, differentiability and continuity, differential, successive derivatives, relative maxima and minima, asymptotes, concavity and convexity, inflections, graphs of functions.
Theorems of Rolle, Cauchy, Lagrange, De L'Hopital, indeterminate forms.
Imtegration:
Indefinite integral, definition and properties, relationship between integrability and derivability, immediate integrals, definite integral.
ELEMENTS OF PHYSICS
Description of reality: models, theories, laws and measures; The international system of measurement; Scalar quantities and vector quantities; sum and difference of vectors; decomposition of vectors along assigned directions; dot product, vector product, mixed product.
Kinematics:
Generality. Motion of the material point. Coordinate systems. Linear speed and acceleration. Uniform and varied circular motion; speed and angular acceleration.
Dynamics:
Newton's laws (I, II and III) and their applications. Dynamics of the material point. Friction forces. Work and kinetic energy. Conservative forces. Potential energy; conservation of energy. Power. dissipative forces. Momentum and its conservation; bumps and their classification. Motion of rigid systems and equilibrium conditions. Moment of inertia and angular momentum for rotations about a fixed axis; moment of forces; second cardinal law of system mechanics. Kinetic energy; rolling and the role of friction. Work and Power.
Fluids:
Fluid statics and applications. Fluid dynamics: flow, law of conservation of flow. Bernoulli's theorem and applications. Real fluids: surface tension and capillarity.
examMode
The Mathematics assessment test is written and will contain four exercises aimed at ascertaining the student's ability to apply the methodologies presented in class to solve mathematical problems. The Physics assessment test consists in the autonomous resolution of a series of exercises and in the subsequent oral discussion with the teacher aimed at ascertaining the understanding and ability to apply the concepts presented in class.
books
A. M. Bigatti, L. Robbiano. Matematica di base. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (Milano).
D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker. Fondamenti di Fisica. (Volume I, Meccanica e Termologia). Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (Milano).
mode
The teaching will be given through lectures and exercises, to which approximately the same number of hours will be dedicated. 48 hours will be dedicated to the presentation of the Mathematics topics, 16 hours will be dedicated to the presentation of the Physics topics.
classRoomMode
The teaching will be given through lectures and exercises, to which approximately the same number of hours will be dedicated. 48 hours will be dedicated to the presentation of the Mathematics topics, 16 hours will be dedicated to the presentation of the Physics topics.
bibliography
A. M. Bigatti, L. Robbiano. Matematica di base. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (Milano).
D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker. Fondamenti di Fisica. (Volume I, Meccanica e Termologia). Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (Milano).
14789 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
First Semester
6
ANGL-01/C
Learning objectives
EDUCATIONAL AIMS:
The course aims to develop language skills at a pre-intermediate level (B1 in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), focusing on building essential grammatical and lexical foundations. Lectures are partly organised in in-class practice tests coherent with the International Preliminary English Test (PET). A selection of scientific texts, uploaded to the Moodle page of the course, will be analyzed so that to build lexical knowledge and debating skills related to Natural Sciences subjects.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student can:
- understand texts that consist mainly of high-frequency everyday or job-related language;
- understand the description of events, feelings, and wishes in personal letters;
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters;
- enter into a conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life;
- connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, his/her dreams, hopes and ambitions;
- briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions related to scientific topics as well;
- write simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest;
- write personal letters describing experiences and impressions, and short stories sticking to specific hints.
119795 - ATTIVITà FORMATIVA A SCELTA (AFS)
First Semester
15
NUOVO GRUPPO EXTRACURRICULARE
First Semester
14791 - BIOLOGY AND BREEDING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
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12
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Learning objectives
Module Animal Biology and General Animal Husbandry
Knowledge and understanding
Students will have to acquire the main elements regarding the physiology and anatomy of livestock as well as elements of general zootechnics. Specifically, they will acquire knowledge on the anatomy and functioning of the main organs, tissues and systems that make up the body of livestock, on livestock demography and on the main species and breeds raised.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge acquired will allow the student to have a greater awareness and understanding of the different zootechnical disciplines in the university and professional fields.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired in practice will guarantee the student the ability to make good judgment in order to make reasoned choices in the specific sector.
Communication skills
The knowledge acquired by the student will allow him to have a correct communication ability with other stakeholders (breeders, veterinarians, agronomists, etc.).
Learning skills
The skills acquired by the student will allow him to learn from past experiences through the development of his own critical capacity which will allow greater flexibility in the different professional contexts he will find himself facing.
Special Animal Husbandry Module: breeding techniques
Knowledge and understanding
To provide students with basic knowledge regarding the performance of livestock animals, their monitoring and management. In particular, students are expected to gain basic knowledge on animal welfare, environmental impact of livestock farms, genetic improvement, nutrition and breeding techniques.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge gained will enable the student to have a greater awareness of the main breeding systems, which will also include aspects related to their management.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired will ensure that the student will embark on a path aimed at acquiring judgment skills in order to make reasoned choices in the field of animal husbandry.
Communication skills
The knowledge gained by the student will enable him or her to communicate with other stakeholders (breeders, zoonomi, agronomists, veterinarians, etc.).
Learning skills
The skills acquired will enable the student to learn from past experiences through the development of his or her own critical capacity that will allow for greater flexibility in the various professional contexts he or she will face.
ZOOTECNICA SPECIALE: TECNOLOGIE PER L'ALLEVAMENTO
NICOLA LACETERA
First Semester
6
AGRI-09/C
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
To provide students with basic knowledge regarding the performance of livestock animals, their monitoring and management. In particular, students are expected to gain basic knowledge on animal welfare, environmental impact of livestock farms, genetic improvement, nutrition and breeding techniques.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge gained will enable the student to have a greater awareness of the main breeding systems, which will also include aspects related to their management.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired will ensure that the student will embark on a path aimed at acquiring judgment skills in order to make reasoned choices in the field of animal husbandry.
Communication skills
The knowledge gained by the student will enable him or her to communicate with other stakeholders (breeders, zoonomi, agronomists, veterinarians, etc.).
Learning skills
The skills acquired will enable the student to learn from past experiences through the development of his or her own critical capacity that will allow for greater flexibility in the various professional contexts he or she will face.
Parameters and indices of zootechnical interest: growth, reproduction and lactation. The intrinsic quality of products of animal origin. Animal welfare. The environmental impact of breeding activities. Genetic improvement of farm animals. Notions of nutrition and feeding of farm animals. The breeding of dairy cattle. Pig breeding. Breeding of poultry species.
examMode
The test will consist of at least three questions related to the topics developed during the course.
books
- Sandrucci A., Trevisi, E. 2022. Produzioni animali. EdiSES Edizioni S.r.l., Napoli.
- Bortolami R., Callegari E., Beghelli V. 2009. Anatomia e fisiologia degli animali domestici. Edagricole, Bologna.
- Fondamenti di Zootecnia. Miglioramento genetico, Nutrizione e Alimentazione. 2007. G. Bittante, I. Andrighetto, M. Ramanzin. Liviana Scolastica. - Tecniche di Produzione Animale. 2005. G. Bittante, I. Andrighetto, M. Ramanzin. Liviana Scolastica.
- Study material provided by the lecturer.
classRoomMode
Class attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory.
bibliography
Zootecnia di precisione e tecnologie innovative in allevamento. Fabio Palmiro Albeni, Eleonora Nannoni, Anna Sandrucci. Le Point Vétérinaire Italie.
BIOLOGIA ANIMALE E ZOOTECNIA GENERALE
ANDREA VITALI
First Semester
6
AGRI-09/C
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Students will have to acquire the main elements regarding the physiology and anatomy of livestock as well as elements of general zootechnics. Specifically, they will acquire knowledge on the anatomy and functioning of the main organs, tissues and systems that make up the body of livestock, on livestock demography and on the main species and breeds raised.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge acquired will allow the student to have a greater awareness and understanding of the different zootechnical disciplines in the university and professional fields.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired in practice will guarantee the student the ability to make good judgment in order to make reasoned choices in the specific sector.
Communication skills
The knowledge acquired by the student will allow him to have a correct communication ability with other stakeholders (breeders, veterinarians, agronomists, etc.).
Learning skills
The skills acquired by the student will allow him to learn from past experiences through the development of his own critical capacity which will allow greater flexibility in the different professional contexts he will find himself facing.
Levels of organization of the animal body: concept of cell, tissue, organ, system, apparatus. Elements of morphology and physiology of the main tissues. Morpho-functional aspects of the Skeletal, Articular and Muscular System. Digestive system of monogastric and polygastric animals; Male and female reproductive systems; Mammary gland and lactation physiology. Endocrine system, Physiology of thermoregulation. Immune response. Natural and instrumental mating, innovative biotechnology of reproduction.
Body conformation, production attitudes/capacity and distribution of the main livestock species and breeds.
examMode
Fifteen multiple choice questions (1 point each) and five open-ended questions (0 to 3 points per question)
Example multiple choice question
In apocrine secretion the glandular cell can:
a) transform into the secretion
b) remain unchanged
c) partially modify
d) enlarge
Example open-ended question
Describe the main mechanisms of heat dispersion in heat stress conditions
books
Bortolami R., Callegari E., Beghelli V. - Anatomia e fisiologia degli animali domestici, Edagricole Bologna
Bittante G. , I. Andrighetto, M. Ramanzin, Tecniche di produzione animale, Liviana Editrice, Padova
Aguggini G., Beghelli V., Giulio L.F. Fisiologia degli Animali Domestici con Elementi di Etologia. UTET, Torino
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Lectures
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Opzionale
bibliography
non available
14774 - PHYSIOLOGY AND PRINCIPLES OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
DANIEL VALENTIN SAVATIN
Second Semester
6
BIOS-02/A
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of basic aspects of plant physiology, particularly the physiology of crops, as well as of basic aspects of plant biotechnology. During the course the students will acquire the ability to identify the physiological imbalances of crops, manage the irrigation, the fertilizers and the environment to restore the optimal physiological conditions of crops through biotechnological approaches. Moreover, students will develop the ability to describe the physiological phenomena in cultivated plants as well as the ability of updating the knowledge about the plant physiology and biotechnologies in the considered context.
General characteristics of the plant
Cell wall: composition, structure and functions. Plasmodesmata: structure and function.
Vacuole: structure and functions.
Transport of water and solutes
Water and plant: water importance for the plant. Water characteristics. Water movement from the ground to the atmosphere: diffusion, mass flow and osmosis. Electrochemical potential of water and water potential. Components of water potential. Use of water potential and experimental methods for measuring water potential (psychrometer and pressure chamber). The movement of water in the plant: anatomy of the xylem; radical absorption; root pressure; transpiration; relative humidity; stomata and stomatal regulation. Theory of tension-cohesion. Absorption of solutes: plasma membrane. Active and passive transport. Potential of Nerst (outline). Channels: carriers and pumps; K+ channel and sucrose-proton carrier.
Photosynthesis and phloem transport
Photosynthesis: light-dependent reactions and carbon reactions. Biosynthesis of starch and sucrose. Photorespiration. Photoinhibition. Site of action of diuron and paraquat herbicides.
CO2 concentration mechanisms: C4 plants and CAM plants. Transpiration ratio. The transport of photosynthates: phloem anatomy; characteristics of phloem transport; definition of source and sink organs. Phloem loading and unloading. Pressure flow hypothesis. Assimilate allocation and distribution.
Growth, development and defence
Importance of light as an environmental signal. Plant responses regulated by blue light and red light. Action spectrum and absorption spectrum. Skotomorphogenesis and photomorphogenesis. Photoreceptors. Phytochrome characteristics: pr and pfr forms of phytochromes; phytochrome function and its role in the shadow perception in heliophilous plants; importance of the phytochrome in seed germination; photoperiodism; long- and short-day plants. Importance of night duration in the photoperiodic response; demonstration of the phytochrome involvement in the photoperiodic response. Vernalization. Signal perception in leaves.
Plant hormones: what is and how a plant hormone acts. Physiological aspects of hormonal activities: multiple responses induced by different hormones. Auxins: auxin polar transport; cell distension and the acid growth hypothesis; phototropism. Gibberellins: induction of alpha-amylase in seed germination; growth of the stem (cell distension) and effect on the cell wall. Cytokinins: stimulation of cell division. Abscisic acid: regulation of stomata the closure. Ethylene: regulation of fruit ripening. Brassinosteroids (brief). The defence response of plants: secondary metabolites; constitutive and induced defence responses, including the acquired systemic response (outline).
Plant biotechnology
Plant biotechnology: definition. Essential steps for the production of transgenic plants. Importance of knowledge of physiological processes for the manipulation of the traits of interest: Case study: fruit softening process in tomato. GM plant cultivation.
examMode
Progress tests will be carried out if the numerosity of the class will allow an easy supervision by the professor during the test. The written exam will be on a questionnaire of 26-30 comprehending multiple choice and open questions about the whole program. The assessment will be based on knowledge of the subjects, their level of detail and the ability to present clearly the topic. Questions can be weighted differently depending on the topic. In any case for all the topics (e.g. water movement in the plant, photosynthesis, growth and development and biotechnology) sufficient knowledge must be demonstrated.
The student can take an oral exam only if the result of the written test is sufficient.
The professor can propose the examinee an oral evaluation in case the written test shows minimum gaps in specific topics.
books
Recommended textbooks
Taiz L. and Zeiger E. Element di Fisiologia vegetale (2013), Piccin
Rascio et al. Element di Fisiologia vegetale (2012), EdiSES
Pupillo P., Cervone F., Cresti M, Rascio N., 2003. Biologia vegetale. Zanichelli
Teaching material provided by the professor
classRoomMode
In presence.
14787 - AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
LJILJANA KUZMANOVIC
Second Semester
6
AGRI-06/A
Learning objectives
Knowledge and insight
The course aims to provide the necessary information for understanding the theoretical and experimental bases of classical and modern genetics, with particular reference to: structure and function of the hereditary material, flow of genetic information from DNA to proteins, chromosomal bases of heredity, inheritance of simple and complex traits, genetic variability as the basis for species evolution and genetic improvement.
Applying knowledge and insight
The course topics will be covered so to provide an understanding of: temporal evolution of scientific thought that led to discoveries, value of intuition and experimental verification, universality of the principles on which biological evolution is based, logical connection between structure and function, transferability of principles and knowledge from model organisms to organisms of agricultural interest, importance of knowledge from other disciplines that are fundamental for the correct interpretation of the results.
Judgement
Through the program, students acquire new knowledge that they will elaborate with the knowledge already acquired in other fundamental disciplines, to contextualize the importance of genetics in the evolution of life and the maintenance of species.
Communication
Communication skills will be stimulated during the lessons to make students understand the importance of using appropriate and specific language in the presentation and the importance of comparing and verifying knowledge (between students and between students and teacher).
Learning skills
The course aims to strengthen the foundations in genetics and related fundamental disciplines to enable students to continue in-depth and specialized studies with an improved level of autonomy.
1. Introduction to genetics; biological diversity and role of organic macromolecules
2. Structure of genetic material (nucleic acids) and DNA replication.
3. Chromosomes and chromatin in eukaryotes (structure, roles, organisation of eukaryotic genomes).
4. Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis: biological significance and phases.
5. Flow of genetic information from DNA to proteins in prokaryotes and eukaryotes: transcription and translation; structure of an eucaryotic gene; genetic code.
6. Mutations (point, chromosomal, genomic): mechanisms of occurrence, causal agents, repair mechanisms, effects on the protein product and phenotype, and effects on the evolution of the species.
7. Transposable elements in eukaryotes: classes and mechanisms of transposition; effects on genome instability and role in genome organization and species evolution.
8. Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes (operons) and eukaryotes (transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational and post-translational levels).
9. Inheritance of traits: genotype vs. phenotype.
10. Mendelian genetics and the principles of inheritance of traits: dominance and recessiveness; segregation of traits in monohybrid and dihybrid crosses; cytological and genetic bases of segregation and independent segregation; backcross; chi-square test.
11. Extensions of Mendel's laws: incomplete dominance, multiple alleles and codominance; gene interactions and new phenotypes.
12. Gene association (linkage) and recombination: Morgan experiments, crossing-over and distance between genes, genetic and physical maps.
13. The principles of genetics of quantitative traits: continuous variability, components of genetic and phenotypic variability.
14. Genetics applied to agriculture: methods for creating new variability, elements of breeding of cultivated plants.
examMode
The exam consists of a single oral test (3-4 questions) on the topics covered in the hours of lessons. To assign the final mark, the following parameters are considered: level of knowledge of the contents, reasoning and analysis skills, connection between different subjects and interdisciplinary topics, as well as the ability of critical sense and clarity of presentation. Honours are awarded in case of merit in all evaluation parameters.
An intermediate test based on the first half of the program is foreseen.
books
1. Lorenzetti F, Ceccarelli S, Veronesi F, Rosellini D, Albertini E: Genetica agraria, Patron Editore, 5a edizione, 2023
2. Russell PJ: Genetics - A molecular approach, Pearson publisher (or similar textbooks, preferably by the same author)
3. Material given by the teacher, lecture slides
Knowledge and understanding
The course deals with a subject, economics, which requires the ability to abstract and understand graphs and figures. It aims to raise awareness of the main operating mechanisms of the economic system in general and of the agri-food system in particular.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The topics addressed will be contextualized and applied to practical and real cases both on the demand and on the supply side of the agrifood system. Students will acquire the ability to apply the theoretical foundations to real cases of agricultural enterprises and agri-food markets.
Making judgements
Referring to one's own experience as consumers, the course will help to acquire awareness of the determinants of one's economic choices and to formulate one's own independent judgment on the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of such choices.
Communication skills
Communication skills are strengthened through a constant emphasis on the use of appropriate and understandable terminology. The various examples that are discussed in the lessons all derive from the daily experience of participants in the economic system and in this sense represent a reference for communicating to others the relevance of the economic dimension of every human activity, in particular those that concern the agrifood system.
5.Learning skills
Learning skills will be improved by connecting different social and economic variables in order to be able to evaluate the evolution of the socioeconomic context in which agricultural farms and agrifood enterprises operate. To provide students with the elements to better learn the contents of the subsequent economics courses that they will have to undertake during the degree course.
The objectives of the Agronomy course are to provide students with the tools to be able to understand and critically analyze the functioning and management of the agroecosystem and to have an understanding of the expected effects on the system by the main components of the technical itinerary typical of herbaceous and arboreal cropping systems. The course is structured in two parts. In the first part, the functioning of the agroecosystem is analyzed, in order to provide a basic knowledge on the main aspects of the biophysical factors of the system, e.g. those concerning climatic factors, soil, water. The second part analyzes the interventions typically carried out for the management of the agroecosystem that take the form of practices such as tillage, irrigation, fertilization, rotation and management of weeds. Attendance at lectures and exercises, although optional, is strongly recommended.
Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to develop in students knowledge and understanding skills, such as:
• To know and understand the environmental factors that influence the functioning of the agroecosystem and agricultural plant production, in particular related to soil, climate and ecophysiological interactions within plant communities.
• Know and understand the techniques and technologies that can be used to manage an agroecosystem in a productive and sustainable way, with particular reference to irrigation, tillage, hydraulic-agricultural land systems, weed control, fertilization and organization of the cropping system.
Applied knowledge and understanding
The course will allow students to apply knowledge and understanding, allowing for example to:
• describe the main mechanisms of physical and/or biological action that determine the influence of environmental factors in the soil-atmosphere-plant system
• know the hydraulic-agricultural land systems of plain and hilly environments with a view to combating erosion and hydrogeological degradation and contrasting waterlogging phenomena
• classify fertilizers and learn about their use with a view to productivity and sustainability
• classify soil tillage equipment and choose the most suitable types for different operating contexts
• classify the technical solutions and tools available for irrigation and its management with a view to saving water
• know types of weeds and strategies for physical, biological or chemical intervention on weeds
Making judgements
The course will allow you to develop autonomy of judgment at various levels, such as:
• hypothesize what effects of soil and atmosphere influence agricultural production
• propose the most suitable agro-techniques to deal with the most frequent cultivation problems
Communication skills
Participating in the lessons and/or using the material made available independently will facilitate the development and application of communication skills, such as:
• provide a sufficient range of practical examples of the application of agronomic cultivation techniques
• use an appropriate and up-to-date agronomic technical vocabulary.
Learning skills
Participating in the lessons and/or independently using the material made available will facilitate the consolidation of one's learning skills, allowing for example to:
• activate a program of continuous education and update of personal knowledge
• Independently identify the ways to acquire information
• identify and use the sources of information most useful to technical updating.
First part: agroecosystems biophysical factors
The agricultural crop (growth indices). Climate and agricultural crops: solar radiation; evapotranspiration; temeperature; rainfall; effective rainfall.
Cultivated and natural soils: definition, functions, composition; soil profile; fertility and productivity.
Soil texture and particle size distribution: stony soils; sandy soils; silty soils; clay soils; loam.
Soil structure: general aspects and structure types; role of soil structure; assemblage and size of aggregates; stability of aggregates; porosity; factors acting on soil structure.
Soil chemical and physico-chemical properties: composition; soil solution and cation exchange capacity; soil pH; salinity anomalies.
Soil water: measuring soil moisture; soil water potential; water retention curve and its determination.
Second part: agroecosystem management
Soil tillage.
Irrigation: irrigation variables; watering rate; water use efficiency; irrigation timing; seasonal crop water requirements; irrigation methods; irrigation water quality.
Soil organic matter (SOM) and organic fertilizers: types of organic matter and their origin; soil transformations and humic balance; factor acting on SOM transformations; SOM functions; organic fertilization; commercial organic fertilizers.
Mineral fertilization: classification and market requirements of mineral fertilizers; nitrogen fertilizers; phosphate fertilizers; potassium fertilizers; composite mineral fertilizers; crop response to fertilizers; optimal fertilization rate; farm requirements and environmental constraints; fertilization plans; yield quality response to fertilization.
Weed management: preventive measures; physical direct means; chemical weed management.
Cropping systems: species sequence and rotations.
examMode
The assessment of knowledge and skills takes place through an oral examination for the entire programme. In the exam 6 questions are asked in which further discussions, clarification and possible calculations are requested, on the whole programme. The overall assessment is obtained from the sum of the score given to each question, a maximum of 5 points each.
In the evaluation of the test and in the attribution of the final grade will take into account: the level of content knowledge demonstrated (superficial, appropriate, precise and complete, complete and thorough), the ability to apply theoretical concepts (errors in applying the concepts, (sufficient, good, good, well-established), the ability to analyse, synthesis and interdisciplinary links (sufficient, good, excellent), the ability to make critical sense and make judgments (sufficient, good, excellent), mastery of expression ( poor exposure, simple, clear and correct, safe and correct).
books
Textbook:
Authors: P. Ceccon, M. Fagnano, C. Grignani, M. Monti, S. Orlandini
title: AGRONOMIA
edition: EDISES 2017 (http://www.edises.it/universitario/agronomia.html)
Lesson slides, recordings and other material made available by the professor
mode
Teaching will take place with classroom lectures supported by slides and discussion with students, laboratory exercises, educational-experimental agricultural company and visits to farms
Lab practicals in the DAFNE Lab of Soil Physics: 15 hours.
Demonstration of the methods of soil sampling and analysis of the main physical soil properties, including e.g.: soil texture, stability of aggregates, porosity, water retention curve. Demonstration of soil moisture measurements and equipment.
Calculation of a fertilization plan based on soil nutrients balance methodology.
Field practicals: 19 hours
Visits to farms (at least a farm in the Province of Viterbo and a large farm outside the Province) with demonstration of the equipment for soil tillage, fertilization, sowing, irrigation and discussion of the agronomic management carried out by the farm.
Visits to the experimental farm of Tuscia University to demonstrate the equipment available, including agrometeorological instruments.
classRoomMode
Attendance, although not mandatory, is essential to achieve the indicated training objectives, especially with regard to exercises.
bibliography
Luigi Giardini
titolo: L'AGRONOMIA per conservare il futuro (6° edizione)
edizione: Patron Editore Bologna 2012
15184 - HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE
GIUSEPPE COLLA
First Semester
6
AGR/04
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge and technical skills for planning and sustainable management of vegetables and flower crops with reference to the typical crops of the Mediterranean basin. For each crop, information on diffusion, botanical characteristics, crop cycle, agrotechnical and product quality will be provided. A further objective of the course is to provide knowledge and skills on nursery productions.
