Gellini R., Grossoni P. – Botanica forestale. I. Gimnosperme. CEDAM. Padova. 1994.
Gellini R., Grossoni P. – Botanica forestale. II. Angiosperme. CEDAM. Padova. 1995.
Lecture notes.
Per approfondimenti:
Bernetti G. – Selvicoltura speciale. UTET. Torino
Evert R.F., Eichhorn S.E - La biologia dlele piante di Raven. Zanichelli. Bologna. 2013.
Gerola F.M. – Biologia vegetale. Sistematica filogenetica. UTET. Torino
Pasqua G., Abbate G., Forni C., - Botanica generale e diversità vegetale. Piccin. 2010.
Perrone V. – Conifere. Collana Verde. Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e forestali. Roma.
Perrone V. – Latifoglie. Collana Verde. Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e forestali. Roma.
Primack R.B., Carotenuto L. – Conservazione della natura. Zanichelli. Bologna. 2003.
Simpson M.G. - Plant Systematics. Academic Press e Elsevier. 2010.
Taiz L., Zeiger E. - Fisiologia vegetale. Piccin. Padova. 2013.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: Knowledge in plant biology, systematic botany and tree ecophysiology.
Competence acquired (at the end of the course):
Competences on morphology, ecophysiology and taxonomy of forest trees.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course): Good knowledge of ecophysiological processes of woody species for silvicultural and urban forestry practices.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to be familiar with principles and terminology og biology and plant biology.
Teaching Methods
CFU: 9
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc.): 225 hours (9x25)
Contact hours for: Lectures: 43
Contact hours for laboratory, field and botanic gardens/arboreta practice: 29 hours
Hours reserved to private study and other individual formative activities: 153 hours
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab: not compulsory but strongly recommended.
Teaching tools: Video projector, PC, overhead projector, fresh plant specimens.
Type of Assessment
Exam modality: oral examination on the subjects of lectures and laboratory.
Course program
Tree architecture: trees and shrubs; shoot growth patterns; shoot types: monopodial and sympodial branching, long and short shoots. Root architecture and growth patterns. Juvenility. Growth and environmental factors: light, temperature and water responses. Biodiversity in woody plants and its conservation. Short outline on vegetation structure: succession and communities. Plant sociology ranks. Landscapes and human landscapes.
Taxonomy and morphophysiological traits and chorology of Pinophyta.
Pinophyta: phylogenesis and general description; short outline on Cycadophytina, Ginkgoales and Taxales. Pinales: general description. Pinaceae: general description.
Abies: systematics and general description. A. alba: morphology; ecological and chorological traits.
Picea: systematics and general description. P. abies: morphology; ecological and chorological traits.
Pseudotsuga: systematics and general description. P. menziesii: morphology; ecological and chorological traits.
Larix: systematics and general description. L. decidua, L. kaempferii morphology; ecological and chorological traits.
Cedrus: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of C. atlantica, C. deodara and C. libani.
Pinus: systematics and general description. Chorology of italian pine taxa. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Pinus cembra, P. nigra, P. sylvestris, P. pinea, P. pinaster, P. halepensis. Outlines on Pinus strobus, P. wallichiana, P. radiata.
Taxodiaceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, Taxodium, Cryptomeria.
Cupressaceae: systematics and general description. Cupressus: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Cupressus sempervirens, C. arizonica e C. macrocarpa. Juniperus: general description.
Magnoliophyta: phylogenesis and general description of woody species families.
Platanaceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Platanus.
Fagaceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Fagus (F. sylvatica), Castanea (C. sativa) and Quercus (Q. robur, Q. petraea, Q. pubescens, Q. frainetto, Q. cerris, Q. suber, Q. ilex). Hybridization and introgression in speciation processes.
Betulaceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Betula, Alnus, Corylus, Carpinus, Ostrya.
Tiliaceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Tilia.
Salicaceae: systematics and general description. Salix: general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Populus; hybrid poplars.
Rosaceae: systematics and general description. Short outline of Prunus and Sorbus.
Fabaceae: systematics and general description. Short outline of Laburnum, Robinia and Sophora.
Hippocastanaceae: general description. Morphology of Aesculus hippocastanum.
Simaroubaceae: general description. Morphology and biology of reproduction of Ailanthus altissima.
Aceraceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Acer.
Oleaceae: Tiliaceae: systematics and general description. Morphology, ecological and chorological traits of Fraxinus.