INTRODUCTION TO AGROECOLOGY

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020/2021

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Language:

Italian

Moduls:

AGROECOSISTEMI

3 credits
RISORSE GENETICHE AGRARIE

3 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

None

AF code:

A002089

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Written assessment at the end of each module and final oral assessment.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The objective of this course is to the study tha main ecosystems’ mechanisms and functions.
The course will also provide the basic information on the plant genetic resources, their potential value and their conservation.

Contents

The course is composed by two teaching units:

1) Agroecosystems: Ecosystem, food chain, functions and productivity of ecosystems, agro-ecosystem, agrometereology, ecosystem services

2) Agricultural genetic resources: what they are, how they are managed and used

Recommended Bibliography

• Masoni A., Ercoli L., Bonari E., Mariotti M., 1999. Ecologia Agraria I. Struttura dell'Ecosistema. I Edizione. Pisa: SEU. 346 p.
• Ercoli L., Masoni A., Mariotti M., Bonari E., Arduini I. 1999. Ecologia Agraria II. Funzionalità dell'Ecosistema. I Edizione. Pisa: SEU. 354 p.

Russell P.J. Genetics. Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co

Availability of supportimg material from the teachers

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures, classroom and field exercises

Contacts/More Information

Students can set up an appointment with the teachers via email: attene@uniss.it; vgiannini@uniss.it

Foreign students will be assisted in English.

Other courses

Course year: 1

INTRODUCTION TO AGROECOLOGY
6 credits
AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
6 credits - Base
GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
8 credits - Base
MATHEMATICS WITH ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS
8 credits - Base
PHYSICS
6 credits - Base
PLANT BIOLOGY
10 credits - Base
CAD DESIGN FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
COLLECTION, PREPARATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF INSECTS
3 credits - A scelta dello studente
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
MYCOLOGY
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
2 credits - A scelta dello studente
STATISTICAL PROCEDURES FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
STUDENT OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
12 credits - A scelta dello studente
ENGLISH I
5 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
OTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES
6 credits - Altro

Course year: 2

AGRICULTURAL BIOCHEMISTRY
7 credits - Caratterizzante
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
7 credits - Caratterizzante
AGRICULTURAL HYDRAULICS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ANIMAL SCIENCE
8 credits - Caratterizzante
RURAL BUILDINGS AND TOPOGRAPHY
8 credits - Caratterizzante
ENGLISH II
5 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale

Course year: 3

GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY
8 credits
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND PLANTS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
AGRONOMY AND HERBACEOUS CROPS I
10 credits - Caratterizzante
TREE CROPS
8 credits - Caratterizzante
RURAL APPRAISAL
8 credits - Affine/Integrativa
SOIL CHEMISTRY
7 credits - Affine/Integrativa
FINAL TEST
10 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
PRACTICAL TRAINING APPLICATION
15 credits - Altro

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