Students will gain a solid understanding of the biological processes that underlie the main applications of plant biotechnology.

The Botany module provides basic knowledge on the structure of plant organisms at molecular, cytological, histological and anatomical levels, and on the modalities of gamic and vegetative reproduction, including outlines on in vitro propagation. The module also deals with the evolution and

The Plant Physiology module is meant to deliver the information required to understand the main processes occurring in plants and their interaction with the environment. The lectures will mainly deal with water and solute transport, nutrient acquisition, photosynthesis and sugar management, germination, cell wall synthesis and functions, photoperception, hormone metabolism and the regulation of flowering.