General part
- Importance of vegetable crop production and floriculture in Italy and in the World
- Classification of vegetable crops and flower crops
- Quality of products (vegetables and flowers)
- Propagation and nursery
- Protected cultivation (greenhouses, tunnels)
- Planning productions and crop rotations
- Cultural techniques: soil preparation, planting, mulching, irrigation, fertilization, weed control, growth regulators, harvest.
Special Part
Economic importance, botanical characteristics, pedo-climatic needs, agronomic techniques, low-input and organic production, utilization of edible product in the main vegetable crops (asparagus, artichoke, cawliflower, lettuce, melon, processing tomato and fresh-market tomato) and flower crops (chirsantemum, gerbera, lilium).
examMode
Oral test with less than 10 students
Written test with more than 10 students
books
Orticoltura. Principi e pratica. di A. Pardossi, G. Prosdocimi Gianquinto, P. Santamaria, 2018. Edagricole-New Business Media
'Biostimolanti per un'agricoltura sostenibile' Ed. Informatore Agrario. Curatori: Colla, Rouphael
classRoomMode
Optional
bibliography
Orticoltura. Principi e pratica. di A. Pardossi, G. Prosdocimi Gianquinto, P. Santamaria, 2018. Edagricole-New Business Media
'Biostimolanti per un'agricoltura sostenibile' Ed. Informatore Agrario. Curatori: Colla, Rouphael
INSEGNAMENTI DI PROFILO
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AGROCHEMISTRY
STEFANIA ASTOLFI
Second Semester
6
AGR/13
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the basic elements to assess soil fertility from a chemical-physical and biological perspective and the scientific tools to maintain and improve it for agricultural production while respecting the ecosystem. The student is thus expected to be able to define the chemical parameters influencing the fate of elements (contaminants and nutrients) within soils and the soil-plant-system. In particular, based on chemical and physical characteristics of soils, the student is expected to evaluate its fertility and interpret the data.
Soil
The definition of soil
The components of soil
The physical properties of soil
Texture
Structure
Density and porosity
Consistency, temperature, colour
Movement of water in the soil
Water-soil relationships
Water potential in the soil
Available water in the soil
The movement of water in the soil
The physico-chemical properties of soil
Cation and anion exchange
Soil pH and its measurement
Buffer power of soil
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Organic matter
Constituents of organic matter
Humic substances
Humification
Extraction of humic substances
Immobilisation and mineralisation of organic matter
The nutrient cycle in the soil-plant system
The nutrients
- macroelements
- microelements
Movement of nutrients towards the roots
- interception
- mass flow
- diffusion
Nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycle:
- reserves and forms
- inputs
- removals
The rhizosphere
Anomalous soils
examMode
The module will be assessed by oral exams on topics presented and discussed in classes and during the lab exercises.
The evaluation process takes place in the context of oral exam based on the correctness of the answers, on the language correctness, on the students’ ability to argument their answers, to derive relationships and to create connections between the topics.
books
Sequi P., Ciavatta C., Miano T. "Fondamenti di chimica del suolo" Pàtron
Radaelli e Calamai "Chimica del terreno" Piccin
Sequi "Chimica del suolo" Patron
Hand-outs from lessons
classRoomMode
Optional
bibliography
Sequi P., Ciavatta C., Miano T. "Fondamenti di chimica del suolo" Pàtron
Radaelli e Calamai "Chimica del terreno" Piccin
Sequi "Chimica del suolo" Patron
Hand-outs from lessons
ANIMAL WELFARE AND HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LIVESTOCK
NICOLA LACETERA
Second Semester
6
AGR/19
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
To provide the student with knowledge useful in preventing and assessing the establishment of suboptimal welfare and health conditions for farm animals. To provide the student with knowledge on the environmental impact of livestock farming activities. Acquire knowledge about the relevant legislative framework on animal welfare and health and environmental impact of livestock farming.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge gained will enable the student to have a greater awareness of the issues of the health and welfare of farmed animals and the environmental impact of livestock farming.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired will equip the student with judgment skills on the topics covered that will enable him or her to make reasoned choices in the field of animal husbandry.
Communication skills
The knowledge gained by the student will enable him or her to communicate with other stakeholders (breeders, zoonomi, agronomists, veterinarians, etc.).
Learning skills
The skills acquired will enable the student to learn from past experiences through the development of his or her own critical capacity that will allow for greater flexibility in the various professional contexts he or she will face.
ANIMAL WELFARE: definitions; critical points; indicators; regulations referring to breeding, transport and slaughter. ANIMAL HEALTH: notions of epidemiology; causes of illness; communicable diseases; spread of diseases; prophylaxis, prevention, control and eradication; main diseases of ruminants, pig, horse and avian species. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL BREEDING ACTIVITIES: sustainable development concept; environmental impact upstream of the farm; environmental impact of farming activities; environmental impact downstream of the farm; structural, food and management strategies to reduce the environmental impact of farming activities.
examMode
The test includes a question for each of the three macro-topics of the course: 1. animal welfare, 2. animal health, 3 environmental impact of livestock systems.
books
- Nicola Montemurro. 2002. Igiene zootecnica. Come favorire la salute e il benessere degli animali in allevamento. Il Sole 24 Ore Edagricole.
- Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali. 2001. Liquami zootecnici. Manuale per l'utilizzazione agronomica. Edizioni L'Informatore Agrario.
- Material made available by the teacher.
classRoomMode
Class attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory.
bibliography
https://www.izsler.it/benessereanimale/
QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF PLANT PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES
ROBERTO MANCINELLI
Second Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The "Quality and certification of plant production and processes" course aims to provide basic knowledge and understanding, including applied ones, and the tools for a systemic approach in the correct management of practices aimed at improving quality in the main agri-food productions.
Knowledge and understanding - The student will gain basic and advanced knowledge of specific aspects of national and European legislation relating to production processes, the course aims to provide the main tools for understanding, identifying and evaluating the main certification tools aimed at protecting and enhancing the quality of agri-food production.
Applying knowledge and understanding - The advanced skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge and understanding, including applied ones, and the tools for a systemic approach in the correct management of practices aimed at improving quality in the main agri-food productions.
Making judgements - The student will have the ability to develop their own knowledges in the analyze of different food production and process with a critical understanding of potential food quality production capacity.
Communication skills - The student will be able to analyze and communicate what they learned during the course by using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
Learning skills - The student will be able to develop a holistic approach ability in the interpreting results of scientific research and understanding the specific aspects of national and European legislation relating to food production processes, and acquairing the main aspects for understanding, identifying and evaluating the main certification tools aimed at protecting and enhancing the quality of agri-food production.
Application of the holistic approach to reality and the system concept.
The concept of agri-food quality and safety
Specificity in the production of agri-food quality
The certification
Mandatory, regulated, voluntary certification
Labeling
Quality in the farm
Organic production and certifications
Integrated agriculture and certifications
Origin productions and certifications
Self-control – HACCP
European quality certifications – GlobalGAP
examMode
At the end of the course, the students have the assessment test with an oral exam. The evaluation and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, connect interdisciplinary knowledge, formulate hypotheses and judgments, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure. At the candidate will be asked several questions ranging over the whole program, each of which will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 30. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades.
In critical situations, such as a high number of candidates in the booking, or peculiarities of one or more candidates, the exam can be done in written form with six open-ended questions, evaluated as for the oral exam. Candidates will be given one and a half hours to answer. Furthermore, upon explicit request by individual students, it is possible to take the exam in written or oral form, regardless of what is reported in the official appeal.
At the request of the candidate, a PowerPoint presentation can be discussed concerning the deepening of a topic chosen by the student and agreed with the teacher, followed by some questions about the program. A score from 0 to 30 will be assigned to the presentation and to each of the answers to the questions. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades defined as for the oral exam.
books
Material suggested and distributed during the course
mode
The course is structured in lessons in classroom.
The classroom lessons include all topics of the course program.
The lessons in the field concern the concrete application of some specific aspects discussed in the classroom.
classRoomMode
The course is structured in lessons in classroom.
The classroom lessons include all topics of the course program.
The lessons in the field concern the concrete application of some specific aspects discussed in the classroom.
bibliography
Material suggested and distributed during the course
15179 - AGRICULTURAL HYDRAULICS AND MECHANISATION
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Learning objectives
Module Water Engeneering
Course objectives: the fundamental objective of the course is to provide the fundamental, basic methodological tools to understand the main processes linked to the world of water engineering, moving from the management of "good" water (hydraulic networks to free surface and under pressure) to that of "bad" waters (linked to the concept of hydrogeological risk).
b) Expected learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding. Know the basic structure of most systems related to water engineering, both at the verification and design level.
2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding. Learning of the basic tools necessary for the analysis of the main processes related to water engineering.
3) Autonomy of judgement. Knowing how to identify the key variables for the evaluation of most systems related to water engineering, both at the verification and project level.
4) Communication skills. Ability to transfer at a level of knowledge what has been learned during the design and verification phase of the main systems related to water engineering.
5) Learning ability. A condition for success in learning is the ability to know how to analyze in technical terms the main processes linked to the world of water engineering.
Module Agricultural machinery
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organisational instructions related to agricultural machinery technology in its constructional, functional and operational aspects.
Students are expected to acquire the necessary elements for the knowledge of the constitution of agricultural machinery (endothermic engines, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, tyres, driving and control organs, implement connection systems, machine safety, ergonomics) and the correct use of agricultural machinery (grip, skid control, soil compaction).
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to foster the student's acquisition of knowledge and understanding such as to
- Understand the elements underlying the correct choice and use of an agricultural machine;
- Design suitable work sites, both from the point of view of the forces involved (tractor-soil interaction) and from that of safety;
- Define the economic aspects in the choice of the most suitable model for the farm's needs
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose the tractor according to the forces to be exerted;
- Making analyses on the economic viability of machines;
- Conducting research on models on the market and being able to understand their technical aspects.
Communication Skills
The aim of the course is also to enable the student to develop specific skills through individual work with a ppt presentation on a particular agricultural machine model of the student's choice. The illustration in the examination trains the student in public presentation.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to promote knowledge of the theoretical foundations and applications of physics (mechanics and thermodynamics) to modern agricultural machinery, knowledge that can be used in both professional and scientific activities. The knowledge will also be usable for understanding the technological applications underlying modern production systems.
INGEGNERIA DELLE ACQUE
ANDREA PETROSELLI
Second Semester
6
AGR/08
Learning objectives
Course objectives: the fundamental objective of the course is to provide the fundamental, basic methodological tools to understand the main processes linked to the world of water engineering, moving from the management of "good" water (hydraulic networks to free surface and under pressure) to that of "bad" waters (linked to the concept of hydrogeological risk).
b) Expected learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding. Know the basic structure of most systems related to water engineering, both at the verification and design level.
2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding. Learning of the basic tools necessary for the analysis of the main processes related to water engineering.
3) Autonomy of judgement. Knowing how to identify the key variables for the evaluation of most systems related to water engineering, both at the verification and project level.
4) Communication skills. Ability to transfer at a level of knowledge what has been learned during the design and verification phase of the main systems related to water engineering.
5) Learning ability. A condition for success in learning is the ability to know how to analyze in technical terms the main processes linked to the world of water engineering.
Part 1: basic concepts of hydraulics
Hydrostatics: pressures, Stevin’s law. Hydrodynamics: total head and piezometric head, Bernoulli theroem, flow movement, discharge, continuity principle, types of movement, head losses and empirical formulas for their estimation, verification and design of pipes and channels. Generalities on pumps. Foronomy: orifices and weirs.
Part 2: basic concepts of hydrology
Hydrological cycle and its components. Description of the main hydrological variables: temperature, rainfall, discharge. Measurement of precipitation: raingauges, radar. Estimation of areal precipitation: the Thiessen polygons. Measurement of discharge: direct and not (stage discharge relationship). Concept of a watershed. Description of floods, of hydrological risk and hydrograph definition (direct runoff and baseflow). Elements of statistical hydrology. Main used distributions (Gumbel, Lognormal, Exponential). Return period of an hydrological variable. Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves. Estimation of the design discharge: rational formula, concentration time, Giandotti formula.
Part 3: basic concepts of irrigation
Relationship between water and soil: soil physical properties, infiltration, movement of water into soil. Relationship between water and crops: evapotranspiration, irrigation parameters. Description of the main irrigation techniques (pipes and channels). Drainage of the terrain.
examMode
The assessment test is oral and will contain a series of questions aimed at assessing the student's theoretical knowledge on the topics presented in class.
In particular, three questions are submitted that span the entire program, each of which is evaluated with a score from 0 to 10. The final grade corresponds to the sum of the three individual votes. The degree of knowledge of the contents, of the capability for analysis, of synthesis and of interdisciplinary links, of the capability for critical sense and clarity of exposition is taken into account for the purposes of the assignment of the vote.
books
material furnished by the teacher
mode
The course is divided into 48 hours of frontal lessons. Theoretical notions are illustrated to students during lectures, through audio-visual aids and the blackboard.
classRoomMode
The course is divided into 48 hours of frontal lessons. Theoretical notions are illustrated to students during lectures, through audio-visual aids and the blackboard.
bibliography
material furnished by the teacher
MECCANICA AGRARIA
DANILO MONARCA
Second Semester
6
AGR/09
Learning objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organisational instructions related to agricultural machinery technology in its constructional, functional and operational aspects.
Students are expected to acquire the necessary elements for the knowledge of the constitution of agricultural machinery (endothermic engines, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, tyres, driving and control organs, implement connection systems, machine safety, ergonomics) and the correct use of agricultural machinery (grip, skid control, soil compaction).
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to foster the student's acquisition of knowledge and understanding such as to
- Understand the elements underlying the correct choice and use of an agricultural machine;
- Design suitable work sites, both from the point of view of the forces involved (tractor-soil interaction) and from that of safety;
- Define the economic aspects in the choice of the most suitable model for the farm's needs
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose the tractor according to the forces to be exerted;
- Making analyses on the economic viability of machines;
- Conducting research on models on the market and being able to understand their technical aspects.
Communication Skills
The aim of the course is also to enable the student to develop specific skills through individual work with a ppt presentation on a particular agricultural machine model of the student's choice. The illustration in the examination trains the student in public presentation.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to promote knowledge of the theoretical foundations and applications of physics (mechanics and thermodynamics) to modern agricultural machinery, knowledge that can be used in both professional and scientific activities. The knowledge will also be usable for understanding the technological applications underlying modern production systems.
Physics and mechanics applied to machines. Introduction to thermodynamics.
The constitution of agricultural machines (endothermic engines, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, pneumatic, guide and control organs, tool connection systems, machine safety, ergonomics).
The correct use of agricultural machines (grip, slip control, soil compaction).
Measurement of working times and losses, field yields, operating costs, cost-benefit analysis.
The certification and approval of agricultural machinery.
examMode
THE EXAM IS HELD IN THE FORMS ESTABLISHED BY ART. 23 OF THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL REGULATIONS.
The student must know the technology of agricultural driving machines in its construction, functional and operational aspects.
The in itinere test (written) is carried out at the end of the lessons and is reserved for those who attend them. The text concerns the calculation of operating costs, the determination of traction forces, the main topics covered in the course (2-3 questions with a time of 60-90 minutes to complete). The mandatory oral test serves both as an overall verification of the in itinere test and to delve into some aspects not covered in the questions. In particular, the study of a specific model of machine (operating or driving) chosen by the student.
The oral test usually consists of three questions, one of which may clarify the in itinere test.
For those who did not follow and therefore did not take the test in progress, the exam will be oral only and will focus on the entire program.
The ability to summarize, the use of language, clarity of exposition, knowledge of the topics and the use of technical language will be assessed.
Learning outcomes and skills acquired (Dublin descriptors)
1. **Knowledge and understanding:**
The student must know the technology of agricultural tractor machines in its construction, functional and operational aspects.
2. **Application of knowledge and understanding:**
In the written test, the student will apply the knowledge acquired in the creation of a written paper on the calculation of operating costs, the determination of traction forces, the main topics covered in the course.
4. **Communication skills:** It concerns an individual work, with a ppt presentation on a particular model of agricultural machine chosen by the student. The test is reserved for those who wait for them. The illustration trains the student for public presentation.
3. **Judgement skills:** and 5. **Learning skills:**
The mandatory oral exam serves both as an overall assessment of the written exam and to delve deeper into the topics covered in class and the student's learning skills.
The oral exam is normally composed of three questions, one of which possibly clarifies the exam in progress.
For those who did not follow and therefore did not take the written exam, the exam will only be oral and will focus on the entire program.
The ability to summarize, mastery of language, clarity of exposition, ability to express technical judgments, knowledge of the topics and mastery of technical language are assessed.
books
"Slide" delle lezioni
mode
Lectures - in farm exercises - guided tours
classRoomMode
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended, especially for field exercises.
bibliography
Biondi P., Meccanica agraria. Le macchine agricole. UTET, Torino 1999 (text out of print, but some copies are available in the library in via De Lellis)
15193 - TRAINING STAGE
First Semester
13
15181 - RURAL TECTONICS AND TOPOGRAPHY
ALVARO MARUCCI
Second Semester
8
AGR/10
Learning objectives
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organizational instructions to be able to elaborate, from a systemic perspective and on a business basis, projects that solve engineering problems in the field of rural construction.
Students must acquire the necessary elements for the design of buildings for livestock farms and greenhouses for plant production.
In this area, students will have to know the basic principles of facility design, the criteria for defining functional spaces for animals and for carrying out related operations, the principles of climate control and automation.
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course intends to help students acquire the knowledge and skills such as to:
- Be able to perform the professional roles of planner, works director and building tester;
- Design simple structural elements within the limits of the agronomist's professional competence;
- Define the planimetric distribution and the dimensions of the various parts of a livestock building and greenhouse for protected crops also in function of partial or total automation;
- Drawing up the energy balance of a livestock building and a greenhouse with the calculation of energy inputs and outputs.
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose between different layout solutions of the various departments in animal husbandry buildings;
- Knowing how to choose materials to define the degree of thermal insulation of a building;
- Conducting bibliographic research on scientific, regulatory, and technical sources, and delving into social, professional, and ethical considerations.
Communication Skills
The course also aims to enable students to develop specific skills through educational activities to ensure an adequate level of communication regarding ideas, problems, and solutions related to the technical and scientific training pertinent to rural construction.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to foster the development of the necessary skills in the use of technology, such as to ensure the student's constant updating of knowledge useful for the performance of his or her professional or scientific activity, with particular regard to the consultation of regulatory, legislative, technological, digital, methodological and experimental innovation sources in relation to rural construction.
- Construction Science
Generalities on elastic bodies, Hooke's law; real behavior of bodies under load; coefficients of resistance and safety.
Simple and Compound Solicitations: Solicitations simple structures with straight axis; diagrams of tensions; solids loaded tip.
Theory of beams: constraints; load mode; diagrams of the bending moment and shear; calculation and verification of isostatic beams.
Snow load, wind load. Method semi-probabilistic limit state. The laminated wood. Design and verification of reinforced concrete structures.
Cows's stables: Types of the stables; design and construction of the stables; organization and sizing of free stalls; structural characteristics of the different areas and the utility rooms.
Stables for calves: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of cattle for fattening; types of fences and paving; management of manure.
Stables for pigs: General organization of pig; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; types of flooring; management of manure.
Hospitalizations for pigs: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of pigs; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; flooring; management of manure.
Greenhouses: The greenhouse effect; the energy balance; materials transparent coating; types of greenhouses, sizing, control microclimate.
- Control of environmental conditions
Role of the buildings in the modern farm; basic requirements of the farm buildings.
The energy balance in farm buildings: bio-climatic factors and physical factors that characterize the microclimate; the terms of the energy balance; the air-steam mixture; the psychrometric chart.
B) Topography
Survey instrument and methods, GPS survey, cartography.
examMode
During the course and at the end of this course, students, to access the exam, must set up and draw up some design drawings (plan, section and elevation) of an agricultural building for animal or vegetable breeding. During the preparation of the papers these are subjected to revision by the professor.
For the purposes of assigning the mark, the level of knowledge of the contents, the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical sense and the clarity of presentation are taken into account.
books
Teaching material provided by the teacher during the course;
mode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
classRoomMode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
bibliography
Open access scientific articles provided by the professor
15182 - HERBACEOUS CROPS
ROBERTO RUGGERI
Second Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of herbaceous crops and the full understanding of the topics developed during lectures, for their application in the management of the most common national cropping systems, taking into account the needs, the pedoclimatic conditions and the available resources. Additional objectives are: the knowledge to face the future study of cropping systems and the ability to communicate the acquired concepts with an appropriate terminology.
Description and classification, crop cycle and environmental requirements, agronomic practices and yield of the following crops:
- Wheat
- Barley
- Corn
- Rapeseed
- Sunflower
- Soybean
- Fava bean
- Chickpea
- Lentil
- Forage crops (alfa-alfa, clovers)
examMode
The oral exam is based on three questions. The first concerns the identification of crop species.
Each question will be evaluated according to a 0-10 score.
The final score will be determined by the following aspects: knowledge, ability to think critically and to summarize, correct use of technical terminology.
The right answer to the first question is compulsory.
books
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
mode
Class lectures and practical field training
classRoomMode
Attendance is optional
bibliography
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
15183 - POMOLOGY
ROSARIO MULEO
Second Semester
6
AGR/03
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding;
Students will be provided with information to understand the biology and phenology of fruit tree plants, as well as hints of physiology and their and peculiarities to achieve production that ensures quality, environmental sustainability, and producer income.
Applying knowledge and understanding;
The knowledge acquired and experience gained through exercises as well as attendance of lectures will enable students to penetrate the topics, and through analysis, and exercising critical methodology to understand the problems in the field and to put forward hypotheses for overcoming them, as well as to formulate innovative use hypotheses, with originality and with multidisciplinary approaches (ecophysiology, plant physiology, chemistry and gronomy), in the use of tree plants.
Making judgements;
The understanding of the issues, their framing in environmental and agronomic processes, and the generation of hypotheses for applications will strengthen the student's ability to synthesise and integrate knowledge and enable him/her to generate judgements anchored in reality and advance hypotheses for agronomic studies and applications to acquire new information with scientific rigour.
Communication skills;
The set of experiences conducted will enable the student to expose his knowledge, reflections and conjectures to a wide audience, enriched by extensive knowledge of cultivation, scientific literature and methodologies and with the necessary robustness, as a result of a solid training that will enable him to generate original conclusions. The student will thus be able to address a specialized audience and clearly disseminate knowledge to a broad public.
Learning skills;
Through classroom lectures, exercises and study visits, the student will acquire the tools for in-depth independent knowledge and independent thinking.
Prerequisites;
Students are advised to have knowledge in agronomy, chemistry, botany and plant physiology.
QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES
PIERPAOLO DANIELI
Second Semester
6
AGR/18
Learning objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - The student will acquire basic knowledge to understand and describe the main types of quality certification for animal origin products, the reference framework for these certifications in various dimensions (EU Food Safety Policy, environmental sustainability, level and credibility of the certifying entity), and the main aspects of hygienic, rheological, nutritional-nutraceutical, and technological quality applied to animal food products. This includes specific focus on meat products, milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products, beekeeping products, and seafoods.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Based on the acquired knowledge, the student will be able to apply the general principles of the sector to various agro-zootechnical food supply chains, by using technical knowledge of evaluation systems, current regulatory limits, and basic and advanced methods for quality assessment.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS - The skills and knowledge acquired, including practical experience, will ensure the student has the judgment capacity to make reasoned choices in the specific sector.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS - The acquired abilities will enable the student to undertake self-learning paths based on specific cases encountered in their professional life or during further university studies (Master’s degree courses and beyond).
