| Data |
Inizio |
Fine |
Sintesi della lezione |
Luogo |
| 07/03/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Introduction to the course; definition of biological invasion; glossary; concept of invasibility and invasiveness; introduction corridor and pathway; factors affecting introduction |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 14 |
| 12/03/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Impact of Biological Invesion: ecological and economic; EU regulation to fight biological invasion: the three key word, Prevention, early detectionand eradication, mitigation. The Enemy release hypothesis and the Biotic resistance hypothesis. Invasive Forest Pathogens definition and statistics. |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 11 |
| 14/03/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Pathways: Plant trade and Phytophthora; Plant trade and fungal pathogens; Timber trade, wood packaging trade and fungal pathogens; Seeds tradeand fungal pathogens; Ambrosia beetles and Fungal pathogens |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 14 |
| 19/03/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Examples of introduction pathways of IFP: unispected pathways; mechanisms of invasion: host shift; hybridization; divergent evolution |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 14 |
| 21/03/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Impact of biological invasion; direct and indirect; economic, on biodiversity, on corbon stock; on ladscape signatura, culture and traditions. Example of invader: ash dieback fungus |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 14 |
| 26/03/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Seminar on fungi (Dr. Sofia Pagliarani PhD |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 11 |
| 04/04/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Examples of recent invasions: Ash dieback; Pitch canker of Pine; Thousand canker disease; Pine nematode wilt. CABI and EPPO factsheets |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 14 |
| 09/04/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
The Biosecurity global system: IPPC structure and functions; the SPS agreement: the ISPMs objectives and functions; the RPPOs structure and functions; the NPPOs structure and functions; problem related to the current biosecurity system |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 11 |
| 11/04/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
The sentinel tree concepr: sentinel plantation, sentinel nursery; sentinel arboreta; practical examples. Looking at the centres of origin of IFP: practical examples |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 14 |
| 23/04/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
The diagnostic pipelane; Koch postulates and update; serological detection: bases and applications |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 11 |
| 30/04/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Molecular barcoding: characteristics of genetic markers; Polymerase Chain Reaction; specific and universal primers and their use; sanger sequencing; examples of primer design; example of using BLAST on NCBI |
Polo di Agraria |
Edificio A3 |
Aula 11 |
| 02/05/2024 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
Molecular diagnostics: qPCR with TaqMan and SYBRgreen technologies, applicative examples. qRT-PCR for diagnostics using mRNA as template, applicative example. HTS: introduction and characteristics |
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