Class Complementary Botany

The unit- Complementary Botany aims to provide students with complementary knowledge concerning the structures of the plant cell and its metabolic functioning; Identification of anatomical and morphological structures; Understanding the importance and applications of ethnobotany and economical botany. Natural Succession in Syntropic Farming and Biological farming.

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Theoretical 1. Structure of Plant cell 2. Plant metabolites - primary and secondary 3. Histology and plant anatomy - characterization of the main tissues and organs. 4. Biology of plant development 5. Ethnobotanical use of plants and their products 6. Economic Botany - edible plants, industrial , medical , energy 7. Syntropic Farming and Biological farming   Practical 1. The model of the plant cell 2. Morphology, cytology and histology 3. Biology of plant development 4. Significance and use of the plants

Include innovative methodologies to support the teaching-learning process used.   Assessment will be carried out in continuous assessment and by examination. Continuous assessment will consist of: one test (T) + 1 individual work (T);  1 test (P) + oral discussion of assignments (P) + assessment of the student's performance in class (P) Theoretical part (60% of the final grade) + Practical part (40% of the final grade) Assessment by Exam - 1 global exam For the student to pass the course, he or she must have a positive mark (>9.50) in all the assessment items. Students can only pass the practical component by continuous assessment if they attend 75% of the classes. Most of the practical classes will take place in the context of field trips, thus improving the student's teaching-learning process

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