Definitions and evolution of the concept of quality applied to the food sector
Introduction to European legislation and policy of food safety
Environmental quality of production
Introduction to the certification schemes
Technical aspects of quality: laboratory techniques and basic quantitative evaluation
Quality of the supply chain of animal products: meat, milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products, bee products, seafood supply chains
examMode
Before the end of the course, the student will present the work of an individual study around a topic addressed during the course, based on scientific works published on the major international databases. For non-attending students, the same type of work will be presented in "essay" mode at least two weeks before the exam date. The evaluation of the presentations or papers will compose the final grade after the oral exam, according to a scheme available to students in Unitus Moodle together with teaching materials
books
None. Teaching materials are made available to students via Unitus Moodle platform
mode
Frontal lessons, case study analysis, tutorials/visits, individual and/or group work
classRoomMode
Not mandatory
bibliography
None. Teaching materials are made available to students via Unitus Moodle platform
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ROBERTO MANCINELLI
Second Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The course of Ecology and Agroecology principles aims to provide students the applying knowledge and understanding tools for ability to integrate and analyze theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural systems.
1) Knowledge and understanding - The student will gain basic and advanced knowledge of general ecology and the aspects concerning ecosystems and agroecosystems with a critical understanding of potential flaws and values.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding - The advanced skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge to ecosystems and agroecosystems through a systemic approach.
3) Making judgements - The student will have the ability to develop their own knowledges in the analyze of different ecosystems and agroecosystems with a critical understanding of potential production capacity.
4) Communication skills - The student will be able to analyze and communicate what they learned during the course by using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
5) Learning skills - The student will be able to develop a holistic approach ability in the interpreting results of scientific research and understanding the ecosystem characteristics, and in the agroecosystem design and management for sustainable food quality production. The course aim to provide learning skills, skills making judgements, communication skills in analysis, design and management of sustainable agricultural systems studied in his systematic unit.
Course contents
Lectures in the class: 40 hours.
Origins of Ecology as scientific discipline.
Systemic approach to ecological scince as bridge between the disciplines.
The holistic application to reality: the concept of ecosystem.
The organization of the living organisms.
The ecosystem: structure, components, interactions, ecological successions, seral and climax stages, organisms and their functions, ecological niche, etc.
Analysis of ecological systems and ecological efficiencies between and within the trophic levels.
Classes of systems: natural and anthropogenic, relations between ecosystem and agroecosystem.
Resources: the agricultural meteorology and climatology references and relationships between climate factors and living organisms.
Systemic approach applied to the agricultural world: the concept of agro-ecosystem; agroecosystem properties (productivity, stability, sustainability).
The farm as agro-ecosystem.
Energy transfers and rationalization of input auxiliary energy in the agroecosystems.
Influence of agronomic interventions on biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen.
Soil carbon fluxes in different cropping systems.
Importance of legume species in the agroecosystems.
Environmental effects related to the water cycle.
The management of agro-ecosystems for reducting the erosion and for defense of soil fertility.
Importance of the agroecosystem biodiversity and mixed farming for soil fertility.
Importance of structural complexity between and within the fields: hedges and polyculture.
Relations between agriculture and society: traditional farming systems, conventional and alternative.
Environmental impact of agriculture: pollution and loss of biodiversity.
The diffusion of pollutants from agricultural sources in the environment.
The organic and ecological agriculture: legislative nods and agrotechnical applications aimed at reducing negative environmental impacts.
Field exercises: 8 hours.
Some concrete situations will be observed on field of aspects dealt in classroom concerning some agronomic applications addressed to the sustainable management of agroecosystems.
examMode
At the end of the course, the students have the assessment test with an oral exam. The evaluation and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, connect interdisciplinary knowledge, formulate hypotheses and judgments, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure. At the candidate will be asked several questions ranging over the whole program, each of which will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 30. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades.
In critical situations, such as a high number of candidates in the booking, or peculiarities of one or more candidates, the exam can be done in written form with six open-ended questions, evaluated as for the oral exam. Candidates will be given one and a half hours to answer. Furthermore, upon explicit request by individual students, it is possible to take the exam in written or oral form, regardless of what is reported in the official appeal.
At the request of the candidate, a PowerPoint presentation can be discussed concerning the deepening of a topic chosen by the student and agreed with the teacher, followed by some questions about the program. A score from 0 to 30 will be assigned to the presentation and to each of the answers to the questions. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades defined as for the oral exam.
books
- Lesson slides, available on Dropbox at link provided by the teacher,
- Caporali F., Campiglia E., Mancinelli R., 2010. Agroecologia: Teoria e pratica degli agroecosistemi. De Agostini Scuola SpA, Novara. 222 pp. ISBN: 978-88-251-7352-9.
- Bullini L., Pignatti S., Virzo De Santo A., 1998. Ecologia generale. UTET, Torino. 519 pp.
mode
The course is structured in lessons in classroom and lessons in the field.
The classroom lessons include all topics of the course program.
The lessons in the field concern the concrete application of some specific aspects discussed in the classroom.
classRoomMode
Attendance is not compulsory as established by law
bibliography
- Lesson slides, available on Dropbox at link provided by the teacher,
- Caporali F., Campiglia E., Mancinelli R., 2010. Agroecologia: Teoria e pratica degli agroecosistemi. De Agostini Scuola SpA, Novara. 222 pp. ISBN: 978-88-251-7352-9.
- Bullini L., Pignatti S., Virzo De Santo A., 1998. Ecologia generale. UTET, Torino. 519 pp.
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UMBERTO BERNABUCCI
Second Semester
6
AGR/18
Learning objectives
In agreement with the training objectives of the Degree Course in 'Agricultural and Environmental Sciences', the teaching has the general objective of acquiring knowledge on the nutritional characteristics of feeds for livestock use and on the basis of rationing of animals in livestock production.
1) Knowledge and understanding - The student will acquire basic and advanced knowledge relating to the nutritional value of feeds (concentrates and fodder) intended for animal feeding, and to the evaluation of feeds through laboratory analysis and to set up the calculation of a ration for ruminants and monogastrics.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding - The skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge to real case studies relating to the analysis of feeds for livestock use through the classic approach (laboratory methodologies) and using digital technologies (precision feeding) .
3) Making judgments - The student will have the ability to independently develop their own assessments regarding the resolution of practical problems relating to the evaluation of feeds for livestock use and the calculation of the requirements of animals in livestock production.
4) Communication skills - The student will be able to effectively communicate what they have learned using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
5) Learning skills - The student will be able to: - develop the ability to learn the critical approach to animal nutrition in different production contexts and at different managerial levels; - interpret the results of scientific research on animal feeding and nutrition.
Course program:
1. Feed and nutritional principles
2. Evaluation of feed for zootechnical use
3. Feeds
to. Fodder
b. Concentrate
4. Rationing: theoretical and practical bases
5. Application of digitalization and robotics in the animal feed sector
6. The feed industry
7. Seminars held by experts on specific topics
8. Exercises on the farm: visit to agro-zootechnical farms
9. Laboratory exercises: feed analysis
examMode
In the evaluation of the test (or of the tests) in the attribution of the final grade, the following will be taken into account: the level of knowledge of the demonstrated contents (superficial, appropriate, precise and complete, complete and thorough), the ability to apply the theoretical concepts (errors in the 'apply, discrete, good, well-established, of the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections (sufficient, good, excellent), of the capacity of critical sense and of making judgments (sufficient, good, excellent), of the mastery of expression (lacking exposure, simple, clear and correct, safe and correct). In particular, the judgment and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, to connect interdisciplinary knowledge, to formulate hypotheses and judgments, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure. The exam will be taken in writing or orally.
The candidate must demonstrate that he has acquired knowledge in the field of Animal Nutrition and Feeding and feed industry. The final grade will be formulated taking into account the level of knowledge of the contents, the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical sense and clarity of presentation.
books
Power point files: Moodle - DropBox
ANTONGIOVANNI M., GUALTIERI M. Nutrizione e alimentazione animale, Il Sole 24 Ore Edagricole, Bologna, 1998.
ANTONGIOVANNI M. Nutrizione degli animali in produzione zootecnica, Edagricole, Bologna, 2004.
Nutrizione e Alimentazione del cane e del gatto, Edagricole, Bologna, 2021.
Manuale di nutrizione dei ruminanti da latte, EdiSESS Università, Napoli, 2020.
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, 5th Edition, Wilson G. Pond, David B. Church et al., WileyCDA, December 2004
INRA feeding system for ruminants, Wageningen Academic. Editors: Daniel Sauvant, Luc Delaby, Pierre Nozière, Published: 2017 Pages: 300 ISBN: 978-90-8686-292-4
mode
Lectures in the classroom lasting a total of 40 hours plus 8 of exercises. The 40 hours include presentations (ppt or Inkscape) with graphic and photographic illustrations, plus seminars held by teachers and technicians of the sector.
Practical activities
Technical visits to livestock farms and laboratory activities.
classRoomMode
There is no compulsory attendance of lessons.
bibliography
Works in scientific journals provided by the teacher
NUOVO GRUPPO EXTRACURRICULARE
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LEGISLATION AND CASE STUDIES FOR PROFESSIONAL AGRONOMISTS
Second Semester
8
AGR/01
Learning objectives
Assessment based on the level of knowledge of the contents, the ability to apply the theoretical concepts, the ability to analyze, synthesize and interdisciplinary connections, the correct use of technical language.
Discussion of the appraisal report written by the candidate during the course.
IMPACT AND ADAPTATION OF LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Second Semester
3
AGR/19
Learning objectives
The teaching has the general objective of acquiring knowledge on the effect and impact of climate change on the physiology, metabolism, production, well-being and health of farm animals and on the adaptation systems useful for reducing the negative effect of exposure of animals to heat stress conditions.
1) Knowledge and understanding - The student will gain basic and advanced knowledge relating to the effects that climate change (global warming) has on the health and production efficiency of animals in livestock systems.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding - The knowledge and skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge to case studies relating to the management of farm animals exposed to heat stress conditions.
3) Making judgment - The students will acquire the ability to independently develop their own assessments regarding the resolution of problems relating to the management of animals exposed to heat stress conditions.
4) Communication skills - The student will be able to effectively communicate what they have learned using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
5) Learning skills - The student will be able to develop the ability to learn the critical approach to assessing the condition of well-being of animals exposed to heat stress conditions.
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Second Semester
3
AGR/09
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
15190 - CROP PROTECTION
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12
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ENTOMOLOGIA AGRARIA
MARIO CONTARINI
6
AGR/11
Learning objectives
- Identification and description of the main functions of the external morphology components and internal anatomy of insects
- Knowledge of insect post-embryonic development
- Insects' classification at order level
- Knowledge of the main strategies and tools to control insect pests of agricultural interest to minimize the environmental impact
- Knowledge of the main monitoring techniques to estimate the pest population abundance in cultivated fields. Knowledge of the main concepts related to estimation and prediction of pest infestations. Introduction to "ditigal agriculture" concepts.
- Identification and description of the main insect pests of agricultural interest and knowledge of the main control actions
Knowledge and understanding skills
The teaching aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding skills, such as:
- Knowing and understanding the salient features of the entomological world
- knowing the logic of post-embryonic development and the fundamental morphological characters. - To know and understand the biology and ethology of insects, with particular regard to phytophagous and beneficial insects
Applied knowledge and understanding
Teaching will enable knowledge and understanding to be applied, for example
- Recognize an insect down to family level.
- Apply population control systems according to the ethology of the phytophagous
- Develop manual skills in entomological management at both the laboratory and field level.
- Identify the logic of agricultural production and develop appropriate entomological adversity control systems
Autonomy of judgement
Teaching will enable autonomy of judgment to be developed at various levels, such as
- Hypothesizing the main phytophagous insects of the crops under examination
- propose the most appropriate control 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 recognition and control systems
- using appropriate and up-to-date technical agronomic vocabulary.
Learning skills
Participating in lectures and exercises, making independent use of the material made available will facilitate the consolidation of one's learning skills, allowing, for example
- stimulate an autonomous program of continuous updating of knowledge.
- independently identify ways of acquiring information from the experiential knowledge of farmers and the professional knowledge of agronomists
- identify and utilize the most useful sources of information for personal updating.
The agronomist must be able to evaluate the profitability generated by the choices of the agricultural business that he manages or assists in specific fields of protection and development of production, as well as the organization of production activity. For this reason, the Farm Economics Course aims to provide the student with knowledge and understanding of a system for evaluating the economic results of agricultural businesses.
To this end, the student must first acquire knowledge of the basic characteristics, as well as the recent evolution of the Italian agricultural sector, which will be done by studying the results of the last three ISTAT Censuses. Based on this knowledge, the student must learn to approach the various types of farms based on both the legal nature they assume, as well as the way in which they use their production factors. Of the latter, the student must know the composition and technical-economic characteristics of the land and operating capital, the relationships with the various types of work, family and dependent, employed by the farm, as well as the main taxes that it pays.
Knowing the peculiarities of agricultural capital and production processes will allow the student to learn how to adapt the classic scheme of the reclassified economic balance sheet to the production reality of farms. In particular, the student will have to understand how the balance sheet must be adapted to the peculiarities of agricultural capital, as well as the financial sources used by farms to acquire their means of production. The same applies to the income statement, whose classic calculation schemes must be adapted to the particularities of revenues, production costs and, therefore, income generated in agriculture.
Finally, the student will have to learn how to adapt the most important profitability indicators to the peculiarities of agricultural enterprises: this applies to ROI and ROE, i.e. the indices that evaluate the profitability of invested capital, and it applies to the indices that evaluate the profitability of the work performed by the farmer and his family.
Understanding these elements will allow the future agronomist to develop an autonomy of judgment on the management and investment choices of the fa, which he will berm able to communicate to the agricultural entrepreneur to help him maximize income. Furthermore, this set of knowledge will be the basis on which the agronomist can continue to learn basic elements for planning investments and business development.
1) Knowledge and understanding
Acquisition of knowledge concerning the main processes and products of food processing, with particular emphasis on issues related to technologies/biotechnologies for raw material processing, plant and animal origin. Understanding of the biotechnological and conservation function of fermentative microorganisms (lactic/acetic bacteria and yeasts). Knowledge of physical and chemical conservation processes.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
The class objective is to enable students to put into practice the knowledge they have gained about the quality and hygiene-health needs of food. The students' acquired learning must allow them to manage processing plants autonomously, modifying process parameters using qualitative evaluation of the product conducted on the road.
3) Making judgements
The course aims to provide tools for data collection and interpretation to:
i) assess, analyze and conduct the processing of the raw material;
ii) identify and manage critical points in the process through appropriate corrective and stabilization actions;
iii) To frame the quality level of the finished food in the function of the main analytical and organoleptic parameters
4) Communication skills
The student must learn a technical language to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to experts and non-specialists in food technologies.
5) Learning skills
The knowledge acquired provides the student with the necessary tools to achieve a reasonable degree of autonomy and integrate into a working environment that is constantly evolving. This objective is achieved through lectures, laboratory exercises, and visits to companies in the sector.
Learning Objectives:
The course aims to provide students with the tools necessary for the recognition and management of the main diseases of agricultural and ornamental crops. The course allows you to learn the main notions of plant pathology, applied microbiology in reference to bacteria, fungi and viruses, diagnostics, phytoiatry and control systems, with reference to the most modern and sustainable techniques. The student will learn to recognize the symptoms of a phytosanitary problem, describe them, formulate hypotheses on the causal agents in relation to the production context and propose any prophylaxis practices.
Knowledge and understanding
The course provides basic knowledge related to plant pathology understood as microbiology, diagnostic elements and phytoiatry applied to the most widespread agri-food contexts in the European environment.
Applied knowledge and understanding
Students will learn to collect and compare information to define causes and possible containment strategies for a health problem. They will be able to recognize diseases and symptoms, hypothesize the origins and spread and evaluate the effectiveness of current means of control.
Autonomy of judgment
Students will learn to critically distinguish the main incorrect agronomic practices that lead to the development of phytosanitary problems, how to intervene to mitigate their effects.
Communication skills
The course provides students with the ability to describe health problems in a technical manner and with scientific language, providing a valid tool for the future exercise of the profession.
Learning ability
Students will be able to independently deal with texts, articles related to plant diseases, but also to grasp the approaches for the in-depth study of phytosanitary problems related to production contexts far from those studied in the course.
Microbiology: bacteria, fungi, viruses. Plant resistance. Principal symptoms, control methods (fungicides, copper salts, agronomic techniques), case studies.
examMode
Herbarium and oral exam
books
Elementi di patologia vegetale, Piccin
Slides from the teacher
classRoomMode
Not mandatory
bibliography
Patologia vegetale, Piccin
Slides from the teacher
15189 - RURAL APPRAISAL
ATTILIO COLETTA
Second Semester
6
AGR/01
Learning objectives
1. Knowledge and Understanding
The course intends to provide the theoretical basis of valuation, and the specificities of the rural assets compared to the broader real estate market.
2. Application of Knowledge and Understanding
The topics of the course will be treated to acquire skills in the examination of estimative works on topics of rural interest, highlighting the importance of knowledge of other fundamental disciplines for the correct setting of the evaluation procedure and for the interpretation of results.
3. Judgment Making Ability
Through the program, students acquire new knowledge by processing it together with knowledge already acquired from other disciplines, in order to contextualize the procedures for attributing value to rural real estate, and improve their autonomous analysis skills of appraisal documents.
4. Communication Skills
Communication skills will be stimulated during the lessons to convey the importance of using correct, appropriate language, and the use of technical terminology in the drafting of papers and in the presentation of the topics during final examination.
5. Learning Ability
The course aims to improve learning skills to allow those interested in studying the topics covered by the course in greater depth to continue with a good level of autonomy with more in-depth and specialized studies.
I Evaluation theory
-The estimative doctrine; the characrteristics of the appraisal activity; method of appraisal activitiy.
- Different meanings of Value; the Price in relation to the goods to be estimated; the estimative procedure and its implications; the tangible assets subject to evaluation.
-The stages of the estimate; the economic aspects of an asset; the synthetic and the analytical approach; the determination of the land benefit and the capitalization rate.
Specific appraisal categories
- Estimates of land improvements; the estimation of arboreal stands; the appraisal of farms.
-The legal estimates: easements; insured damages; expropriation; hereditary successions.
III Land Cadastre
- Notes on the Land Cadastre formation and update.
examMode
Financial mathematics preliminary written test.
Oral: Candidates must bring to the oral exam an appraisal report on which the oral exam will start.
The evaluation will consider the following elements:
1. acquisition by the candidate of adequate technical terminology
2. level of detail and understanding of the issues under discussion
3. ability to present the topics under discussion in a clear and complete way
M. Polelli, Nuovo trattato di estimo, Maggioli editore
mode
Classroom-taught lectures
Case studies on specific topics
classRoomMode
Attendance not compulsory
bibliography
Additional readings available on Moodle
15192 - FINAL EXAMINATION
Second Semester
5
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
121343 - PROBABILITY THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
First Semester
8
MATH-03/A
121341 - BOTANY AND PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
First Semester
8
BIOS-01/C
121342 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL CHEMISTRY
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8
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ANALYTICAL, PHYSICOCOLLOID, AND BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
First Semester
4
CHEM-05/A
SOIL SCIENCE AND AGROCHEMISTRY
First Semester
4
CHEM-05/A
121363 - FOREIGN LANGUAGE
First Semester
6
121346 - AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
Second Semester
6
BIOS-02/A
121345 - LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
Second Semester
12
AGRI-09/C
121348 - FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Second Semester
6
AGRI-01/A
121347 - GENETICS, BREEDING, AND SEED PRODUCTION OF CROPS
Second Semester
6
AGRI-06/A
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
121349 - FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRONOMY
RAFFAELE CASA
First Semester
7
AGR/02
121350 - CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT HORTICULTURE
First Semester
6
AGR/04
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge and technical skills for planning and sustainable management of vegetables and flower crops with reference to the typical crops of the Mediterranean basin. For each crop, information on diffusion, botanical characteristics, crop cycle, agrotechnical and product quality will be provided. A further objective of the course is to provide knowledge and skills on nursery productions.
121351 - HYDRAULICS AND AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS
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12
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Learning objectives
Module Agricultural machinery
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organisational instructions related to agricultural machinery technology in its constructional, functional and operational aspects.
Students are expected to acquire the necessary elements for the knowledge of the constitution of agricultural machinery (endothermic engines, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, tyres, driving and control organs, implement connection systems, machine safety, ergonomics) and the correct use of agricultural machinery (grip, skid control, soil compaction).
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to foster the student's acquisition of knowledge and understanding such as to
- Understand the elements underlying the correct choice and use of an agricultural machine;
- Design suitable work sites, both from the point of view of the forces involved (tractor-soil interaction) and from that of safety;
- Define the economic aspects in the choice of the most suitable model for the farm's needs
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose the tractor according to the forces to be exerted;
- Making analyses on the economic viability of machines;
- Conducting research on models on the market and being able to understand their technical aspects.
Communication Skills
The aim of the course is also to enable the student to develop specific skills through individual work with a ppt presentation on a particular agricultural machine model of the student's choice. The illustration in the examination trains the student in public presentation.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to promote knowledge of the theoretical foundations and applications of physics (mechanics and thermodynamics) to modern agricultural machinery, knowledge that can be used in both professional and scientific activities. The knowledge will also be usable for understanding the technological applications underlying modern production systems.
WATER ENGINEERING
Second Semester
6
AGR/08
Learning objectives
a) Course objectives:
the fundamental objective of the course is to provide the fundamental, basic methodological tools to understand the main processes linked to the world of water engineering, moving from the management of "good" water (hydraulic networks to free surface and under pressure) to that of "bad" waters (linked to the concept of hydrogeological risk).
b) Expected learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding. Know the basic structure of most systems related to water engineering, both at the verification and design level.
2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding. Learning of the basic tools necessary for the analysis of the main processes related to water engineering.
3) Autonomy of judgement. Knowing how to identify the key variables for the evaluation of most systems related to water engineering, both at the verification and project level.
4) Communication skills. Ability to transfer at a level of knowledge what has been learned during the design and verification phase of the main systems related to water engineering.
5) Learning ability. A condition for success in learning is the ability to know how to analyze in technical terms the main processes linked to the world of water engineering.
c) Program of the course:
Part 1: basic concepts of hydraulics
Hydrostatics: pressures, Stevin’s law. Hydrodynamics: total head and piezometric head, Bernoulli theroem, flow movement, discharge, continuity principle, types of movement, head losses and empirical formulas for their estimation, verification and design of pipes and channels. Generalities on pumps. Foronomy: orifices and weirs.
Part 2: basic concepts of hydrology
Hydrological cycle and its components. Description of the main hydrological variables: temperature, rainfall, discharge. Measurement of precipitation: raingauges, radar. Estimation of areal precipitation: the Thiessen polygons. Measurement of discharge: direct and not (stage discharge relationship). Concept of a watershed. Description of floods, of hydrological risk and hydrograph definition (direct runoff and baseflow). Elements of statistical hydrology. Main used distributions (Gumbel, Lognormal, Exponential). Return period of an hydrological variable. Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves. Estimation of the design discharge: rational formula, concentration time, Giandotti formula.
Part 3: basic concepts of irrigation
Relationship between water and soil: soil physical properties, infiltration, movement of water into soil. Relationship between water and crops: evapotranspiration, irrigation parameters. Description of the main irrigation techniques (pipes and channels). Drainage of the terrain.
MECHANISATION OF AGRICULTURE
Second Semester
6
AGR/09
Learning objectives
Module Agricultural machinery
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organisational instructions related to agricultural machinery technology in its constructional, functional and operational aspects.
Students are expected to acquire the necessary elements for the knowledge of the constitution of agricultural machinery (endothermic engines, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, tyres, driving and control organs, implement connection systems, machine safety, ergonomics) and the correct use of agricultural machinery (grip, skid control, soil compaction).
