120411 Plant Protection in Horticulture

Detaljer
Inst. for Plantebiologi   23 %
Inst. for Jordbrugsvidenskab   9 %
Inst. for Økologi   18 %
Tidligst mulig placering
Varighed1 semester
 
Pointværdi15 (ECTS)
KursustypeBachelorkursus
 
Eksamenbedømmelse af projektrapport


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Beskrivelse af eksamen: bestået/ikke bestået, intern censur



Beskrivelse af eksamen:
Note: To pass the course requires (1) a pass in the 4 hour written examination and (2) successful completion and presentation of a project report in poster form.
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures, practical & theoretical exercises, excursions, group work and project. Teaching period: Week 33/34-42
 
Blokplaceringoutside schedule
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger120111 Introduction to Horticulture
120211 Plant Physiology and Chemistry
120311 Genetics, Botany and Breeding of Horticultural Plants
 
Kursets målsætning
The aim of the course is to give students a basic understanding of the biology, identification and control of diseases, pests and weeds of annual and perennial crops in different horticultural systems. A further aim is to help students relate this knowledge to the wider perspective of the environment and society as a whole.
 
Kursusindhold
The following aspects will be covered at an introductory level:

Main characteristics of important groups of pests, plant pathogens, weeds (including seedlings) and beneficial organisms. Life strategies of selected pests (insects, mites, nematodes etc.) and the types of damage they cause. Disease cycles of major groups of plant pathogens (fungi, bacteria and vira) including survival, infection, spread, and major types of disease symptoms. Origin, establishment, survival, spread, beneficial and negative effects on crop plants of selected weed species. Types and examples of problems caused by abiotic stress factors. Crop losses due to pests, diseases and weeds, their assessment and economical importance.

Approaches to the control of pests, diseases and weeds: use of resistant cultivars, cultural methods including crop rotation, long term population regulation, chemical and biological control. Ecology of weed plants. Different application methods. Damage thresholds, prognosis and other monitoring and forecasting systems. Production of healthy planting material, inspection, certification schemes and quarantine. Choice of control method and strategy in different growing systems.

Laws and regulations. Public authorities and other organisations involved in plant protection. Registration of chemical pesticides and biological control agents.
 
Undervisningsform
The first part of the course - approximately 3/4 of the course - is organised in modules devoted to: Pests including nematology, Plant Pathology (diseases caused by fungi, virus and bacteria, Weed Science, and Plant Protection Technology. Teaching and learning tools include lectures, laboratory practicals, theoretical exercises and excursions. Visits to relevant laboratories at SLU-Alnarp and KVL will also be made. In the second part of the course - approximately 1/4 of the course - students will work in small groups on a project, prepare a report in poster form, and present the poster to the rest of the course, at a final seminar.
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Available to enrolled students on CampusNet.
 
Kursusansvarlig
John Hockenhull, johoc@life.ku.dk, Institut for Plantebiologi/Sektion for Plantepatologi, Tlf: 35333308
Peter Anderson, