Reproduction strategies in plants and animals

6 CFU - 1° Semester

Teaching Staff

ANNA GUGLIELMO - Module Reproduction strategies in plants - BIO/03 - 3 CFU
BIANCA MARIA LOMBARDO - Module Reproduction strategies in animals - BIO/05 - 3 CFU

Learning Objectives

Reproduction strategies in plants
This module explores the reproductive modalities in vegetables, mainly in higher plants (Spermatophytes), sexual features, environmental influences on the transition from the vegetative state to the reproductive one, apomixis and its adaptive and applicative meaning.

Detailed Course Content

Reproduction strategies in plants
1. Reproduction in plants: meaning and modalities of implementation. Morphology and structure of reproductive systems in water and land plants. 2. Reproductive barriers and self incompatibility. Apomixis and its adaptive significance. 3. Sexuality in plants. Sexual expression and sex determination. 4. The influence of environmental conditions on reproductive processes. 5. Pollination mechanisms and reproductive strategies of flowering plants . 6. Dispersing and dissemination processes. Seed germination.

Textbook Information

Reproduction strategies in plants
GEROLA F. M., 1997. Biologia vegetale. Sistematica filogenetica. 3^ ed. UTET, Torino.

MAUSETH J.D., 2014. Botanica – Fondamenti di biologia delle piante. Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli.

Didactic support provided by teacher, students' processing of specific topics

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