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to foster the student's acquisition of knowledge and understanding such as to
- Understand the elements underlying the correct choice and use of an agricultural machine;
- Design suitable work sites, both from the point of view of the forces involved (tractor-soil interaction) and from that of safety;
- Define the economic aspects in the choice of the most suitable model for the farm's needs
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose the tractor according to the forces to be exerted;
- Making analyses on the economic viability of machines;
- Conducting research on models on the market and being able to understand their technical aspects.
Communication Skills
The aim of the course is also to enable the student to develop specific skills through individual work with a ppt presentation on a particular agricultural machine model of the student's choice. The illustration in the examination trains the student in public presentation.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to promote knowledge of the theoretical foundations and applications of physics (mechanics and thermodynamics) to modern agricultural machinery, knowledge that can be used in both professional and scientific activities. The knowledge will also be usable for understanding the technological applications underlying modern production systems.
121352 - RURAL BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE
First Semester
8
AGR/10
Learning objectives
1. Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organizational instructions to be able to elaborate, from a systemic perspective and on a business basis, projects that solve engineering problems in the field of rural and the agricultural landscape.
2. Applying Knowledge and Understanding
The course intends to help students acquire the knowledge and skills such as to:
- Be able to perform the professional roles of planner, works director and building tester;
- Design simple structural elements within the limits of the agronomist's professional competence;
- Define the planimetric distribution and the dimensions of the various parts of a livestock building and greenhouse for protected crops also in function of partial or total automation;
- Drawing up the energy balance of a livestock building and a greenhouse with the calculation of energy inputs and outputs;
- Preserve, valorise and redevelop the agricultural landscape, with particular attention to rural buildings.
3. Making Judgments
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose between different layout solutions;
- Knowing how to choose materials to define the degree of thermal insulation of a building;
- Conducting bibliographic research on scientific, regulatory, and technical sources, and delving into social, professional, and ethical considerations.
4. Communication Skills
The course also aims to enable students to develop specific skills through educational activities to ensure an adequate level of communication regarding ideas, problems, and solutions related to the technical and scientific training pertinent to rural and forestry constructions.
5. Learning Skills.
The course is designed to foster the development of the necessary skills in the use of technology, such as to ensure the student's constant updating of knowledge useful for the performance of his or her professional or scientific activity, with particular regard to the consultation of regulatory, legislative, technological, digital, methodological and experimental innovation sources in relation to rural and forestry constructions.
121354 - ARBORICOLTURE OF FRUIT CROPS
Second Semester
6
AGR/03
Learning objectives
Educational objectives
The course will provide information on: the morpho-anatomical structure of the fruit tree bearing in mind that it is a plant generated from two different individuals; the functions of the different vegetative and reproductive organs of the plant; the ecophysiology of the fruit plant and the regulatory mechanisms dependent by the endogenous and exogenous interaction, affecting bud dormancy, endogenous plant hormones and exogenous phytoregulators, photosynthesis and respiration, source-sink relationships; the fruit growth, ripening, harvesting and storage; the propagation techniques of fruit species; the orchard design, implementation and sustainable management; monographic study of fruit trees; notes of digital applications to the orchard.
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students must demonstrate knowledge of the anatomical, physiological and functional characteristics of the fruit tree, its eco-physiological interactions with the environment and the specific features of its cultivation and products in order to be able to manage these crop systems according to modern criteria and high production quality standards.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Students will learn to identify and understand issues by applying their knowledge of the topics covered in the programme, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the fruit tree and its place in the environment, enabling them to address issues and design fruit orchard system with a focus on sustainability and technological innovation.
Making judgement
At the end of the course, students will have acquired specific basic knowledge about fruit trees and their interaction with the surrounding environment and cultivation systems for these species, enabling them to develop the ability to analyze and intervene on the tree and in the orchard in order to plan agronomic interventions aimed at improving quantitative and qualitative production.
Communication skills
The student will acquire the ability to communicate the knowledge on structure, morphology and ecophysiology of plant fruit crops and the orchard management systems and will be able to diffuse in comprehensive manner and present original papers and manuscripts using appropriate and correct language.
Learning ability
The student will acquire the ability to update oneself by means of keyword searches and consultation of texts, bibliographic databases, scientific publications of national and international relevance in order to participate profitably in upgrade courses, seminars, conferences, master’s courses etc.
121353 - CROP PRODUCTION
Second Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
Students will acquire comprehensive knowledge of the biology, classification and production technology of major field crops, including cereals, grain legumes, fodder crops, root and tuber crops, oil and fibre crops, and industrial crops cultivated in Uzbekistan. They will understand the ecological requirements, growth and development patterns, and economic importance of these crops, as well as principles of modern, resource-efficient crop production.
Applying knowledge and understanding: Students will be able to design and justify crop production technologies adapted to specific soil–climatic conditions; select suitable varieties and predecessors; determine seeding rates, fertilizer norms and irrigation regimes; and apply integrated crop management practices (weed, pest and disease control, harvesting and post-harvest handling) to obtain high and sustainable yields.
Making judgments: Students will develop the ability to critically evaluate different cultivation technologies and crop rotations, assess the impact of agronomic measures on yield and product quality, and choose optimal, environmentally safe and economically efficient production solutions under market conditions.
Communication skills: Students will strengthen their ability to describe crop morphology and biology, explain production technologies, prepare and present agronomic recommendations, discuss field observations and experimental results, and communicate effectively with farmers, agronomists and other specialists.
Learning skills: The course fosters independent learning and professional growth by encouraging students to work with scientific and regulatory literature, national crop registers, statistical and online agrarian information resources, and to follow innovations and best practices in crop production and agro-technology.
121367 - INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN CROP MANAGEMENT
Second Semester
6
AGR/13
121356 - STORAGE AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Second Semester
6
AGR/02
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
15180 - AGRONOMY
RAFFAELE CASA
First Semester
7
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The objectives of the Agronomy course are to provide students with the tools to be able to understand and critically analyze the functioning and management of the agroecosystem and to have an understanding of the expected effects on the system by the main components of the technical itinerary typical of herbaceous and arboreal cropping systems. The course is structured in two parts. In the first part, the functioning of the agroecosystem is analyzed, in order to provide a basic knowledge on the main aspects of the biophysical factors of the system, e.g. those concerning climatic factors, soil, water. The second part analyzes the interventions typically carried out for the management of the agroecosystem that take the form of practices such as tillage, irrigation, fertilization, rotation and management of weeds. Attendance at lectures and exercises, although optional, is strongly recommended.
Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to develop in students knowledge and understanding skills, such as:
• To know and understand the environmental factors that influence the functioning of the agroecosystem and agricultural plant production, in particular related to soil, climate and ecophysiological interactions within plant communities.
• Know and understand the techniques and technologies that can be used to manage an agroecosystem in a productive and sustainable way, with particular reference to irrigation, tillage, hydraulic-agricultural land systems, weed control, fertilization and organization of the cropping system.
Applied knowledge and understanding
The course will allow students to apply knowledge and understanding, allowing for example to:
• describe the main mechanisms of physical and/or biological action that determine the influence of environmental factors in the soil-atmosphere-plant system
• know the hydraulic-agricultural land systems of plain and hilly environments with a view to combating erosion and hydrogeological degradation and contrasting waterlogging phenomena
• classify fertilizers and learn about their use with a view to productivity and sustainability
• classify soil tillage equipment and choose the most suitable types for different operating contexts
• classify the technical solutions and tools available for irrigation and its management with a view to saving water
• know types of weeds and strategies for physical, biological or chemical intervention on weeds
Making judgements
The course will allow you to develop autonomy of judgment at various levels, such as:
• hypothesize what effects of soil and atmosphere influence agricultural production
• propose the most suitable agro-techniques to deal with the most frequent cultivation problems
Communication skills
Participating in the lessons and/or using the material made available independently will facilitate the development and application of communication skills, such as:
• provide a sufficient range of practical examples of the application of agronomic cultivation techniques
• use an appropriate and up-to-date agronomic technical vocabulary.
Learning skills
Participating in the lessons and/or independently using the material made available will facilitate the consolidation of one's learning skills, allowing for example to:
• activate a program of continuous education and update of personal knowledge
• Independently identify the ways to acquire information
• identify and use the sources of information most useful to technical updating.
First part: agroecosystems biophysical factors
The agricultural crop (growth indices). Climate and agricultural crops: solar radiation; evapotranspiration; temeperature; rainfall; effective rainfall.
Cultivated and natural soils: definition, functions, composition; soil profile; fertility and productivity.
Soil texture and particle size distribution: stony soils; sandy soils; silty soils; clay soils; loam.
Soil structure: general aspects and structure types; role of soil structure; assemblage and size of aggregates; stability of aggregates; porosity; factors acting on soil structure.
Soil chemical and physico-chemical properties: composition; soil solution and cation exchange capacity; soil pH; salinity anomalies.
Soil water: measuring soil moisture; soil water potential; water retention curve and its determination.
Second part: agroecosystem management
Soil tillage.
Irrigation: irrigation variables; watering rate; water use efficiency; irrigation timing; seasonal crop water requirements; irrigation methods; irrigation water quality.
Soil organic matter (SOM) and organic fertilizers: types of organic matter and their origin; soil transformations and humic balance; factor acting on SOM transformations; SOM functions; organic fertilization; commercial organic fertilizers.
Mineral fertilization: classification and market requirements of mineral fertilizers; nitrogen fertilizers; phosphate fertilizers; potassium fertilizers; composite mineral fertilizers; crop response to fertilizers; optimal fertilization rate; farm requirements and environmental constraints; fertilization plans; yield quality response to fertilization.
Weed management: preventive measures; physical direct means; chemical weed management.
Cropping systems: species sequence and rotations.
examMode
The assessment of knowledge and skills takes place through an oral examination for the entire programme. In the exam 6 questions are asked in which further discussions, clarification and possible calculations are requested, on the whole programme. The overall assessment is obtained from the sum of the score given to each question, a maximum of 5 points each.
In the evaluation of the test and in the attribution of the final grade will take into account: the level of content knowledge demonstrated (superficial, appropriate, precise and complete, complete and thorough), the ability to apply theoretical concepts (errors in applying the concepts, (sufficient, good, good, well-established), the ability to analyse, synthesis and interdisciplinary links (sufficient, good, excellent), the ability to make critical sense and make judgments (sufficient, good, excellent), mastery of expression ( poor exposure, simple, clear and correct, safe and correct).
books
Textbook:
Authors: P. Ceccon, M. Fagnano, C. Grignani, M. Monti, S. Orlandini
title: AGRONOMIA
edition: EDISES 2017 (http://www.edises.it/universitario/agronomia.html)
Lesson slides, recordings and other material made available by the professor
mode
Teaching will take place with classroom lectures supported by slides and discussion with students, laboratory exercises, educational-experimental agricultural company and visits to farms
Lab practicals in the DAFNE Lab of Soil Physics: 15 hours.
Demonstration of the methods of soil sampling and analysis of the main physical soil properties, including e.g.: soil texture, stability of aggregates, porosity, water retention curve. Demonstration of soil moisture measurements and equipment.
Calculation of a fertilization plan based on soil nutrients balance methodology.
Field practicals: 19 hours
Visits to farms (at least a farm in the Province of Viterbo and a large farm outside the Province) with demonstration of the equipment for soil tillage, fertilization, sowing, irrigation and discussion of the agronomic management carried out by the farm.
Visits to the experimental farm of Tuscia University to demonstrate the equipment available, including agrometeorological instruments.
classRoomMode
Attendance, although not mandatory, is essential to achieve the indicated training objectives, especially with regard to exercises.
bibliography
Luigi Giardini
titolo: L'AGRONOMIA per conservare il futuro (6° edizione)
edizione: Patron Editore Bologna 2012
15184 - HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE
GIUSEPPE COLLA
First Semester
6
AGR/04
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge and technical skills for planning and sustainable management of vegetables and flower crops with reference to the typical crops of the Mediterranean basin. For each crop, information on diffusion, botanical characteristics, crop cycle, agrotechnical and product quality will be provided. A further objective of the course is to provide knowledge and skills on nursery productions.
General part
- Importance of vegetable crop production and floriculture in Italy and in the World
- Classification of vegetable crops and flower crops
- Quality of products (vegetables and flowers)
- Propagation and nursery
- Protected cultivation (greenhouses, tunnels)
- Planning productions and crop rotations
- Cultural techniques: soil preparation, planting, mulching, irrigation, fertilization, weed control, growth regulators, harvest.
Special Part
Economic importance, botanical characteristics, pedo-climatic needs, agronomic techniques, low-input and organic production, utilization of edible product in the main vegetable crops (asparagus, artichoke, cawliflower, lettuce, melon, processing tomato and fresh-market tomato) and flower crops (chirsantemum, gerbera, lilium).
examMode
Oral test with less than 10 students
Written test with more than 10 students
books
Orticoltura. Principi e pratica. di A. Pardossi, G. Prosdocimi Gianquinto, P. Santamaria, 2018. Edagricole-New Business Media
'Biostimolanti per un'agricoltura sostenibile' Ed. Informatore Agrario. Curatori: Colla, Rouphael
classRoomMode
Optional
bibliography
Orticoltura. Principi e pratica. di A. Pardossi, G. Prosdocimi Gianquinto, P. Santamaria, 2018. Edagricole-New Business Media
'Biostimolanti per un'agricoltura sostenibile' Ed. Informatore Agrario. Curatori: Colla, Rouphael
15193 - TRAINING STAGE
First Semester
13
15596 - IN VITRO CULTURE TECHNIQUES
CRISTIAN SILVESTRI
First Semester
6
AGR/03
Learning objectives
Knowledge and Understanding: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of plant propagation techniques, nursery practices, certification and patenting of new plant varieties, genetic improvement of fruit species through in vitro culture, organization of a micropropagation laboratory, and micropropagation protocols for certain internationally significant fruit tree species.
Applying Knowledge and Understanding: Students will apply micropropagation techniques, germplasm conservation, embryo culture, and genetic modifications to improve plant quality and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Making Judgements: Students will develop the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of various propagation methods, identifying and solving specific problems related to in vitro culture and genetic engineering techniques.
Communication Skills: Students will enhance their communication skills by clearly presenting their research findings and collaborating effectively with industry experts during seminar activities.
Learning Skills: The course encourages continuous learning, preparing students to stay updated on new techniques and discoveries in the field of micropropagation and agricultural biotechnology.
Plant propagation and nursery industries. Plant organs and tissues. Certification of plant materials, patents and novelties. Organization of a micropropagation lab, culture media, components, physiological and morphogenic response of explants, choice of plant material. Multiplication and de novo shoot organogenesis. Cell culture and their application.
In vitro culture and germplasm preservation. Embryo rescue, Embryo culture and techniques to overcome incompatibility (mentor pollen, in vitro pollination ecc…). In vitro culture for breeding and genetics (somaclonal variation, protoplast fusion, hybrids, molecules for selective pressure, elicitors). Genetic engineering: a) Agrobacterium spp., b) PEG, c) electroporation d) biolostic, e) analysis of scientific paper
examMode
Interview. The evaluation consists of an interview to verify the knowledge acquired, to verify the critical ability and the capacity to analyze recent literature. In addition, the student can prepare an in-depth presentation on a topic agreed with the teacher (however, this activity does not exclude the study of the entire program and does not exempt from taking the oral test).
Everyone will be asked a question aimed at ascertaining their ability to carry out basic operations and calculations for the formulation and preparation of the culture media.
books
- Material provided by the teacher
- Pierik R. L. 1999, In Vitro Culture of Higher Plants , Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Triggiano et al 2010, English version
- Hartman e Kester Propagazione delle piante. EDAGRICOLE
mode
Teaching will be delivered in presence , following the Rules of Tuscia University
classRoomMode
course attendance is optional, however strongly recommended.
bibliography
see adopted testbooks
15595 - BIOTECNOLOGIES OF CROP PRODUCTION
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12
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Learning objectives
1) Knowledge and understanding: the course aim to provide the student with the basic principles of biotechnologies applicable to crop breeding and to improve crop productivity.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: basic biotechnological methodologies are introduced with reference to molecular marker development and in vitro culture, including those useful for the study of genetic variability and for obtaining interspecific hybrids.
3) Making judgements: the advantages and disadvantages of each presented technology are illustrated, to develop the student's critical sense.
4) Communication skills: students are asked questions during the classes, both to keep their attention and to teach them to ask questions and give adequate answers.
5) Learning skills: the theoretical bases of the different genetic biotechnologies presented are provided and, for some of them, also the practical bases, through laboratory and in silico exercises.
BIOTECNOLOGIE GENETICHE
STEFANIA MASCI
Second Semester
6
AGR/07
Learning objectives
Learning Objectives: The course aims to provide foundational knowledge and an understanding of recombinant DNA techniques, with a particular focus on the agricultural context. The goal is to prepare students to acquire skills and develop independent judgment in plant biotechnology topics, with special attention to crop production and sustainability. In addition, the course aims to enhance learning abilities and communication skills, including the capacity to clearly and appropriately discuss topics related to plant biotechnology.
The course starts with the basic principles of recombinant DNA illustrating the mechanism of action of of restriction and modification enzymes, and gene cloning through host-vector systems.
The mechanism of action of standard and quantitative PCR is presented in detail, but particular importance is given to applications of such methodologies, through specific examples.
Among the different methods of DNA sequencing only the Sanger method is reported, both in its manual and automated versions.
The various techniques of analysis of nucleic acids and proteins, including electrophoresis on agarose and polyacrylamide and through blotting (Southern, Northern and Western blotting), and the different fields of application of these techniques are presented.
In regard to libreries, both the construction process, and the analysis of the genomic, cDNA and expression libraries are shown, with an emphasis on information obtained from their use.
The Arabidopsis thaliana and Homo sapiens genome projects are presented, explaining the criteria of choice of model organisms, and information obtained by the complete knowledge of these genomes.
Structural, functional and comparative genomics, as well as the technologies related to each of these branches, are presented. In particular, technologies related to structural genomics, through analysis of the genomic libraries for the sequencing of extended portions of DNA, and to functional genomics, through the main techniques of analysis of transcriptome and proteome, are explained.
Finally, genetically modified plants are presented: how they are realized through the two main systems (biolistic and Agrobacterium), by illustrating advantages and disadvantages of both these methods; how a genetic construct for expression in plants is made, which genetically modified plants are present on the market, with hints related to the issue of their acceptability.
Practical classes:
• Bacterial transformation using a recombinant plasmid vector, which is extracted in a subsequent practical class and characterized by agarose gel electrophoresis
• Standard PCR to determine the presence of a specific transgene in plants of GM wheats
• SDS-PAGE to analyze the protein composition of wheat kernels
• The use of the spectrophotometer to determine the amount of DNA and proteins
If the students are more than 30, practical classes are performed in turns.
examMode
The students that regularly attend the course, or prefer to take the exam in two parts, can take part in the written exemption held in the middle of the course (during the specific week of suspension of the course). Only those who pass this first exemption can take the second and final part of the exam in the same way, at the end of the course.
The written exemptions consist of multiple choice questions to which a positive score is assigned in case of a correct answer, and a negative score in case of a wrong answer, or with questions with open answer
It is possible to make oral exemption on request
The oral exam is taken exclusively on the entire program. In this case two questions are posed: one concerns the first part of the course (up to the libraries included) and the second concerns the final part.The final score is the average of the two scores of the respective exemptions or of the two oral questions, with particular attention at the second part.
There are two questions that do not allow to continue the exam unless at least a sufficient level of knowledge is ascertained: 1) standard and quantitative PCR, along with their applications in different fields 2) Genetically Modified Plants.
The course starts with the basic principles of recombinant DNA illustrating the mechanism of action of of restriction and modification enzymes, and gene cloning through host-vector systems.
The mechanism of action of standard and quantitative PCR is presented in detail, but particular importance is given to applications of such methodologies, through specific examples.
Among the different methods of DNA sequencing only the Sanger method is reported, both in its manual and automated versions.
The various techniques of analysis of nucleic acids and proteins, including electrophoresis on agarose and polyacrylamide and through blotting (Southern, Northern and Western blotting), and the different fields of application of these techniques are presented.
In regard to libreries, both the construction process, and the analysis of the genomic, cDNA and expression libraries are shown, with an emphasis on information obtained from their use.
The Arabidopsis thaliana and Homo sapiens genome projects are presented, explaining the criteria of choice of model organisms, and information obtained by the complete knowledge of these genomes.
Structural, functional and comparative genomics, as well as the technologies related to each of these branches, are presented. In particular, technologies related to structural genomics, through analysis of the genomic libraries for the sequencing of extended portions of DNA, and to functional genomics, through the main techniques of analysis of transcriptome and proteome, are explained.
Finally, genetically modified plants are presented: how they are realized through the two main systems (biolistic and Agrobacterium), by illustrating advantages and disadvantages of both these methods; how a genetic construct for expression in plants is made, which genetically modified plants are present on the market, with hints related to the issue of their acceptability.
Practical classes:
• Bacterial transformation using a recombinant plasmid vector, which is extracted in a subsequent practical class and characterized by agarose gel electrophoresis
• Standard PCR to determine the presence of a specific transgene in plants of GM wheats
• SDS-PAGE to analyze the protein composition of wheat kernels
• The use of the spectrophotometer to determine the amount of DNA and proteins
If the students are more than 30, practical classes are performed in turns.
examMode
The students that regularly attend the course, or prefer to take the exam in two parts, can take part in the written exemption held in the middle of the course (during the specific week of suspension of the course). Only those who pass this first exemption can take the second and final part of the exam in the same way, at the end of the course.
The written exemptions consist of multiple choice questions to which a positive score is assigned in case of a correct answer, and a negative score in case of a wrong answer, or with questions with open answer
It is possible to make oral exemption on request
The oral exam is taken exclusively on the entire program. In this case two questions are posed: one concerns the first part of the course (up to the libraries included) and the second concerns the final part.The final score is the average of the two scores of the respective exemptions or of the two oral questions, with particular attention at the second part.
There are two questions that do not allow to continue the exam unless at least a sufficient level of knowledge is ascertained: 1) standard and quantitative PCR, along with their applications in different fields 2) Genetically Modified Plants.
books
Molecular Biotechnologies, Brown
Slides
classRoomMode
Not mandatory but advised
BIOTECNOLOGIE PER IL MIGLIORAMENTO DELLE PIANTE AGRARIE
ANDREA MAZZUCATO
Second Semester
6
AGR/07
Learning objectives
1) Knowledge and understanding: the course aim to provide the student with the basic principles of biotechnologies applicable to crop breeding and to improve crop productivity.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: basic biotechnological methodologies are introduced with reference to molecular marker development and in vitro culture, including those useful for the study of genetic variability and for obtaining interspecific hybrids.
3) Making judgements: the advantages and disadvantages of each presented technology are illustrated, to develop the student's critical sense.
4) Communication skills: students are asked questions during the classes, both to keep their attention and to teach them to ask questions and give adequate answers.
5) Learning skills: the theoretical bases of the different genetic biotechnologies presented are provided and, for some of them, also the practical bases, through laboratory and in silico exercises.
Biotechnology for the improvement of crop production.
Introduction to the role of biotechnologies applied to plant production with reference to genetic engineering, in vitro cell and tissue cultures, to technologies for diagnosis and traceability, to the study of genetic variability for phylogenesis, varietal characterization and management of germplasm, to the techniques for manipulating protoplasts and obtaining interspecific hybrids.
Molecular markers and genetic analysis.
Concept of genetic marker and introduction to molecular polymorphism analysis.
Biochemical markers. Molecular markers, hybridization and PCR, RFLP and VNTR markers, RAPD, SCAR, CAPS, AFLP, SSR, ISSR, SNP markers.
Use of molecular markers
Studies of formal genetics and development of association maps;
search for markers associated with loci that control qualitative and quantitative characters;
positional cloning of Mendelian and QTL genes;
marker assisted selection for genetic improvement;
linkage disequilibrium and mapping by association;
genetic variability analysis, genetic distances and clustering methods;
varietal characterization and gene flow analysis.
Practice topics.
In silico research of microsatellite markers and identification of primer pairs to amplify the SSR region.
