Knowledge: the student will gain on case studies of international relevance related to research, development and field validation of new methods and approaches for the management of vine-damaging arthropods, main diseases of grapevine caused by pathogens, as well as by adverse environmental factors, information about the application of molecular techniques to breeding, breeding of grapevine through transgenesis, cisgenesis and genome editing.
Skills: ability to use the acquired knowledge for the solution of problems related to the management of arthropods and pathogens, to treat affected plants with chemical/non-chemical principles under the criteria of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and with full respect of the safety of environment, operator and consumer, to understand the objectives of modern breeding in viticulture with particular reference to resistance to pathogens through molecular techniques for the study of the Vitis vinifera genome, phenotypic selection and marker assisted selection, genetic engineering methods applicable to breeding of the grapevine. Cisgenesis and Genome Editing.
Behaviours: ability to understand the methods of grapevine breeding for pest resistance, to practically apply the acquired knowledge concerning the management of species that are harmful to the vine in highly diverse geographical, climatic and agronomic contexts. The student will be able to modulate the use of the different techniques thanks to the experience gained through lab/field activities, the analysis of international case studies to encourage critical capacities of discussing hypotheses.