SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT NUTRION
Academic Year 2015/2016 - 1° YearLearning Objectives
To provide the knowledge of the soil-plant system to ensure good management of natural and productive systems. The student will be able to make operational decisions capable of providing economic and social benefits essential for the development, conservation and renewal of the area
Detailed Course Content
Introduction. Clay minerals and Fe and Al oxides: structure and properties. Anion and Cation exchenge;
Physical propierties of soil. Organic matter: evolution and propierties. Biological component of soil;
pH oh the soil. Anomalous soils and their correction. N, P, K and C cycles;
Nutritional needs of plant. Energy. Enzimology. Mechanisms of nutrient uptake;
Photosynthesis. Photorespiration. C4 and CAM plants pathways;
Respiration: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation.
Textbook Information
Paolo Sequi: "Fondamenti di chimica del suolo". Patron Editore;
Marinella Bosetto e Irene Lozzi: "Elementi di biochimica agraria". Aracne Editrice