Search for single nucleotide polymorphisms from EST libraries by sequence alignment.
Screening of an F2 population segregating morphological and molecular markers, phenotyping, genotyping (DNA extraction, PCR, electrophoresis), data analysis.
examMode
The judgment and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, to connect interdisciplinary knowledge, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure.
The final vote of this module (Biotechnology for the improvement of agricultural plants), being integrated with the module held by Prof. S. Masci, will contribute to the final grade of the teaching with a weight equal to 50%.
Attending students can take a written exam concerning the techniques for detecting DNA polymorphisms that are exempt from the respective part of the program. Students who do not pass the written test with satisfactory results can take the entire exam in oral form.
books
Barcaccia & Falcinelli - Genetica e genomica Vol. III - Liguori editore.
Material provided by the teacher during the course.
mode
The course is composed of frontal lessons (5 CFU) and practical activities (1 CFU).
classRoomMode
Attending the course is not compulsory but strongly recommended.
bibliography
Additional materials related to several topics of the program will be indicated by the lecturer during classes and will be then available on Moodle.
15181 - RURAL TECTONICS AND TOPOGRAPHY
ALVARO MARUCCI
Second Semester
8
AGR/10
Learning objectives
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organizational instructions to be able to elaborate, from a systemic perspective and on a business basis, projects that solve engineering problems in the field of rural construction.
Students must acquire the necessary elements for the design of buildings for livestock farms and greenhouses for plant production.
In this area, students will have to know the basic principles of facility design, the criteria for defining functional spaces for animals and for carrying out related operations, the principles of climate control and automation.
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course intends to help students acquire the knowledge and skills such as to:
- Be able to perform the professional roles of planner, works director and building tester;
- Design simple structural elements within the limits of the agronomist's professional competence;
- Define the planimetric distribution and the dimensions of the various parts of a livestock building and greenhouse for protected crops also in function of partial or total automation;
- Drawing up the energy balance of a livestock building and a greenhouse with the calculation of energy inputs and outputs.
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose between different layout solutions of the various departments in animal husbandry buildings;
- Knowing how to choose materials to define the degree of thermal insulation of a building;
- Conducting bibliographic research on scientific, regulatory, and technical sources, and delving into social, professional, and ethical considerations.
Communication Skills
The course also aims to enable students to develop specific skills through educational activities to ensure an adequate level of communication regarding ideas, problems, and solutions related to the technical and scientific training pertinent to rural construction.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to foster the development of the necessary skills in the use of technology, such as to ensure the student's constant updating of knowledge useful for the performance of his or her professional or scientific activity, with particular regard to the consultation of regulatory, legislative, technological, digital, methodological and experimental innovation sources in relation to rural construction.
- Construction Science
Generalities on elastic bodies, Hooke's law; real behavior of bodies under load; coefficients of resistance and safety.
Simple and Compound Solicitations: Solicitations simple structures with straight axis; diagrams of tensions; solids loaded tip.
Theory of beams: constraints; load mode; diagrams of the bending moment and shear; calculation and verification of isostatic beams.
Snow load, wind load. Method semi-probabilistic limit state. The laminated wood. Design and verification of reinforced concrete structures.
Cows's stables: Types of the stables; design and construction of the stables; organization and sizing of free stalls; structural characteristics of the different areas and the utility rooms.
Stables for calves: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of cattle for fattening; types of fences and paving; management of manure.
Stables for pigs: General organization of pig; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; types of flooring; management of manure.
Hospitalizations for pigs: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of pigs; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; flooring; management of manure.
Greenhouses: The greenhouse effect; the energy balance; materials transparent coating; types of greenhouses, sizing, control microclimate.
- Control of environmental conditions
Role of the buildings in the modern farm; basic requirements of the farm buildings.
The energy balance in farm buildings: bio-climatic factors and physical factors that characterize the microclimate; the terms of the energy balance; the air-steam mixture; the psychrometric chart.
B) Topography
Survey instrument and methods, GPS survey, cartography.
examMode
During the course and at the end of this course, students, to access the exam, must set up and draw up some design drawings (plan, section and elevation) of an agricultural building for animal or vegetable breeding. During the preparation of the papers these are subjected to revision by the professor.
For the purposes of assigning the mark, the level of knowledge of the contents, the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical sense and the clarity of presentation are taken into account.
books
Teaching material provided by the teacher during the course;
mode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
classRoomMode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
bibliography
Open access scientific articles provided by the professor
15182 - HERBACEOUS CROPS
ROBERTO RUGGERI
Second Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of herbaceous crops and the full understanding of the topics developed during lectures, for their application in the management of the most common national cropping systems, taking into account the needs, the pedoclimatic conditions and the available resources. Additional objectives are: the knowledge to face the future study of cropping systems and the ability to communicate the acquired concepts with an appropriate terminology.
Description and classification, crop cycle and environmental requirements, agronomic practices and yield of the following crops:
- Wheat
- Barley
- Corn
- Rapeseed
- Sunflower
- Soybean
- Fava bean
- Chickpea
- Lentil
- Forage crops (alfa-alfa, clovers)
examMode
The oral exam is based on three questions. The first concerns the identification of crop species.
Each question will be evaluated according to a 0-10 score.
The final score will be determined by the following aspects: knowledge, ability to think critically and to summarize, correct use of technical terminology.
The right answer to the first question is compulsory.
books
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
mode
Class lectures and practical field training
classRoomMode
Attendance is optional
bibliography
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
15183 - POMOLOGY
ROSARIO MULEO
Second Semester
6
AGR/03
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding;
Students will be provided with information to understand the biology and phenology of fruit tree plants, as well as hints of physiology and their and peculiarities to achieve production that ensures quality, environmental sustainability, and producer income.
Applying knowledge and understanding;
The knowledge acquired and experience gained through exercises as well as attendance of lectures will enable students to penetrate the topics, and through analysis, and exercising critical methodology to understand the problems in the field and to put forward hypotheses for overcoming them, as well as to formulate innovative use hypotheses, with originality and with multidisciplinary approaches (ecophysiology, plant physiology, chemistry and gronomy), in the use of tree plants.
Making judgements;
The understanding of the issues, their framing in environmental and agronomic processes, and the generation of hypotheses for applications will strengthen the student's ability to synthesise and integrate knowledge and enable him/her to generate judgements anchored in reality and advance hypotheses for agronomic studies and applications to acquire new information with scientific rigour.
Communication skills;
The set of experiences conducted will enable the student to expose his knowledge, reflections and conjectures to a wide audience, enriched by extensive knowledge of cultivation, scientific literature and methodologies and with the necessary robustness, as a result of a solid training that will enable him to generate original conclusions. The student will thus be able to address a specialized audience and clearly disseminate knowledge to a broad public.
Learning skills;
Through classroom lectures, exercises and study visits, the student will acquire the tools for in-depth independent knowledge and independent thinking.
Prerequisites;
Students are advised to have knowledge in agronomy, chemistry, botany and plant physiology.
- Identification and description of the main functions of the external morphology components and internal anatomy of insects
- Knowledge of insect post-embryonic development
- Insects' classification at order level
- Knowledge of the main strategies and tools to control insect pests of agricultural interest to minimize the environmental impact
- Knowledge of the main monitoring techniques to estimate the pest population abundance in cultivated fields. Knowledge of the main concepts related to estimation and prediction of pest infestations. Introduction to "ditigal agriculture" concepts.
- Identification and description of the main insect pests of agricultural interest and knowledge of the main control actions
Knowledge and understanding skills
The teaching aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding skills, such as:
- Knowing and understanding the salient features of the entomological world
- knowing the logic of post-embryonic development and the fundamental morphological characters. - To know and understand the biology and ethology of insects, with particular regard to phytophagous and beneficial insects
Applied knowledge and understanding
Teaching will enable knowledge and understanding to be applied, for example
- Recognize an insect down to family level.
- Apply population control systems according to the ethology of the phytophagous
- Develop manual skills in entomological management at both the laboratory and field level.
- Identify the logic of agricultural production and develop appropriate entomological adversity control systems
Autonomy of judgement
Teaching will enable autonomy of judgment to be developed at various levels, such as
- Hypothesizing the main phytophagous insects of the crops under examination
- propose the most appropriate control 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 recognition and control systems
- using appropriate and up-to-date technical agronomic vocabulary.
Learning skills
Participating in lectures and exercises, making independent use of the material made available will facilitate the consolidation of one's learning skills, allowing, for example
- stimulate an autonomous program of continuous updating of knowledge.
- independently identify ways of acquiring information from the experiential knowledge of farmers and the professional knowledge of agronomists
- identify and utilize the most useful sources of information for personal updating.
15597 - ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
LOREDANA BASIRICO'
First Semester
6
AGR/18
Learning objectives
In line with the educational objectives of the Degree Course in 'Agricultural and Environmental Sciences', the teaching given to students who choose the 'Agricultural Biotechnology' curriculum aims to provide the student with the principles underlying the genetic improvement of animals in livestock production, the biotechnology of animal reproduction and the molecular and cellular biology applied to animal production.
1) Knowledge and understanding
The student will develop basic and advanced knowledge relating to the systems of genetic improvement in animal production and the application of genomics to genetic improvement processes, the application of biotechnology to animal reproduction, and will acquire the knowledge and manual skills in the use of cell cultures for physiology studies in the animal field.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge acquired will give the student the ability to interpret and perform broad-spectrum methodological and instrumental procedures for biological and molecular research in the animal production sector.
3) Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired will guarantee the student the ability to make conscious autonomy of judgment with reference to the interpretation of protocols and the evaluation and interpretation of experimental laboratory data.
4) Communication skills
The knowledge acquired by the student will allow him to present the experimental results and communicate what he has learned using appropriate, clear and professional language.
5) Learning skills
The skills acquired by the student will allow him to develop a critical capacity that will allow him to face with great flexibility the different professional contexts in which he will have to operate.
Animal cell cultures: Background. The laboratory of cell culture: general principles on the maintenance of cell cultures. Description of main equipment of animal cell cultures laboratory. Tools and material to isolate and grow cell cultures. The main types of animal cell cultures: primary cultures and cell lines. Differences between primary and cell lines cultures. Basic techniques for immortalized cell cultures in adhesion and in suspension. Trypsinization, counted and propagation of a cell line. Analysis of cell viability. Techniques of disinfection and sterilization. Material and methods of sterilization. Contamination control. Elimination of microbial contamination in cell cultures. Safety standards in laboratory cell cultures. Techniques of cell preservation: cryopreservation. "In vitro" cytotoxicity tests.
Nutraceutics of products of animal origin and use of natural bioactive molecules for animal welfare.
Reproductive biotechnology: instrumental insemination, techniques for the production of embryos, MOET and OPU, in vitro fertilization, sexing of semen and embryos.
Animal transgenesis: history and application. Overview of gene transfer strategies in animal cells. DNA-mediated transformation. Transformation techniques. Transformation transient and stable transformation. The selectable markers. The reporter genes. Main expression systems in animal cells. Retroviral vectors. Methods for the production/generation of transgenic mice. Microinjection of the pronucleus. Transfection of early embryos. Transfection of ES cells. Random recombination and homologous recombination. "Gene targeting" in ES cells. Introduction of small mutations. Targeting vectors: insertion and replacement. "Gene targeting." The knock out. The knock on. Positive-negative selection of ES cells. Use of transgenic animals in biotechnology and in basic research. Animal cloning.
RNA interference (RNAi). The discovery of gene interference and gene silencing with small RNAs. siRNA and miRNA. The function of miRNAs. The biochemistry of gene silencing mediated by small RNAs. Potential therapeutic applications of RNAi.
Quantitative PCR (Real Time PCR); differences between QPCR endpoint and QPCR in real time; chemical fluorogenic in real time PCR "specific" and "non-specific"; absolute quantification and relative quantification. Examples of real time PCR in livestock farming.
DNA sequencing: New DNA sequencing techniques and Applications in the livestock production.
Genetic improvement
to. Quantitative genetics
b. Genomics
Practical applications of molecular markers in domestic species. Control of diseases and food safety using DNA for the traceability of animal products, crossings and improved selections, increased efficiency of livestock production, individual identification, sex identification, assessment relationship, identification of genetic markers associated with genes responsible for diseases. SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as marker for the identification of candidate genes associated to marker assisted selection.
Practical classes:
Animal Cell culture: epithelial cells of bovine mammary gland. Trypsinization and cells counting. Cellular protein extraction and quantification by colorimetric assay. RNA extraction from cell culture and quantification using fluorometric assay, reverse transcription of RNA. Quantitative PCR (Real Time PCR) for gene expression evaluation in bovine mammary gland cells.
examMode
The assessment test is oral and will include at least three questions, which will tend to ascertain the student's theoretical knowledge of the part presented in class. Each question will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10. The final mark will correspond to the sum of the three individual marks. For the purposes of assigning the grade, the commitment and active participation in the exercises proposed during the course will also be taken into consideration. Particular attention is paid to the student's ability to reason in a transversal way, connecting the notions of various parts of the teaching through the necessary logical-deductive connections, and to communicate using clear and appropriate language.
books
G.L. Mariottini et al. " Introduzione alle colture cellulari", Ed.Tecniche Nuove, 2010.
J. D. Watson, A. A. Caudy, R. M. Myers, J. A. Witkowski “DNA ricombinante«, Zanichelli, 2008.
Barcaccia G. e Falcinelli M. «Genetica e genomica» vol. III, Genomica e biotecnologie genetiche, capitolo 21, pag 1041-1123. Liguori editore.
SANDRUCCI A., TREVISI E. (A CURA DI), Produzioni Animali. ED. EDISES, 2022.
mode
The course is structured in frontal lessons, classroom exercises, and practical laboratory experimentation, particularly in 38 hours of theoretical lessons and 10 hours of laboratory exercises. The lessons presented are provided to students in online teaching materials. The exercises are practical and are designed to provide the opportunity for each student to apply what they learned in class with the instrumentation available and will be performed in groups of 6-8 students in the teacher’s lab.
classRoomMode
Attendance of classroom lessons is optional, but the participation in exercises and visits to farms are strongly recommended, because they allow the student to learn and appropriate theoretical knowledge in the context of its use.
bibliography
Teaching material provided by the teacher. Lesson notes, reference bibliography or other material will be inserted by the teacher on the dedicated website (Moodle platform).
120428 - .
KATIA LIBURDI
First Semester
6
AGR/15
Learning objectives
1) Knowledge and understanding
Acquisition of knowledge concerning the main processes and products of food processing, with particular emphasis on issues related to technologies/biotechnologies for raw material processing, plant and animal origin. Understanding of the biotechnological and conservation function of fermentative microorganisms (lactic/acetic bacteria and yeasts). Knowledge of physical and chemical conservation processes.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
The class objective is to enable students to put into practice the knowledge they have gained about the quality and hygiene-health needs of food. The students' acquired learning must allow them to manage processing plants autonomously, modifying process parameters using qualitative evaluation of the product conducted on the road.
3) Making judgements
The course aims to provide tools for data collection and interpretation to:
i) assess, analyze and conduct the processing of the raw material;
ii) identify and manage critical points in the process through appropriate corrective and stabilization actions;
iii) To frame the quality level of the finished food in the function of the main analytical and organoleptic parameters
4) Communication skills
The student must learn a technical language to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to experts and non-specialists in food technologies.
5) Learning skills
The knowledge acquired provides the student with the necessary tools to achieve a reasonable degree of autonomy and integrate into a working environment that is constantly evolving. This objective is achieved through lectures, laboratory exercises, and visits to companies in the sector.
Learning Objectives:
The course aims to provide students with the tools necessary for the recognition and management of the main diseases of agricultural and ornamental crops. The course allows you to learn the main notions of plant pathology, applied microbiology in reference to bacteria, fungi and viruses, diagnostics, phytoiatry and control systems, with reference to the most modern and sustainable techniques. The student will learn to recognize the symptoms of a phytosanitary problem, describe them, formulate hypotheses on the causal agents in relation to the production context and propose any prophylaxis practices.
Knowledge and understanding
The course provides basic knowledge related to plant pathology understood as microbiology, diagnostic elements and phytoiatry applied to the most widespread agri-food contexts in the European environment.
Applied knowledge and understanding
Students will learn to collect and compare information to define causes and possible containment strategies for a health problem. They will be able to recognize diseases and symptoms, hypothesize the origins and spread and evaluate the effectiveness of current means of control.
Autonomy of judgment
Students will learn to critically distinguish the main incorrect agronomic practices that lead to the development of phytosanitary problems, how to intervene to mitigate their effects.
Communication skills
The course provides students with the ability to describe health problems in a technical manner and with scientific language, providing a valid tool for the future exercise of the profession.
Learning ability
Students will be able to independently deal with texts, articles related to plant diseases, but also to grasp the approaches for the in-depth study of phytosanitary problems related to production contexts far from those studied in the course.
Microbiology: bacteria, fungi, viruses. Plant resistance. Principal symptoms, control methods (fungicides, copper salts, agronomic techniques), case studies.
examMode
Herbarium and oral exam
books
Elementi di patologia vegetale, Piccin
Slides from the teacher
classRoomMode
Not mandatory
bibliography
Patologia vegetale, Piccin
Slides from the teacher
15189 - RURAL APPRAISAL
ATTILIO COLETTA
Second Semester
6
AGR/01
Learning objectives
1. Knowledge and Understanding
The course intends to provide the theoretical basis of valuation, and the specificities of the rural assets compared to the broader real estate market.
2. Application of Knowledge and Understanding
The topics of the course will be treated to acquire skills in the examination of estimative works on topics of rural interest, highlighting the importance of knowledge of other fundamental disciplines for the correct setting of the evaluation procedure and for the interpretation of results.
3. Judgment Making Ability
Through the program, students acquire new knowledge by processing it together with knowledge already acquired from other disciplines, in order to contextualize the procedures for attributing value to rural real estate, and improve their autonomous analysis skills of appraisal documents.
4. Communication Skills
Communication skills will be stimulated during the lessons to convey the importance of using correct, appropriate language, and the use of technical terminology in the drafting of papers and in the presentation of the topics during final examination.
5. Learning Ability
The course aims to improve learning skills to allow those interested in studying the topics covered by the course in greater depth to continue with a good level of autonomy with more in-depth and specialized studies.
I Evaluation theory
-The estimative doctrine; the characrteristics of the appraisal activity; method of appraisal activitiy.
- Different meanings of Value; the Price in relation to the goods to be estimated; the estimative procedure and its implications; the tangible assets subject to evaluation.
-The stages of the estimate; the economic aspects of an asset; the synthetic and the analytical approach; the determination of the land benefit and the capitalization rate.
Specific appraisal categories
- Estimates of land improvements; the estimation of arboreal stands; the appraisal of farms.
-The legal estimates: easements; insured damages; expropriation; hereditary successions.
III Land Cadastre
- Notes on the Land Cadastre formation and update.
examMode
Financial mathematics preliminary written test.
Oral: Candidates must bring to the oral exam an appraisal report on which the oral exam will start.
The evaluation will consider the following elements:
1. acquisition by the candidate of adequate technical terminology
2. level of detail and understanding of the issues under discussion
3. ability to present the topics under discussion in a clear and complete way
M. Polelli, Nuovo trattato di estimo, Maggioli editore
mode
Classroom-taught lectures
Case studies on specific topics
classRoomMode
Attendance not compulsory
bibliography
Additional readings available on Moodle
15192 - FINAL EXAMINATION
Second Semester
5
17938 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS
FRANCESCO SESTILI
Second Semester
6
AGR/07
Learning objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES The course aims to provide fundamental knowledge and understanding of biochemistry and molecular biology, with particular reference to the agricultural context. It serves as a preparatory step for acquiring future knowledge, skills, and judgment in the management of plant production. Additional objectives include improving learning abilities and communication skills, specifically the ability to present topics related to the molecular biology of agricultural species using appropriate terminology.
PROGRAM The course is organized in two main sections: the first is focused on biochemistry and the second on molecular biology.
Biochemistry 1- Introduction to the course / Basics 2-Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides, polysaccharides, glycoconjugates. 3- Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids. 4-Amino acids, peptides and proteins. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins. Function of proteins. The role of enzymes. 5-Lipids: reserve lipids, membrane lipids, lipids as signals and cofactors. Exercises: carbohydrates: determination of total starch / amylose in wheat kernels.
Molecular Biology - 1-Organization of genetic material in species of agricultural interest 2- DNA replication 3- Transcription 4- Translation 5- Overview of gene regulation in plants of agricultural interest 6- Recombinant DNA technology. - Overview of Microbiology / cloning of genes isolated from plant species - Genbank and database Exercises 1- Working with E. coli (cloning of plant-isolated genes) 2- Extraction of plasmid DNA 3- Quantification of nucleic acids / DNA digestion 4- Electrophoresis. Applications of recombinant DNA technology 1- Genetic modification of plants 2- GMOs: myths and superstitions 3- Selected cases of products deriving from genetically modified plants
examMode
The exam will be oral. To pass the exam, the candidate must demonstrate that he has acquired basic knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology. The candidate will be asked for three topics of the program, each of which will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10. The final grade will correspond to the sum of the three individual votes.
It will be ascertained the level of knowledge of the topics covered (insufficient, superficial, appropriate, precise and complete, complete and in-depth), analytical skills, synthesis, critical sense and interdisciplinary links (insufficient, sufficient, good, excellent), ability of expression (insufficient, sufficient, good, excellent).
books
Biochimica e biologia molecolare. Principi e tecniche.Edizione italiana a cura di Mirella S. Pilone e Loredano Pollegioni. Raffaello Cortina Editore. Teaching materials provided by the professor.
Introduzione alla Biochimica di Lehninger. David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox. Zanichelli.
mode
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The course aims to consolidate and amplify the knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology, with particular reference to plant species. To achieve these objectives, 28 h of frontal lessons and 20 h of laboratory exercises will be carried out.
classRoomMode
Frequency is recommended, but optional.
bibliography
Papers and ppt presentations provided by the professor
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
119786 - TRANSFORMATIONS DES PRODUCTIONS AGRICOLES
KATIA LIBURDIKATIA LIBURDI
First Semester
6
AGR/15
Learning objectives
1) Knowledge and understanding
Acquisition of knowledge concerning the main processes and products of food processing, with particular emphasis on issues related to technologies/biotechnologies for raw material processing, plant and animal origin. Understanding of the biotechnological and conservation function of fermentative microorganisms (lactic/acetic bacteria and yeasts). Knowledge of physical and chemical conservation processes.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
The class objective is to enable students to put into practice the knowledge they have gained about the quality and hygiene-health needs of food. The students' acquired learning must allow them to manage processing plants autonomously, modifying process parameters using qualitative evaluation of the product conducted on the road.
3) Making judgements
The course aims to provide tools for data collection and interpretation to:
i) assess, analyze and conduct the processing of the raw material;
ii) identify and manage critical points in the process through appropriate corrective and stabilization actions;
iii) To frame the quality level of the finished food in the function of the main analytical and organoleptic parameters
4) Communication skills
The student must learn a technical language to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to experts and non-specialists in food technologies.
5) Learning skills
The knowledge acquired provides the student with the necessary tools to achieve a reasonable degree of autonomy and integrate into a working environment that is constantly evolving. This objective is achieved through lectures, laboratory exercises, and visits to companies in the sector.
1) General concepts (0,25 ECTS);
2) Industry of vegetable-based oils and fats (1,75 ECTS): i) from olives to oil, extraction technology, discontinuous and continuous methods, qualitative and regulatory aspects, the oils classification ii) extraction of oil from seeds: seed preparation and extraction technology. Refining of crude oil, iii) the margarine industry.
3) Dairy industry (2 ECTS): i) physico-chemical milk composition. Lactose (solubility, sweetening, crystallization, fermentation). Lipid fraction (fat globule structure and technological functionality). Proteins (classification and functional characteristics); ii) drinking milk, pasteurization, sterilization and other treatments; iv) rennet cheese-making process, rennet biochemical properties, cheese-making phases, influence of raw material and technology on the cheese-making process; V) production of milk derivatives (cream, butter, yogurt); vi) management and opportunities of dairy by-products
4) Wine industry (2 ECTS): i) classification of alcoholic beverages, ii) biochemistry of the winemaking process, notes on red and white winemaking; iii) sparkling wine, classic and Charmat methods.
examMode
The examination is in oral form. The assessment is expressed in the thirtieth with the possibility of honours. The exam is passed with a minimum vote of 18/30.
