MORFOLOGIA E FISIOLOGIA VEGETALE - channel 1

PLANT MORPHOLOGY - CYTOLOGY - The plant cell: cell wall, plastids, vacuoles and plasmodesmata. HISTOLOGY - Structure and function of tissues: primary and secondary meristems, covering tissues, parenchyma tissues, conductive tissues (xylem, phloem), mechanical tissues(collenchyma and sclerenchyma) and secretory tissues.

ORGANOGRAPHY - Seed germination. Stem: growth, morphological and anatomical structure. Root: root system, growth, morphological and anatomical structure. Leaf: differentiation, morphological and anatomy structure of different types of leaves.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY - Membrane physiology. Root absorption of Water and Mineral Nutrient. Water Conduction to short and long distance. Transpiration and guttation. Oxidative respiration: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle. Photosynthesis - Light-dependent reactions: the photosynthetic pigments, the photosystems, energy conversion to the stable chemical forms. Light-independent reactions: Calvin cycle. Influence of the environment on photosynthesis. Photorespiration. C₄ and CAM photosynthesis. Nitrogen assimilation and biological nitrogen fixation. Translocation of photoassimilates. Hormones. Tropisms movements: phototropism and gravitropism. Physiology of flowering.

Evert R.F. & Eichorn S.E, La biologia delle piante di Raven. 7^ ed. 2013. Zanichelli ed., Bologna

Further reading
Histology and organography of vascular plants
Tonzig S., Marré E.: Botanica generale – Morfologia e Fisiologia vegetale. Parte prima – Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Plant physiology
Pupillo P., Cervone F. Cresti M., Rascio N.: Biologia vegetale. Zanichelli
Microscopic slides recognition
Speranza A., Calzoni G.L.: Struttura delle piante in immagini – guida all’anatomia microscopica delle piante vascolari. Zanichelli