The student is assessed based on their knowledge of the course content, ability to analyze and summarise the topics covered, propensity to make interdisciplinary links, and use of correct scientific and technical language.
books
Cabras, P., & Martelli, A. (2004). Chimica degli alimenti (Vol. 1, pp. 1-731). Piccin.
classRoomMode
Attendance at classes is not mandatory. However, considering that the teaching will be organized to ensure the centrality of the student's active role, participation in the lessons is strongly recommended.
bibliography
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119788 - MARCHéS ET CHAîNES DES PRODUITS AGRO-INDUSTRIELS
LUIGI BIAGINISIMONE SEVERINI
First Semester
6
AGR/01
Learning objectives
Le cours vise à fournir des connaissances de base et la capacité à comprendre les marchés et les chaînes d'approvisionnement des produits agroalimentaires dans le but de permettre l'acquisition future de connaissances, de compétences et d'un jugement indépendant sur ces questions.
D'autres objectifs sont l'amélioration de la capacité d'apprentissage et des compétences de communication, c'est-à-dire la capacité à expliquer des problèmes liés à
les marchés et les chaînes d’approvisionnement des produits agroalimentaires.
Ces connaissances et compétences permettront à l'étudiant d'opérer consciemment dans le système agroalimentaire et les marchés agroalimentaires.
Module 1: Foundations of Agri-Food Economics
Course introduction
Principles of Microeconomics: Markets, Demand and Supply
Module 2: Structure of the Agri-Food System
The Food Industry
Distribution, Catering and Consumption
Italian Agri-Food System: Context analysis and statistical data
Distribution channels and Vertical integration
Module 3: Organizational Forms in the Agri-Food Sector
Cooperatives in the Agri-Food sector: characteristics, functioning and economic role
Producer Organizations (POs) and inter-professional agreements: regulation, structure and market impact
Module 4: Quality and Sustainability
Sustainability of the Agri-Food sector: economic, environmental and social dimensions
Quality Aspects of Agri-Food Products: certifications, designations and valorization
Module 5: Policies and Governance
How the European Union works: institutions, decision-making processes and agri-food policies
examMode
Written or oral exams on the whole program
books
CREA (2022). "L'agricoltura italiana conta 2022". Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’analisi di economia agraria - Centro di ricerca Politiche e Bioeconomia (CREA), Roma. https://www.crea.gov.it/documents/68457/0/ITACONTA+2022_ITA_WEB.pdf/e1c4f49f-5fc4-12eb-180a-07327db02f90?t=1671525618819
Menozzi D. (2023). Economia del sistema agroalimentare. EdiSES Edizioni. Pagine: 460. Capitoli 1; 4, 5, 6, 7 e 8. ISBN9788836231621. https://www.edises.it/universitario/economia-sistema-agroalimentare.html
classRoomMode
Participation in synchronous lessons is recommended, as they facilitate learning through direct interaction and offer the opportunity to take the mid-term written test.
Frontal teaching (38 h):
Introduction: Transforming our food systems for a sustainable world without hunger.
The Agri-food System: agriculture, food industry, food distribution and catering.
Agri-food markets:
Divergences from the competitive market model: market concentration, market power; differentiated products.
International trade in agri-food products.
Organization of the Agri-food System: supply chains, distribution channels, vertical integration and interactions between companies
Cooperatives and Producer Organizations
Sustainability in the Agri-food System
Qualitative Aspects of the Agri-food Product
Seminars, exercises and study visits (10 h):
Calculation and use of market concentration.
Analysis of the Italian agri-food trade balance.
Role and characteristics of Producer Organizations.
Sources of information for the economic analysis of the agri-food system and its markets.
examMode
Verification of the achievement of the training objectives is carried out through an oral test which is based on three questions relating to the topics indicated in the program. The judgment and final grade will consider the results of the oral exam. The judgment considers the knowledge of the concepts acquired and the ability to analyze problems, to connect interdisciplinary knowledge, to formulate hypotheses and judgements, as well as the mastery and clarity of expression and exposition. Each question in the oral test is evaluated with a score from 0 to 10.
For attending students, there is an ongoing written test which serves to verify and make students verify the level of preparation they are acquiring, to encourage them to follow the course and to identify any problems. This test is evaluated out of thirty considering up to three points for each question. It can be used for the purpose of the overall evaluation and, in case of acceptance by the student, it is averaged with the mark of the oral exam.
books
Textbooks:
CREA (2022). "L'agricoltura italiana conta 2022". Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’analisi di economia agraria - Centro di ricerca Politiche e Bioeconomia (CREA), Roma. https://www.crea.gov.it/documents/68457/0/ITACONTA+2022_ITA_WEB.pdf/e1c4f49f-5fc4-12eb-180a-07327db02f90?t=1671525618819
Menozzi D. (2023). Economia del sistema agroalimentare. EdiSES Edizioni. Pagine: 460. Capitoli 1; 4, 5, 6, 7 e 8. ISBN9788836231621. https://www.edises.it/universitario/economia-sistema-agroalimentare.html
Severini S.. Notes and slides.
English speaking students can use the following textbook:
William A. Masters and Amelia B. Finaret (2024). Food Economics. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health. Palgrave Textbooks in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy. ISBN 978-3-031-53840-7 (eBook). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53840-7.
They should cover the following topics:
Introduction: Study Food Through Economics.
Food Consumption and Production
Food Market Prices and Quantities
Externalities: Unintended Side Effects of Market Activity
Imperfect Competition and Strategic Behavior
Government Policies and Programs
International Trade and Value Chains
mode
The training objectives are achieved through traditional lectures, classroom exercises, seminars with sector operators and technical visits to production companies.
classRoomMode
In the assigned classroom.
bibliography
CREA – Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Politiche e Bioeconomia: https://www.crea.gov.it/web/politiche-e-bioeconomia
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: https://www.fao.org/home/en
ISMEA – Istituto di Servizi per i Mercato Agricolo Alimentare: http://www.ismea.it/
119789 - MECCANICA E MECCANIZZAZIONE AGRARIA
DANILO MONARCA
First Semester
6
AGR/09
Learning objectives
Connaissance et compréhension
Le cours vise à fournir aux étudiants les connaissances théoriques, les outils d'analyse et les instructions organisationnelles relatives à la technologie des machines agricoles, dans leurs aspects constructifs, fonctionnels et opérationnels.
Les étudiants sont censés acquérir les éléments nécessaires à la connaissance de la constitution des machines agricoles (moteurs endothermiques, transmissions mécaniques et hydrauliques, pneumatiques, organes de conduite et de contrôle, systèmes de raccordement des outils, sécurité des machines, ergonomie) et à l'utilisation correcte des machines agricoles (adhérence, contrôle du dérapage, compactage du sol).
Connaissances appliquées et compréhension
Le cours vise à promouvoir l'acquisition par l'étudiant de connaissances et d'une compréhension telles que
- Comprendre les éléments qui sous-tendent la sélection et l'utilisation correctes d'une machine agricole ;
- Concevoir des sites de travail appropriés, tant du point de vue des forces en jeu (interaction tracteur-sol) que de la sécurité ;
- Définir les aspects économiques dans le choix du modèle le plus adapté aux besoins de l'exploitation.
Autonomie de jugement
Le cours vise à développer l'autonomie de jugement de l'étudiant, à savoir
- Savoir choisir le tracteur en fonction des forces à exercer ;
- Faire des analyses sur la viabilité économique des machines ;
- Effectuer des recherches sur les modèles disponibles sur le marché et être en mesure de comprendre leurs aspects techniques.
Compétences en communication
L'objectif du cours est également de permettre aux étudiants de développer leurs propres compétences spécifiques par le biais d'un travail individuel avec une présentation ppt sur un modèle particulier de machine agricole au choix de l'étudiant. L'illustration de l'examen forme l'étudiant à la présentation en public.
Compétences d'apprentissage
Le cours est conçu pour promouvoir la connaissance des fondements théoriques et des applications de la physique (mécanique et thermodynamique) aux machines agricoles modernes, connaissances qui peuvent être utilisées dans les activités professionnelles et scientifiques. Ces connaissances seront également utiles pour comprendre les applications technologiques qui sous-tendent les systèmes de production modernes.
Physics and mechanics applied to machines. Introduction to thermodynamics.
The constitution of agricultural machines (endothermic engines, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, pneumatic, guide and control organs, tool connection systems, machine safety, ergonomics).
The correct use of agricultural machines (grip, slip control, soil compaction).
Measurement of working times and losses, field yields, operating costs, cost-benefit analysis.
The certification and approval of agricultural machinery.
Physique et mécanique appliquées aux machines. Introduction à la thermodynamique.
La constitution des machines agricoles (moteurs endothermiques, transmissions mécaniques et hydrauliques, pneumatiques, organes de guidage et de commande, systèmes de connexion des outils, sécurité des machines, ergonomie).
L'utilisation correcte des machines agricoles (adhérence, contrôle du glissement, compactage du sol).
La mesure des temps de travail et des pertes, les rendements des champs, les coûts d'exploitation, l'analyse coûts-bénéfices.
La certification et l'homologation des machines agricoles.
examMode
THE EXAM IS HELD IN THE FORMS ESTABLISHED BY ART. 23 OF THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL REGULATIONS.
The student must know the technology of agricultural driving machines in its construction, functional and operational aspects.
The in itinere test (written) is carried out at the end of the lessons and is reserved for those who attend them. The text concerns the calculation of operating costs, the determination of traction forces, the main topics covered in the course (2-3 questions with a time of 60-90 minutes to complete). The mandatory oral test serves both as an overall verification of the in itinere test and to delve into some aspects not covered in the questions. In particular, the study of a specific model of machine (operating or driving) chosen by the student.
The oral test usually consists of three questions, one of which may clarify the in itinere test.
For those who did not follow and therefore did not take the test in progress, the exam will be oral only and will focus on the entire program.
The ability to summarize, the use of language, clarity of exposition, knowledge of the topics and the use of technical language will be assessed.
Learning outcomes and skills acquired (Dublin descriptors)
1. **Knowledge and understanding:**
The student must know the technology of agricultural tractor machines in its construction, functional and operational aspects.
2. **Application of knowledge and understanding:**
In the written test, the student will apply the knowledge acquired in the creation of a written paper on the calculation of operating costs, the determination of traction forces, the main topics covered in the course.
4. **Communication skills:** It concerns an individual work, with a ppt presentation on a particular model of agricultural machine chosen by the student. The test is reserved for those who wait for them. The illustration trains the student for public presentation.
3. **Judgement skills:** and 5. **Learning skills:**
The mandatory oral exam serves both as an overall assessment of the written exam and to delve deeper into the topics covered in class and the student's learning skills.
The oral exam is normally composed of three questions, one of which possibly clarifies the exam in progress.
For those who did not follow and therefore did not take the written exam, the exam will only be oral and will focus on the entire program.
The ability to summarize, mastery of language, clarity of exposition, ability to express technical judgments, knowledge of the topics and mastery of technical language are assessed.
L'EXAMEN SE DÉROULE DANS LES FORMES ÉTABLIES PAR L'ART. 23 DU RÈGLEMENT DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT UNIVERSITAIRE.
L'étudiant doit connaître la technologie des machines agricoles motrices dans ses aspects constructifs, fonctionnels et opérationnels.
L'épreuve in itinere (écrite) est réalisée à la fin des cours et est réservée à ceux qui y assistent. Le texte concerne le calcul des coûts d'exploitation, la détermination des forces de traction, les principaux sujets abordés dans le cours (2-3 questions avec un temps de 60-90 minutes à compléter). L'épreuve orale obligatoire sert à la fois de vérification globale de l'épreuve in itinere et d'approfondir certains aspects non abordés dans les questions. En particulier, l'étude d'un modèle spécifique de machine (opérante ou motrice) choisi par l'étudiant.
L'épreuve orale se compose généralement de trois questions, dont l'une peut clarifier l'épreuve in itinere.
Pour ceux qui n'ont pas suivi et n'ont donc pas passé l'épreuve en cours, l'examen sera uniquement oral et portera sur l'ensemble du programme.
La capacité de synthèse, l'utilisation de la langue, la clarté de l'exposé, la connaissance des sujets et l'utilisation du langage technique seront évaluées.
Résultats d'apprentissage et compétences acquises (descripteurs de Dublin)
1. **Connaissances et compréhension :**
L'étudiant doit connaître la technologie des machines de tracteur agricole dans ses aspects constructifs, fonctionnels et opérationnels.
2. **Application des connaissances et de la compréhension :**
Lors du test écrit, l'étudiant appliquera les connaissances acquises dans la création d'un document écrit sur le calcul des coûts d'exploitation, la détermination des forces de traction, les principaux sujets abordés dans le cours.
4. **Compétences en communication :** Il s'agit d'un travail individuel, avec une présentation ppt sur un modèle particulier de machine agricole choisi par l'étudiant. Le test est réservé à ceux qui les attendent. L'illustration entraîne l'étudiant à la présentation en public.
3. **Compétences de jugement :** et 5. **Compétences d'apprentissage :**
L'examen oral obligatoire sert à la fois d'évaluation globale de l'examen écrit et d'approfondir les sujets abordés en classe et les compétences d'apprentissage de l'étudiant.
L'examen oral est normalement composé de trois questions, dont une permettant éventuellement d'éclaircir l'examen en cours.
Pour ceux qui n'ont pas suivi et n'ont donc pas passé l'examen écrit, l'examen sera uniquement oral et portera sur l'ensemble du programme.
La capacité de synthèse, la maîtrise de la langue, la clarté de l'exposé, la capacité à exprimer des jugements techniques, la connaissance des sujets et la maîtrise du langage technique sont évaluées.
books
"Slide" delle lezioni
"Slide" des leçons
classRoomMode
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended, especially for field exercises.
La présence n'est pas obligatoire mais fortement recommandée, notamment pour les exercices sur le terrain
bibliography
Biondi P., Meccanica agraria. Le macchine agricole. UTET, Torino 1999 (text out of print, but some copies are available in the library in via De Lellis)
(texte épuisé, mais quelques exemplaires sont disponibles à la bibliothèque via De Lellis)
119790 - LINGUA INGLESE
First Semester
6
L-LIN/12
Learning objectives
OBJECTIFS D'APPRENTISSAGE
Le cours s'adresse aux étudiants ayant une connaissance de base de la grammaire de la langue anglaise et vise à consolider cette connaissance et à développer des compétences linguistiques et de communication à un niveau pré-intermédiaire (niveau B1 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues - CECR).
Une partie des cours sera consacrée à des exercices en classe à l'aide d'un matériel conforme à celui utilisé pour la certification internationale de langue anglaise B1 (PET - Preliminary English Test).
Enfin, une partie du cours sera consacrée à l'analyse de la micro-langue spécifique : à cet effet, une sélection d'articles sera mise à disposition sur la plateforme Moodle du cours.
RÉSULTATS ATTENDUS :
A l'issue du cours, l'étudiant sera capable de :
- comprendre des textes écrits de la vie quotidienne ou professionnelle ;
- comprendre la description d'événements, de sentiments et de souhaits dans des lettres personnelles ;
- comprendre les principaux éléments d'un discours clair et standard sur des sujets familiers ;
- communiquer en anglais dans le cadre d'activités habituelles nécessitant un échange simple d'informations sur des sujets familiers et courants, ou concernant la vie quotidienne ;
- décrire, en liant des expressions simples, des expériences et des événements, ses rêves, ses espoirs et ses ambitions ;
- donner des raisons et de brèves explications pour des opinions et des textes, y compris sur des sujets scientifiques ;
- rédiger des textes simples et cohérents sur des sujets connus ou sur des sujets d'intérêt personnel ;
- rédiger de courtes lettres personnelles exprimant des expériences et des impressions, ainsi que de courtes histoires à partir d'informations et/ou d'indications.
L'objectif est de fournir aux étudiants une vision intégrée des techniques agronomiques qui contribuent à la gestion des cultures et à leur inclusion dans les systèmes de culture. D'autres objectifs sont l'acquisition d'un haut degré d'autonomie dans l'interprétation des aspects concernant les problèmes de la relation entre l'agriculture et l'environnement et la capacité de communiquer les concepts acquis, en utilisant une terminologie adéquate.
Agronomie - concepts de base. Facteurs de production de plantes agricoles Le terrain agricole et sa fertilité. Caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques. Eau dans le sol: constantes hydrologiques du sol. Sols et substrats naturels. Le climat et les plantes agricoles: rayonnement, évapotranspiration, pluie, température, vent. Choix agronomiques et interventions en relation avec les facteurs climatiques. Gestion des excès d'eau : stagnation des eaux, érosion, aménagements plats et en pente, drainage tubulaire souterrain. Travail du sol : aspects généraux, travail du sol principal, complémentaire et consécutif, travail du sol minimum, non-travail, travail du sol en arboriculture. Fertilisation. Matière organique dans le sol et fertilisation organique. Fumier, eaux usées du bétail. Fertilisation minérale : engrais azotés, e. phosphates, e. potassium, e. composés, e. organominéraux, réponse à la fertilisation, techniques de fertilisation Irrigation: besoins en eau, variables d'irrigation, calendrier d'intervention, méthodes d'irrigation, notes sur la qualité de l'eau. Agriculture en condition de ariditée. Fertirrigation Lutte contre les mauvaises herbes : moyens de lutte préventifs, moyens de lutte physiques, biologiques et chimiques. Rotations et associations des cultures. Semences et matériel de multiplication. Les itinéraires techniques des cultures
examMode
Questions will have the aim to verify the comprehension of the topics discussed during the course and listed in the program.
The oral exam is based on three questions
Each question will be evaluated according to a 0-10 scoring scale, taking into account the following aspects: understanding level of the subject; ability to analyse and sum the topic up, correct use of techical language
books
Matériel fourni par le professeur
classRoomMode
La présence en classe n'est pas obligatoire.
bibliography
Further in-depth material will be recommended by the teacher during the course
119793 - ÉLéVAGE INTEGRé ET PASTORALISME
RICCARDO PRIMI
Second Semester
8
AGR/18
Learning objectives
capacità acquisite consentiranno allo studente di poter affrontare percorsi di autoapprendimento in base alla specifica casistica con la quale si dovrà confrontare nella vita professionale. Il corso offrirà agli studenti ripetute occasioni di analisi e apprendimento di aspetti fondamentali, ritenuti necessari per costruire competenze professionali.
Francese:
Connaissance et capacité de compréhension
L'étudiant doit acquérir la capacité de comprendre et d'assimiler les principes fondamentaux des principaux systèmes d'élevage extensifs et semi-extensifs, en prenant en compte les composantes socio-économiques, zootechniques et environnementales et leurs interactions.
Connaissance et capacité de compréhension appliquée
Sur la base des connaissances acquises, l'étudiant doit démontrer une compréhension des principaux systèmes zootechniques présents en milieu méditerranéen, montrant qu'il comprend les principes fondamentaux pour une utilisation correcte des ressources environnementales, une gestion appropriée du bétail élevé, et pour atteindre des objectifs de durabilité économique et environnementale.
Autonomie de jugement
Les compétences et connaissances acquises, y compris la pratique, garantiront à l'étudiant la capacité de porter des jugements éclairés afin de faire des choix raisonnés dans le secteur spécifique. Les étudiants auront la possibilité d'appliquer leurs connaissances à des études de cas et de résoudre les problèmes les plus courants des différents systèmes agro-zootechniques.
Compétences communicatives
Les connaissances acquises permettront à l'étudiant de communiquer efficacement avec d'autres parties prenantes (éleveurs, vétérinaires, agronomes, employés, collaborateurs, etc.). Les compétences communicatives seront développées à la fois par une définition large de la terminologie spécifique et par la production de travaux écrits sur les problématiques des systèmes d'élevage.
Capacité d'apprendre
Les compétences acquises permettront à l'étudiant de s'engager dans des parcours d'auto-apprentissage en fonction des cas spécifiques auxquels il sera confronté dans sa vie professionnelle. Le cours offrira aux étudiants des occasions répétées d'analyse et d'apprentissage d'aspects fondamentaux jugés nécessaires pour développer des compétences professionnelles.
The course is structured around the following thematic units:
1. Fundamentals of Livestock and Pastoral Systems
Basic livestock terminology. Productive and reproductive cycles in animal farming systems. Types and organization of extensive and semi-extensive livestock farms. Definition of pastoralism and its historical and evolutionary framework. Classification of pastoral systems (nomadism, transhumance, agro-pastoralism). Comparative analysis of the main pastoral systems worldwide, with particular reference to Mediterranean and European contexts.
2. Pastoral Resources and Ecological Management
Plant and animal resources in pastoral systems. Types of natural and cultivated forage resources in Mediterranean environments. Factors affecting the availability and quality of plant resources. Management of silvo-pastoral resources. Animal feeding in extensive systems. Effects of climate change on rangelands and grazing animals. Livestock biodiversity (species and local breeds) and its role in the resilience of production systems.
3. Health and Management Aspects
Main livestock diseases in extensive systems and an overview of zoonoses. Elements of health management in grazing systems. Interactions between climatic conditions, animal welfare, and productive performance.
4. Socio-Economic Structure and Pastoral Policies
Social organization of pastoral communities. Animal production systems, processing, and marketing. Economic and social challenges of contemporary pastoral systems. Policies supporting pastoralism and instruments of territorial governance.
5. Sustainability and Innovation
Environmental, economic, and social sustainability of pastoral systems. The role of pastoralism in land management and the provision of ecosystem services. Prospects for technical and managerial innovation in integrated livestock systems.
examMode
In accordance with the guidelines of the Degree Programme, the final assessment will take into account the level of theoretical knowledge acquired, the ability to analyse and establish interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical thinking and independent judgement, as well as clarity of expression and appropriate use of technical terminology, particularly during the oral examination.
In particular, the evaluation will consider: mastery of the concepts covered during the course; the ability to analyse issues related to livestock and pastoral systems; the capacity to develop interdisciplinary links and formulate well-reasoned critical judgments; and the ability to present arguments in a clear, coherent, and technically appropriate manner.
Assessment consists of a mandatory written examination and, upon request or in specific cases, an additional oral examination.
Written Examination
The written examination is designed to assess students’ theoretical knowledge and understanding of the topics addressed during the course, with particular reference to extensive livestock systems, sustainable management practices, and the innovative approaches discussed in class.
The written test consists of 23 multiple-choice questions, each graded from 0 to 1 point (0 for incorrect or missing answers; 1 for correct answers), and 2 open-ended questions, each graded from 0 to 2 points, based on accuracy, level of detail, analytical ability, and personal critical elaboration (0 = incorrect or missing answer; 2 = excellent, well-structured and well-argued answer).
The maximum score for the open-ended section is 4 points.
The total duration of the written examination is 60 minutes.
Results will be communicated to students via email. In case of refusal of the grade, students may take the additional oral examination.
Additional Oral Examination
Students may request the additional oral examination if they have obtained a score of 16 or 17 in the written test and wish to achieve a passing grade, or if they have obtained a score between 18 and 27 and wish to improve their final mark.
The final grade will be expressed on a 30-point scale.
books
- Gestione dei pascoli e dei territori pascolivi, Andrea Pardini, Aracne Editrice, 2005, ISBN 978-8854802957.
- Teaching materials (slides, scientific articles, technical reports and supplementary resources) provided by the instructor.
classRoomMode
Attendance is not compulsory for the final examination; however, regular and consistent participation in lectures is strongly recommended. Continuous attendance allows students to follow the development of topics in a coherent and structured manner, to actively engage in classroom discussions, to benefit from the instructor’s additional explanations and insights, and to acquire a more effective study method, particularly in view of the specialised and interdisciplinary nature of the course contents.
bibliography
- FAO – La gestione sostenibile dei pascoli e delle risorse pastorali
- Rangeland Systems: Processes, Management and Challenges — a cura di David D. Briske (Springer).
119792 - PROTEZIONE DELLE COLTURE MEDITERRANEE
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14
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Learning objectives
1. Connaissance et compréhension
L’enseignement vise à développer chez les étudiants des connaissances et des capacités de compréhension, telles que :
• Connaître et comprendre les principales caractéristiques du monde entomologique.
• Connaître la logique du développement post-embryonnaire et les caractéristiques morphologiques fondamentales.
• Connaître et comprendre la biologie et l’éthologie des insectes, en particulier les phytophages et les insectes utiles dans l’environnement méditerranéen.
2. Connaissance et compréhension appliquées
L’enseignement permettra d’appliquer des connaissances et de la compréhension, permettant, par exemple, de :
• Identifier un insecte jusqu’au niveau de la famille.
• Appliquer des systèmes de contrôle des populations en fonction de l’éthologie du phytophage et du lieu d’application.
• Développer des compétences pratiques dans la gestion entomologique, de même en laboratoire et sur le terrain.
• Identifier la logique de production agricole de l’environnement méditerranéen considéré et développer des systèmes de contrôle des nuisances entomologiques.
3. Autonomie de jugement
L’enseignement aidera à développer une autonomie de jugement à différents niveaux, par exemple :
• Formuler des hypothèses sur les principaux insectes phytophages des cultures de la région méditerranéenne.
• Proposer les stratégies de contrôle les plus appropriées.
4. Compétences communicatives
Participer aux cours et aux exercices pratiques, utiliser de manière autonome le matériel mis à disposition facilitera le développement et l’application de compétences communicatives, telles que :
• Fournir un éventail suffisant d’exemples pratiques pour l’application des systèmes de reconnaissance et de contrôle.
• Utiliser un vocabulaire technique agronomique approprié et à jour.
5. Capacité d’apprentissage
Participer aux cours et aux exercices pratiques, utiliser de manière autonome le matériel mis à disposition facilitera le renforcement des capacités d’apprentissage, permettant, par exemple, de :
• Stimuler un programme autonome de mise à jour continue des connaissances.
• Identifier de manière autonome les méthodes pour acquérir des informations, des « connaissances expérientielles » des agriculteurs et des « connaissances professionnelles » des agronomes de la région méditerranéenne.
• Identifier et utiliser les sources d’information les plus utiles pour la mise à jour personnelle.
ENTOMOLOGIA AGRARIA MEDITERRANEA
Second Semester
7
AGR/11
Learning objectives
1. Connaissance et compréhension
L’enseignement vise à développer chez les étudiants des connaissances et des capacités de compréhension, telles que :
• Connaître et comprendre les principales caractéristiques du monde entomologique.
• Connaître la logique du développement post-embryonnaire et les caractéristiques morphologiques fondamentales.
• Connaître et comprendre la biologie et l’éthologie des insectes, en particulier les phytophages et les insectes utiles dans l’environnement méditerranéen.
2. Connaissance et compréhension appliquées
L’enseignement permettra d’appliquer des connaissances et de la compréhension, permettant, par exemple, de :
• Identifier un insecte jusqu’au niveau de la famille.
• Appliquer des systèmes de contrôle des populations en fonction de l’éthologie du phytophage et du lieu d’application.
• Développer des compétences pratiques dans la gestion entomologique, de même en laboratoire et sur le terrain.
• Identifier la logique de production agricole de l’environnement méditerranéen considéré et développer des systèmes de contrôle des nuisances entomologiques.
3. Autonomie de jugement
L’enseignement aidera à développer une autonomie de jugement à différents niveaux, par exemple :
• Formuler des hypothèses sur les principaux insectes phytophages des cultures de la région méditerranéenne.
• Proposer les stratégies de contrôle les plus appropriées.
4. Compétences communicatives
Participer aux cours et aux exercices pratiques, utiliser de manière autonome le matériel mis à disposition facilitera le développement et l’application de compétences communicatives, telles que :
• Fournir un éventail suffisant d’exemples pratiques pour l’application des systèmes de reconnaissance et de contrôle.
• Utiliser un vocabulaire technique agronomique approprié et à jour.
5. Capacité d’apprentissage
Participer aux cours et aux exercices pratiques, utiliser de manière autonome le matériel mis à disposition facilitera le renforcement des capacités d’apprentissage, permettant, par exemple, de :
• Stimuler un programme autonome de mise à jour continue des connaissances.
• Identifier de manière autonome les méthodes pour acquérir des informations, des « connaissances expérientielles » des agriculteurs et des « connaissances professionnelles » des agronomes de la région méditerranéenne.
• Identifier et utiliser les sources d’information les plus utiles pour la mise à jour personnelle.
PATOLOGIA AGRARIA MEDITERRANEA
DANIELE SCHIAVI
Second Semester
7
AGR/12
Learning objectives
Le cours vise à fournir aux étudiants les connaissances de base en pathologie végétale, en microbiologie appliquée à les champignons, les bactéries et les virus, en techniques de diagnostic des maladies des plantes, des principes de lutte, de prévention et de protection dans une perspective de durabilité des systèmes agricoles. Les enseignements permettront d'appliquer les connaissances acquises sur des études de cas de cultures d'intérêt agricole, ornemental et forestier présentes dans tout le bassin méditerranéen, afin de développer une approche critique pour la reconnaissance et la gestion des adversités végétales. Le cours comprend des cours magistraux, des exercices pratiques et en laboratoire afin de préparer les étudiants à l'exercice du métier.
Connaissance et compréhension
Le cours comprend la discussion de sujets liés à la phytopathologie et à la protection des cultures méditerranéennes. Les étudiants apprendront à reconnaître les principales adversités biotiques et abiotiques des plantes, à identifier leurs causes plausibles et à formuler des stratégies de contrôle adéquates.
Connaissances et compréhension appliquées
Le cours permettra aux étudiants d'évaluer le cadre de diagnostic des principales cultures méditerranéennes en identifiant les problèmes phytosanitaires et les solutions associées. Ainsi, les étudiants seront capables, à travers des cours pratiques et pratiques, d'exercer de manière autonome certains aspects du métier d'agronome liés à la protection des végétaux.
Autonomie de jugement
Le cours permettra aux étudiants de développer de manière critique la capacité de discerner les maladies des plantes et l'approche de contrôle qui en résulte visant à assurer une plus grande durabilité environnementale et économique.
Compétences en communication
L'étudiant apprendra à expliquer les problèmes phytosanitaires dans un langage technique et scientifiquement correct également à travers la compilation de rapports écrits qui le prépareront à toute tâche professionnelle.
Capacité d'apprentissage
L'étudiant sera capable de développer des outils cognitifs et culturels, comme la méthode d'approche, pour approfondir en toute autonomie les problématiques phytosanitaires inhérentes aux cultures lointaines et méconnues en dehors de son territoire de formation, ainsi que les nouvelles stratégies et moyens techniques dont disposent les opérateurs. pour le contrôle des maladies des plantes.
Le programme du cours comprend les sujets suivants :
Définition et historique de la pathologie végétale
Le triangle des maladies et les facteurs prédisposants
Etude des symptômes et des maladies
Notes sur l'épidémiologie
Pathogènes
Champignons et Oomycètes
Bactéries
Virus et viroïdes
Stress abiotiques
Principes de lutte
Lutte législative
Lutte agronomique
Lutte biologique
Lutte chimique
Principes de diagnostic
Études de cas
examMode
L'évaluation est divisée en trois épreuves écrites intermédiaires à la fin de chaque unité de formation, suivies d'un rapport écrit sur une pathologie d'une culture méditerranéenne rédigé en français. La moyenne des notes obtenues aux tests donnera lieu à la note finale. Ceux qui ne réussiront pas toutes les épreuves partielles pourront accéder à un examen oral sur les parties manquantes.
books
Matériel fourni par le professeur
Phytopathologie, Reignault, 2023, De Boeck Superieur 9782807302884
Elementi di Patologia vegetale, Belli, 2011, Piccin Editorie, 978-88-299-2129-4
Agrios' Plant Pathology, Agrios, 2024, Richiard Oliver, 9780128224298
classRoomMode
Pas obligatoire
bibliography
Phytopathologie, Reignault, 2023, De Boeck Superieur 9782807302884
Elementi di Patologia vegetale, Belli, 2011, Piccin Editorie, 978-88-299-2129-4
Agrios' Plant Pathology, Agrios, 2024, Richiard Oliver, 9780128224298
119787 - BâTIMENTS RURAUX ET RELIEF DU TERRITOIRE
ALVARO MARUCCIALVARO MARUCCI
Second Semester
6
AGR/10
Learning objectives
Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge, analytical tools and organizational instructions to be able to elaborate, from a systemic perspective and on a business basis, projects that solve engineering problems in the field of rural construction.
Students must acquire the necessary elements for the design of buildings for livestock farms and greenhouses for plant production.
In this area, students will have to know the basic principles of facility design, the criteria for defining functional spaces for animals and for carrying out related operations, the principles of climate control and automation.
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
The course intends to help students acquire the knowledge and skills such as to:
- Be able to perform the professional roles of planner, works director and building tester;
- Design simple structural elements within the limits of the agronomist's professional competence;
- Define the planimetric distribution and the dimensions of the various parts of a livestock building and greenhouse for protected crops also in function of partial or total automation;
- Drawing up the energy balance of a livestock building and a greenhouse with the calculation of energy inputs and outputs.
Autonomy in Judgment
The course aims to develop students' autonomy of judgement, such as:
- Knowing how to choose between different layout solutions of the various departments in animal husbandry buildings;
- Knowing how to choose materials to define the degree of thermal insulation of a building;
- Conducting bibliographic research on scientific, regulatory, and technical sources, and delving into social, professional, and ethical considerations.
Communication Skills
The course also aims to enable students to develop specific skills through educational activities to ensure an adequate level of communication regarding ideas, problems, and solutions related to the technical and scientific training pertinent to rural construction.
Learning Skills
The course is designed to foster the development of the necessary skills in the use of technology, such as to ensure the student's constant updating of knowledge useful for the performance of his or her professional or scientific activity, with particular regard to the consultation of regulatory, legislative, technological, digital, methodological and experimental innovation sources in relation to rural construction.
- Construction Science
Generalities on elastic bodies, Hooke's law; real behavior of bodies under load; coefficients of resistance and safety.
Simple and Compound Solicitations: Solicitations simple structures with straight axis; diagrams of tensions; solids loaded tip.
Theory of beams: constraints; load mode; diagrams of the bending moment and shear; calculation and verification of isostatic beams.
Snow load, wind load. Method semi-probabilistic limit state. The laminated wood. Design and verification of reinforced concrete structures.
Cows's stables: Types of the stables; design and construction of the stables; organization and sizing of free stalls; structural characteristics of the different areas and the utility rooms.
Stables for calves: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of cattle for fattening; types of fences and paving; management of manure.
Stables for pigs: General organization of pig; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; types of flooring; management of manure.
Hospitalizations for pigs: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of pigs; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; flooring; management of manure.
Greenhouses: The greenhouse effect; the energy balance; materials transparent coating; types of greenhouses, sizing, control microclimate.
- Control of environmental conditions
Role of the buildings in the modern farm; basic requirements of the farm buildings.
The energy balance in farm buildings: bio-climatic factors and physical factors that characterize the microclimate; the terms of the energy balance; the air-steam mixture; the psychrometric chart.
B) Topography
Survey instrument and methods, GPS survey, cartography.
examMode
During the course and at the end of this course, students, to access the exam, must set up and draw up some design drawings (plan, section and elevation) of an agricultural building for animal or vegetable breeding. During the preparation of the papers these are subjected to revision by the professor.
For the purposes of assigning the mark, the level of knowledge of the contents, the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical sense and the clarity of presentation are taken into account.
books
Teaching material provided by the teacher during the course;
mode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
classRoomMode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
bibliography
Open access scientific articles provided by the professor
- Construction Science
Generalities on elastic bodies, Hooke's law; real behavior of bodies under load; coefficients of resistance and safety.
Simple and Compound Solicitations: Solicitations simple structures with straight axis; diagrams of tensions; solids loaded tip.
Theory of beams: constraints; load mode; diagrams of the bending moment and shear; calculation and verification of isostatic beams.
Snow load, wind load. Method semi-probabilistic limit state. The laminated wood. Design and verification of reinforced concrete structures.
Cows's stables: Types of the stables; design and construction of the stables; organization and sizing of free stalls; structural characteristics of the different areas and the utility rooms.
Stables for calves: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of cattle for fattening; types of fences and paving; management of manure.
Stables for pigs: General organization of pig; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; types of flooring; management of manure.
Hospitalizations for pigs: General organization of the buildings for the breeding of pigs; classification of piggeries: types of stalls for childbirth: their size; organization of piggeries; flooring; management of manure.
Greenhouses: The greenhouse effect; the energy balance; materials transparent coating; types of greenhouses, sizing, control microclimate.
- Control of environmental conditions
Role of the buildings in the modern farm; basic requirements of the farm buildings.
The energy balance in farm buildings: bio-climatic factors and physical factors that characterize the microclimate; the terms of the energy balance; the air-steam mixture; the psychrometric chart.
B) Topography
Survey instrument and methods, GPS survey, cartography.
examMode
During the course and at the end of this course, students, to access the exam, must set up and draw up some design drawings (plan, section and elevation) of an agricultural building for animal or vegetable breeding. During the preparation of the papers these are subjected to revision by the professor.
For the purposes of assigning the mark, the level of knowledge of the contents, the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical sense and the clarity of presentation are taken into account.
books
Lecture notes and teaching material provided by the teacher during the course;
Chiumenti, Costruzioni rurali, Edizione Edagricole, Bologna.
mode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
classRoomMode
Lectures and classroom exercises. Technical visits
bibliography
Open access scientific articles provided by the professor
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
119801 - CULTURES DE L'OLIVIER, DE LA VIGNE ET DES ARBRES FRUITIERS
VALERIO CRISTOFORIVALERIO CRISTOFORI
First Semester
8
AGR/03
119794 - GRANDES CULTURES MéDITERRANéENNES
-
16
-
-
Learning objectives
L'enseignement vise à apporter des connaissances et une compréhension de base des grandes cultures de plein champ, avec une référence particulière au milieu méditerranéen et en tenant compte des besoins rencontrés, des conditions pédoclimatiques et des ressources disponibles. D'autres objectifs sont: la préparation à l'étude des systèmes de culture avec un haut degré d'autonomie et la capacité de communiquer les concepts acquis, en utilisant la terminologie appropriée.
CULTURES MARAîCHèRES ET ORNEMENTALES MéDITERRANéENNES
GIUSEPPE COLLA
8
AGR/04
14799 - OPTIONAL SUBJECT
First Semester
12
119796 - ESTIMO RURALE E CONTABILITà AGRARIA
ATTILIO COLETTAATTILIO COLETTA
Second Semester
6
AGR/01
119797 - NUOVE TECNOLOGIE E AGRICOLTURA DI PRECISIONE
-
6
-
-
Learning objectives
Connaissance et compréhension
Le cours vise à développer chez les étudiants des connaissances et des compétences de compréhension, telles que :
• Connaître et comprendre quelles technologies sont utiles pour le suivi des systèmes de culture pour des applications agronomiques de précision telles que la télédétection multispectrale et hyperspectrale afin d'estimer quantitativement les variables d'intérêt agronomique de la végétation et du sol
• Connaître et comprendre les méthodes de développement et d'application des techniques agronomiques de précision telles que l'ensemencement, la fertilisation et l'irrigation.
Connaissances appliquées et compréhension
Le cours permettra aux étudiants d'appliquer leurs connaissances et leur compréhension, permettant par exemple de:
• Connaître et utiliser les principaux systèmes satellitaires multispectraux adaptés à l'agriculture de précision grâce à l'utilisation de plateformes basées sur le cloud pour l'analyse de la variabilité temporelle et spatiale des parcelles cultivées
• connaître et utiliser les techniques pour estimer les variables biophysiques de la végétation et du sol à partir de données satellitaires dans le but de surveiller les cultures agricoles;
• connaître les techniques, les technologies et l'équipement pour l'ensemencement, l'irrigation et la fertilisation de précision;
Porter des jugements
Le cours vous permettra de développer une autonomie de jugement à différents niveaux, tels que:
• émettre des hypothèses sur les propriétés du sol et de l'atmosphère qui influencent la variabilité spatiale et temporelle de la production agricole
• Proposer les agrotechniques de gestion de précision les plus adaptées pour une gestion efficace et durable des cultures herbacées
Compétences en communication
La participation aux leçons et/ou l'utilisation du matériel mis à disposition de manière indépendante facilitera le développement et l'application de compétences en communication, telles que
:
• Fournir une gamme suffisante d'exemples pratiques d'application de techniques agronomiques de précision aux cultures herbacées
• Utiliser un vocabulaire technique agronomique approprié et à jour.
Compétences d'apprentissage
Participer aux cours et/ou utiliser de manière autonome le matériel mis à disposition facilitera la consolidation de ses compétences d'apprentissage, permettant par exemple de :
• activer un programme de mise à jour continue de ses connaissances
• Identifier de manière indépendante les moyens d'acquérir des informations
• identifier et utiliser les sources d'information les plus utiles au personnel chargé de la mise à jour.
ASPETTI AGRONOMICI
RAFFAELE CASA
3
AGR/02
Learning objectives
Connaissance et compréhension
Le cours vise à développer chez les étudiants des connaissances et des compétences de compréhension, telles que :
• Connaître et comprendre quelles technologies sont utiles pour le suivi des systèmes de culture pour des applications agronomiques de précision telles que la télédétection multispectrale et hyperspectrale afin d'estimer quantitativement les variables d'intérêt agronomique de la végétation et du sol
• Connaître et comprendre les méthodes de développement et d'application des techniques agronomiques de précision telles que l'ensemencement, la fertilisation et l'irrigation.
Connaissances appliquées et compréhension
Le cours permettra aux étudiants d'appliquer leurs connaissances et leur compréhension, permettant par exemple de:
• Connaître et utiliser les principaux systèmes satellitaires multispectraux adaptés à l'agriculture de précision grâce à l'utilisation de plateformes basées sur le cloud pour l'analyse de la variabilité temporelle et spatiale des parcelles cultivées
• connaître et utiliser les techniques pour estimer les variables biophysiques de la végétation et du sol à partir de données satellitaires dans le but de surveiller les cultures agricoles;
• connaître les techniques, les technologies et l'équipement pour l'ensemencement, l'irrigation et la fertilisation de précision;
Porter des jugements
Le cours vous permettra de développer une autonomie de jugement à différents niveaux, tels que:
• émettre des hypothèses sur les propriétés du sol et de l'atmosphère qui influencent la variabilité spatiale et temporelle de la production agricole
• Proposer les agrotechniques de gestion de précision les plus adaptées pour une gestion efficace et durable des cultures herbacées
Compétences en communication
La participation aux leçons et/ou l'utilisation du matériel mis à disposition de manière indépendante facilitera le développement et l'application de compétences en communication, telles que
:
• Fournir une gamme suffisante d'exemples pratiques d'application de techniques agronomiques de précision aux cultures herbacées
• Utiliser un vocabulaire technique agronomique approprié et à jour.
Compétences d'apprentissage
Participer aux cours et/ou utiliser de manière autonome le matériel mis à disposition facilitera la consolidation de ses compétences d'apprentissage, permettant par exemple de :
• activer un programme de mise à jour continue de ses connaissances
• Identifier de manière indépendante les moyens d'acquérir des informations
• identifier et utiliser les sources d'information les plus utiles au personnel chargé de la mise à jour.
Part 1. Monitoring tools of cropping systems for precision agronomic applications.
Remote sensing to support precision agronomic management. Multispectral and hyperspectral satellite platforms suitable for agronomic applications of precision agriculture. Application of remote sensing to the monitoring of agricultural crops. Qualitative and quantitative approaches for the estimation of biophysical variables of agricultural crops and soil. Radiative transfer models. The problem of modeling inversion, hybrid methods. Applications of remote sensing to agricultural soil monitoring on a farm and field scale. Sensors and methods for proximal surveys of vegetation properties.
Part 2. Cropping systems analysis tools for precision and digital farming applications.
Introduction to spatial data analysis methods. Introduction to geostatistics. Definition of zoning into homogeneous areas from an agronomic point of view. Zoning methods. Basic concepts for the preparation of prescription maps of agronomic practices.
Simulation models and decision support systems in precision agriculture. Simulation modelling: the crop. Motivation and basic concepts; simulation of phenological development; simulation of biomass growth; tools currently available. Simulation modelling: the soil. Movement of water in the soil; nitrogen availability and greenhouse gas emissions; use cases.
Decision Support Systems (DSS): agronomic applications and case studies.
Part 3. Precision agronomic practices.
Soil tillage: generalities, definitions, equipment, tillage techniques, use of precision systems in soil tillage, examples of variable intensity soil tillage based on maps and based on sensors.
Sowing: classification and operation of seeders, parameters to be considered for quality sowing, map-based variable dose sowing, adjustment of seeders in variable mode.
Precision fertilization. General concepts for precision fertilization. Nitrogen fertilization. Phosphate fertilization. Potassium fertilization. Organic fertilization. The correction of pH. Variable rate fertilization equipment in precision agriculture.
Precision irrigation. Decision-making, zoning for precision irrigation. Support systems (DSS) for irrigation. Precision irrigation techniques and systems.
Precision agriculture for herbaceous crops: case studies.
Exercises in the laboratory (computer) and in the field.
examMode
The examination will take place through general questions on each of the three different parts of the programme.
books
R.Casa (ed.) 2024. Agricoltura di precisione: metodi e tecnologie per migliorare l’efficienza e la sostenibilità dei sistemi colturali. 2a Edizione. Edagricole New Business Media (https://www.tecnichenuove.com/libri/agricoltura-di-precisione)
Slides and material distributed by the teacher.
mode
Lectures in the classroom, with simultaneous streaming via Zoom if allowed by university regulations and infrastructures
Exercises with computers and in the field
classRoomMode
Attendance, although not mandatory, is essential to achieve the indicated training objectives, especially with regard to computer exercises.
bibliography
R.Casa (ed.) 2024. Agricoltura di precisione: metodi e tecnologie per migliorare l’efficienza e la sostenibilità dei sistemi colturali. 2a Edizione. Edagricole New Business Media (https://www.tecnichenuove.com/libri/agricoltura-di-precisione)
Slides and material distributed by the teacher.
ASPECTS ZOOTECHNIQUES
UMBERTO BERNABUCCI
3
AGR/18
Learning objectives
Conformément aux objectifs de la formation du baccalauréat, l'enseignement a pour objectif général de permettre à l'étudiant d'acquérir des compétences sur les applications dans le zootechnique des principaux instruments d'élevage de précision visant à améliorer la productivité, le bien-être animal et la soutenabilité.
Connaissances et compréhension - L'étudiant développera des connaissances de base relatives aux solutions d'automatisation possibles disponibles pour la gestion des animaux en production zootechnique, pour le contrôle du microclimat environnemental, pour la gestion de la nutrition, en fonction des espèces élevées et systèmes de surveillance des performances animales et automatisation de la production de lait.
Connaissances et compréhension appliquées - Les connaissances acquises donneront à l'étudiant la capacité de comprendre les principaux points critiques liés à la gestion des animaux, à la nutrition et aux principales approches technologiques disponibles.
Jugement indépendant - Les compétences et connaissances acquises permettront à l'étudiant d'élaborer de manière autonome ses propres évaluations concernant la résolution de problèmes pratiques liés à la gestion des animaux à l'aide des technologies digitales disponibles sur le marché.
Compétences en communication - Les connaissances acquises par l'étudiant lui permettront de communiquer ce qu'il a appris en utilisant un language technique et scientifique approprié.
Capacité d'apprentissage - L'étudiant sera capable de développer la capacité d'apprendre l'approche critique de l'utilisation des technologies dans le secteur des productions animales.
1. Overview of Precision Livestock Farming
2. Sensors (animal-wearable and environmental sensors)
3. Precision Feeding (NIR, robotics)
4. Precision Milking (milking parlors and milking robots)
5. Precision Herd Management; Animal Behavior Monitoring Systems; Environmental Sensors
6. Field exercises and thematic seminars held by industry experts
examMode
The evaluation test is oral and/or written. The oral exam will include at least three questions, while the written exam will include 11 questions (some open-ended) designed to assess the student's theoretical knowledge of the material presented in class. Each question will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10. The final grade will be the sum of the individual scores. Effort and active participation in the exercises proposed during the course will also be taken into account in awarding the grade. Particular attention will be paid to the student's ability to reason transversally, connecting notions from various parts of the course using the necessary logical-deductive connections, and to communicate using clear and appropriate language
books
SANDRUCCI A., TREVISI E. (A CURA DI), Produzioni Animali. ED. EDISES, 2022.
ABENI F., NANNONI E., SANDRUCCI A. (A CURA DI), Zootecnia di precisione e tecnologie innovative in allevamento. ED. Point Veterinarie Italie (PVI), 2024
Precision technology and sensor applications for livestock farming and companion animals. Edited by E. (Lenny) van Erp-van der Kooij, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021.
Teaching material provided by the teacher. Lesson notes, reference bibliography or other material will be inserted by the teacher on the dedicated website (Moodle platform).
classRoomMode
Attendance of classroom lessons is optional, but the participation in exercises and visits to farms are strongly recommended, because they allow the student to learn and appropriate theoretical knowledge in the context of its use.
bibliography
Scientific works published in international journals.
119799 - TIROCINIO
Second Semester
7
15192 - FINAL EXAMINATION
Second Semester
5
119794 - GRANDES CULTURES MéDITERRANéENNES
-
16
-
-
Learning objectives
L'enseignement vise à apporter des connaissances et une compréhension de base des grandes cultures de plein champ, avec une référence particulière au milieu méditerranéen et en tenant compte des besoins rencontrés, des conditions pédoclimatiques et des ressources disponibles. D'autres objectifs sont: la préparation à l'étude des systèmes de culture avec un haut degré d'autonomie et la capacité de communiquer les concepts acquis, en utilisant la terminologie appropriée.
CULTURES HERBACéES MéDITERRANéENNES
ROBERTO RUGGERI
8
AGR/02
Learning objectives
L'enseignement vise à apporter des connaissances et une compréhension de base des grandes cultures de plein champ, avec une référence particulière au milieu méditerranéen et en tenant compte des besoins rencontrés, des conditions pédoclimatiques et des ressources disponibles. D'autres objectifs sont: la préparation à l'étude des systèmes de culture avec un haut degré d'autonomie et la capacité de communiquer les concepts acquis, en utilisant la terminologie appropriée.
Description and classification, crop cycle and environmental requirements, agronomic practices and yield of the following crops:
- Wheat
- Barley
- Corn
- Rapeseed
- Sunflower
- Soybean
- Fava bean
- Chickpea
- Lentil
- Forage crops (alfa-alfa, clovers)
examMode
The oral exam is based on three questions. The first concerns the identification of crop species.
Each question will be evaluated according to a 0-10 score.
The final score will be determined by the following aspects: knowledge, ability to think critically and to summarize, correct use of technical terminology.
The right answer to the first question is compulsory.
books
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
mode
Class lectures and practical field training
classRoomMode
Attendance is optional
bibliography
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
Description and classification, crop cycle and environmental requirements, agronomic practices and yield of the following crops:
- Wheat
- Barley
- Corn
- Rapeseed
- Sunflower
- Soybean
- Fava bean
- Chickpea
- Lentil
- Forage crops (alfa-alfa, clovers)
- Pastures
- Cover crops
examMode
The exam will aim to verify the comprehension of the topics covered during the course.
The exam will be either practical and oral. In the practictal test, students must identify at least 7 out of 10 species (both crop and weed species) to pass it and move to the oral test.
The oral exam is based on two questions aiming to assess the knowledge about crop morphology, phenology, adaptation to pedoclimatic conditions as well as cultivation.
Each question will be evaluated according to a 0-10 score.
The final score will be determined by the following aspects: knowledge, ability to think critically and to summarize, correct use of technical terminology.
The right answer to the first question is compulsory.
books
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
classRoomMode
Attendance is not compulsory but strongly suggested
bibliography
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
Description and classification, crop cycle and environmental requirements, agronomic practices and yield of the following crops:
- Wheat
- Barley
- Corn
- Rapeseed
- Sunflower
- Soybean
- Fava bean
- Chickpea
- Lentil
- Forage crops (alfa-alfa, clovers)
- Pastures
- Cover crops
examMode
The exam will aim to verify the comprehension of the topics covered during the course.
The exam will be either practical and oral. In the practictal test, students must identify at least 7 out of 10 species (both crop and weed species) to pass it and move to the oral test.
The oral exam is based on two questions aiming to assess the knowledge about crop morphology, phenology, adaptation to pedoclimatic conditions as well as cultivation.
Each question will be evaluated according to a 0-10 score.
The final score will be determined by the following aspects: knowledge, ability to think critically and to summarize, correct use of technical terminology.
The right answer to the first question is compulsory.
books
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
classRoomMode
Attendance is not compulsory but strongly suggested
bibliography
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 1 - Cereali e colture industriali.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2023)
- Coltivazioni erbacee, Volume 2 - Aromatiche e officinali, orticole agroindustriali, foraggere e colture a fini ecosistemici ed energetici.
A cura di Giuliano Mosca e Amedeo Reyneri
Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole di New Business Media srl (2024)
SUBJECT
SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
CHOICE GROUPS
YEAR/SEMESTER
CFU
SSD
LANGUAGE
NUOVO GRUPPO EXTRACURRICULARE
-
-
-
INSEGNAMENTI DI PROFILO
-
12
-
-
15185 - AGROCHEMISTRY
STEFANIA ASTOLFI
Second Year / First Semester
6
AGR/13
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the basic elements to assess soil fertility from a chemical-physical and biological perspective and the scientific tools to maintain and improve it for agricultural production while respecting the ecosystem. The student is thus expected to be able to define the chemical parameters influencing the fate of elements (contaminants and nutrients) within soils and the soil-plant-system. In particular, based on chemical and physical characteristics of soils, the student is expected to evaluate its fertility and interpret the data.
Soil
The definition of soil
The components of soil
The physical properties of soil
Texture
Structure
Density and porosity
Consistency, temperature, colour
Movement of water in the soil
Water-soil relationships
Water potential in the soil
Available water in the soil
The movement of water in the soil
The physico-chemical properties of soil
Cation and anion exchange
Soil pH and its measurement
Buffer power of soil
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Organic matter
Constituents of organic matter
Humic substances
Humification
Extraction of humic substances
Immobilisation and mineralisation of organic matter
The nutrient cycle in the soil-plant system
The nutrients
- macroelements
- microelements
Movement of nutrients towards the roots
- interception
- mass flow
- diffusion
Nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycle:
- reserves and forms
- inputs
- removals
The rhizosphere
Anomalous soils
examMode
The module will be assessed by oral exams on topics presented and discussed in classes and during the lab exercises.
The evaluation process takes place in the context of oral exam based on the correctness of the answers, on the language correctness, on the students’ ability to argument their answers, to derive relationships and to create connections between the topics.
books
Sequi P., Ciavatta C., Miano T. "Fondamenti di chimica del suolo" Pàtron
Radaelli e Calamai "Chimica del terreno" Piccin
Sequi "Chimica del suolo" Patron
Hand-outs from lessons
classRoomMode
Optional
bibliography
Sequi P., Ciavatta C., Miano T. "Fondamenti di chimica del suolo" Pàtron
Radaelli e Calamai "Chimica del terreno" Piccin
Sequi "Chimica del suolo" Patron
Hand-outs from lessons
15188 - ANIMAL WELFARE AND HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LIVESTOCK
NICOLA LACETERA
Second Year / First Semester
6
AGR/19
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
To provide the student with knowledge useful in preventing and assessing the establishment of suboptimal welfare and health conditions for farm animals. To provide the student with knowledge on the environmental impact of livestock farming activities. Acquire knowledge about the relevant legislative framework on animal welfare and health and environmental impact of livestock farming.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The knowledge gained will enable the student to have a greater awareness of the issues of the health and welfare of farmed animals and the environmental impact of livestock farming.
Making judgements
The skills and knowledge acquired will equip the student with judgment skills on the topics covered that will enable him or her to make reasoned choices in the field of animal husbandry.
Communication skills
The knowledge gained by the student will enable him or her to communicate with other stakeholders (breeders, zoonomi, agronomists, veterinarians, etc.).
Learning skills
The skills acquired will enable the student to learn from past experiences through the development of his or her own critical capacity that will allow for greater flexibility in the various professional contexts he or she will face.
ANIMAL WELFARE: definitions; critical points; indicators; regulations referring to breeding, transport and slaughter. ANIMAL HEALTH: notions of epidemiology; causes of illness; communicable diseases; spread of diseases; prophylaxis, prevention, control and eradication; main diseases of ruminants, pig, horse and avian species. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL BREEDING ACTIVITIES: sustainable development concept; environmental impact upstream of the farm; environmental impact of farming activities; environmental impact downstream of the farm; structural, food and management strategies to reduce the environmental impact of farming activities.
examMode
The test includes a question for each of the three macro-topics of the course: 1. animal welfare, 2. animal health, 3 environmental impact of livestock systems.
books
- Nicola Montemurro. 2002. Igiene zootecnica. Come favorire la salute e il benessere degli animali in allevamento. Il Sole 24 Ore Edagricole.
- Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali. 2001. Liquami zootecnici. Manuale per l'utilizzazione agronomica. Edizioni L'Informatore Agrario.
- Material made available by the teacher.
classRoomMode
Class attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory.
bibliography
https://www.izsler.it/benessereanimale/
17589 - QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF PLANT PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES
ROBERTO MANCINELLI
Second Year / First Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The "Quality and certification of plant production and processes" course aims to provide basic knowledge and understanding, including applied ones, and the tools for a systemic approach in the correct management of practices aimed at improving quality in the main agri-food productions.
Knowledge and understanding - The student will gain basic and advanced knowledge of specific aspects of national and European legislation relating to production processes, the course aims to provide the main tools for understanding, identifying and evaluating the main certification tools aimed at protecting and enhancing the quality of agri-food production.
Applying knowledge and understanding - The advanced skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge and understanding, including applied ones, and the tools for a systemic approach in the correct management of practices aimed at improving quality in the main agri-food productions.
Making judgements - The student will have the ability to develop their own knowledges in the analyze of different food production and process with a critical understanding of potential food quality production capacity.
Communication skills - The student will be able to analyze and communicate what they learned during the course by using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
Learning skills - The student will be able to develop a holistic approach ability in the interpreting results of scientific research and understanding the specific aspects of national and European legislation relating to food production processes, and acquairing the main aspects for understanding, identifying and evaluating the main certification tools aimed at protecting and enhancing the quality of agri-food production.
Application of the holistic approach to reality and the system concept.
The concept of agri-food quality and safety
Specificity in the production of agri-food quality
The certification
Mandatory, regulated, voluntary certification
Labeling
Quality in the farm
Organic production and certifications
Integrated agriculture and certifications
Origin productions and certifications
Self-control – HACCP
European quality certifications – GlobalGAP
examMode
At the end of the course, the students have the assessment test with an oral exam. The evaluation and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, connect interdisciplinary knowledge, formulate hypotheses and judgments, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure. At the candidate will be asked several questions ranging over the whole program, each of which will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 30. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades.
In critical situations, such as a high number of candidates in the booking, or peculiarities of one or more candidates, the exam can be done in written form with six open-ended questions, evaluated as for the oral exam. Candidates will be given one and a half hours to answer. Furthermore, upon explicit request by individual students, it is possible to take the exam in written or oral form, regardless of what is reported in the official appeal.
At the request of the candidate, a PowerPoint presentation can be discussed concerning the deepening of a topic chosen by the student and agreed with the teacher, followed by some questions about the program. A score from 0 to 30 will be assigned to the presentation and to each of the answers to the questions. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades defined as for the oral exam.
books
Material suggested and distributed during the course
mode
The course is structured in lessons in classroom.
The classroom lessons include all topics of the course program.
The lessons in the field concern the concrete application of some specific aspects discussed in the classroom.
classRoomMode
The course is structured in lessons in classroom.
The classroom lessons include all topics of the course program.
The lessons in the field concern the concrete application of some specific aspects discussed in the classroom.
bibliography
Material suggested and distributed during the course
17590 - QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES
PIERPAOLO DANIELI
Second Year / Second Semester
6
AGR/18
Learning objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - The student will acquire basic knowledge to understand and describe the main types of quality certification for animal origin products, the reference framework for these certifications in various dimensions (EU Food Safety Policy, environmental sustainability, level and credibility of the certifying entity), and the main aspects of hygienic, rheological, nutritional-nutraceutical, and technological quality applied to animal food products. This includes specific focus on meat products, milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products, beekeeping products, and seafoods.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Based on the acquired knowledge, the student will be able to apply the general principles of the sector to various agro-zootechnical food supply chains, by using technical knowledge of evaluation systems, current regulatory limits, and basic and advanced methods for quality assessment.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS - The skills and knowledge acquired, including practical experience, will ensure the student has the judgment capacity to make reasoned choices in the specific sector.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS - The acquired abilities will enable the student to undertake self-learning paths based on specific cases encountered in their professional life or during further university studies (Master’s degree courses and beyond).
Definitions and evolution of the concept of quality applied to the food sector
Introduction to European legislation and policy of food safety
Environmental quality of production
Introduction to the certification schemes
Technical aspects of quality: laboratory techniques and basic quantitative evaluation
Quality of the supply chain of animal products: meat, milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products, bee products, seafood supply chains
examMode
Before the end of the course, the student will present the work of an individual study around a topic addressed during the course, based on scientific works published on the major international databases. For non-attending students, the same type of work will be presented in "essay" mode at least two weeks before the exam date. The evaluation of the presentations or papers will compose the final grade after the oral exam, according to a scheme available to students in Unitus Moodle together with teaching materials
books
None. Teaching materials are made available to students via Unitus Moodle platform
mode
Frontal lessons, case study analysis, tutorials/visits, individual and/or group work
classRoomMode
Not mandatory
bibliography
None. Teaching materials are made available to students via Unitus Moodle platform
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ROBERTO MANCINELLI
Second Year / Second Semester
6
AGR/02
Learning objectives
The course of Ecology and Agroecology principles aims to provide students the applying knowledge and understanding tools for ability to integrate and analyze theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural systems.
1) Knowledge and understanding - The student will gain basic and advanced knowledge of general ecology and the aspects concerning ecosystems and agroecosystems with a critical understanding of potential flaws and values.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding - The advanced skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge to ecosystems and agroecosystems through a systemic approach.
3) Making judgements - The student will have the ability to develop their own knowledges in the analyze of different ecosystems and agroecosystems with a critical understanding of potential production capacity.
4) Communication skills - The student will be able to analyze and communicate what they learned during the course by using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
5) Learning skills - The student will be able to develop a holistic approach ability in the interpreting results of scientific research and understanding the ecosystem characteristics, and in the agroecosystem design and management for sustainable food quality production. The course aim to provide learning skills, skills making judgements, communication skills in analysis, design and management of sustainable agricultural systems studied in his systematic unit.
Course contents
Lectures in the class: 40 hours.
Origins of Ecology as scientific discipline.
Systemic approach to ecological scince as bridge between the disciplines.
The holistic application to reality: the concept of ecosystem.
The organization of the living organisms.
The ecosystem: structure, components, interactions, ecological successions, seral and climax stages, organisms and their functions, ecological niche, etc.
Analysis of ecological systems and ecological efficiencies between and within the trophic levels.
Classes of systems: natural and anthropogenic, relations between ecosystem and agroecosystem.
Resources: the agricultural meteorology and climatology references and relationships between climate factors and living organisms.
Systemic approach applied to the agricultural world: the concept of agro-ecosystem; agroecosystem properties (productivity, stability, sustainability).
The farm as agro-ecosystem.
Energy transfers and rationalization of input auxiliary energy in the agroecosystems.
Influence of agronomic interventions on biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen.
Soil carbon fluxes in different cropping systems.
Importance of legume species in the agroecosystems.
Environmental effects related to the water cycle.
The management of agro-ecosystems for reducting the erosion and for defense of soil fertility.
Importance of the agroecosystem biodiversity and mixed farming for soil fertility.
Importance of structural complexity between and within the fields: hedges and polyculture.
Relations between agriculture and society: traditional farming systems, conventional and alternative.
Environmental impact of agriculture: pollution and loss of biodiversity.
The diffusion of pollutants from agricultural sources in the environment.
The organic and ecological agriculture: legislative nods and agrotechnical applications aimed at reducing negative environmental impacts.
Field exercises: 8 hours.
Some concrete situations will be observed on field of aspects dealt in classroom concerning some agronomic applications addressed to the sustainable management of agroecosystems.
examMode
At the end of the course, the students have the assessment test with an oral exam. The evaluation and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, connect interdisciplinary knowledge, formulate hypotheses and judgments, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure. At the candidate will be asked several questions ranging over the whole program, each of which will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 30. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades.
In critical situations, such as a high number of candidates in the booking, or peculiarities of one or more candidates, the exam can be done in written form with six open-ended questions, evaluated as for the oral exam. Candidates will be given one and a half hours to answer. Furthermore, upon explicit request by individual students, it is possible to take the exam in written or oral form, regardless of what is reported in the official appeal.
At the request of the candidate, a PowerPoint presentation can be discussed concerning the deepening of a topic chosen by the student and agreed with the teacher, followed by some questions about the program. A score from 0 to 30 will be assigned to the presentation and to each of the answers to the questions. The final grade corresponds to the average of the individual grades defined as for the oral exam.
books
- Lesson slides, available on Dropbox at link provided by the teacher,
- Caporali F., Campiglia E., Mancinelli R., 2010. Agroecologia: Teoria e pratica degli agroecosistemi. De Agostini Scuola SpA, Novara. 222 pp. ISBN: 978-88-251-7352-9.
- Bullini L., Pignatti S., Virzo De Santo A., 1998. Ecologia generale. UTET, Torino. 519 pp.
mode
The course is structured in lessons in classroom and lessons in the field.
The classroom lessons include all topics of the course program.
The lessons in the field concern the concrete application of some specific aspects discussed in the classroom.
classRoomMode
Attendance is not compulsory as established by law
bibliography
- Lesson slides, available on Dropbox at link provided by the teacher,
- Caporali F., Campiglia E., Mancinelli R., 2010. Agroecologia: Teoria e pratica degli agroecosistemi. De Agostini Scuola SpA, Novara. 222 pp. ISBN: 978-88-251-7352-9.
- Bullini L., Pignatti S., Virzo De Santo A., 1998. Ecologia generale. UTET, Torino. 519 pp.
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UMBERTO BERNABUCCI
Second Year / Second Semester
6
AGR/18
Learning objectives
In agreement with the training objectives of the Degree Course in 'Agricultural and Environmental Sciences', the teaching has the general objective of acquiring knowledge on the nutritional characteristics of feeds for livestock use and on the basis of rationing of animals in livestock production.
1) Knowledge and understanding - The student will acquire basic and advanced knowledge relating to the nutritional value of feeds (concentrates and fodder) intended for animal feeding, and to the evaluation of feeds through laboratory analysis and to set up the calculation of a ration for ruminants and monogastrics.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding - The skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge to real case studies relating to the analysis of feeds for livestock use through the classic approach (laboratory methodologies) and using digital technologies (precision feeding) .
3) Making judgments - The student will have the ability to independently develop their own assessments regarding the resolution of practical problems relating to the evaluation of feeds for livestock use and the calculation of the requirements of animals in livestock production.
4) Communication skills - The student will be able to effectively communicate what they have learned using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
5) Learning skills - The student will be able to: - develop the ability to learn the critical approach to animal nutrition in different production contexts and at different managerial levels; - interpret the results of scientific research on animal feeding and nutrition.
Course program:
1. Feed and nutritional principles
2. Evaluation of feed for zootechnical use
3. Feeds
to. Fodder
b. Concentrate
4. Rationing: theoretical and practical bases
5. Application of digitalization and robotics in the animal feed sector
6. The feed industry
7. Seminars held by experts on specific topics
8. Exercises on the farm: visit to agro-zootechnical farms
9. Laboratory exercises: feed analysis
examMode
In the evaluation of the test (or of the tests) in the attribution of the final grade, the following will be taken into account: the level of knowledge of the demonstrated contents (superficial, appropriate, precise and complete, complete and thorough), the ability to apply the theoretical concepts (errors in the 'apply, discrete, good, well-established, of the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections (sufficient, good, excellent), of the capacity of critical sense and of making judgments (sufficient, good, excellent), of the mastery of expression (lacking exposure, simple, clear and correct, safe and correct). In particular, the judgment and the final grade will take into account the knowledge and concepts acquired, the ability to analyze problems, to connect interdisciplinary knowledge, to formulate hypotheses and judgments, mastery and clarity of expression and exposure. The exam will be taken in writing or orally.
The candidate must demonstrate that he has acquired knowledge in the field of Animal Nutrition and Feeding and feed industry. The final grade will be formulated taking into account the level of knowledge of the contents, the capacity for analysis, synthesis and interdisciplinary connections, the capacity for critical sense and clarity of presentation.
books
Power point files: Moodle - DropBox
ANTONGIOVANNI M., GUALTIERI M. Nutrizione e alimentazione animale, Il Sole 24 Ore Edagricole, Bologna, 1998.
ANTONGIOVANNI M. Nutrizione degli animali in produzione zootecnica, Edagricole, Bologna, 2004.
Nutrizione e Alimentazione del cane e del gatto, Edagricole, Bologna, 2021.
Manuale di nutrizione dei ruminanti da latte, EdiSESS Università, Napoli, 2020.
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, 5th Edition, Wilson G. Pond, David B. Church et al., WileyCDA, December 2004
INRA feeding system for ruminants, Wageningen Academic. Editors: Daniel Sauvant, Luc Delaby, Pierre Nozière, Published: 2017 Pages: 300 ISBN: 978-90-8686-292-4
mode
Lectures in the classroom lasting a total of 40 hours plus 8 of exercises. The 40 hours include presentations (ppt or Inkscape) with graphic and photographic illustrations, plus seminars held by teachers and technicians of the sector.
Practical activities
Technical visits to livestock farms and laboratory activities.
classRoomMode
There is no compulsory attendance of lessons.
bibliography
Works in scientific journals provided by the teacher
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15097 - LEGISLATION AND CASE STUDIES FOR PROFESSIONAL AGRONOMISTS
Second Year / Second Semester
8
AGR/01
Learning objectives
Assessment based on the level of knowledge of the contents, the ability to apply the theoretical concepts, the ability to analyze, synthesize and interdisciplinary connections, the correct use of technical language.
Discussion of the appraisal report written by the candidate during the course.
118294 - IMPACT AND ADAPTATION OF LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Second Year / Second Semester
3
AGR/19
Learning objectives
The teaching has the general objective of acquiring knowledge on the effect and impact of climate change on the physiology, metabolism, production, well-being and health of farm animals and on the adaptation systems useful for reducing the negative effect of exposure of animals to heat stress conditions.
1) Knowledge and understanding - The student will gain basic and advanced knowledge relating to the effects that climate change (global warming) has on the health and production efficiency of animals in livestock systems.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding - The knowledge and skills acquired will allow the student to apply the knowledge to case studies relating to the management of farm animals exposed to heat stress conditions.
3) Making judgment - The students will acquire the ability to independently develop their own assessments regarding the resolution of problems relating to the management of animals exposed to heat stress conditions.
4) Communication skills - The student will be able to effectively communicate what they have learned using suitable, clear and highly professional language.
5) Learning skills - The student will be able to develop the ability to learn the critical approach to assessing the condition of well-being of animals exposed to heat stress conditions.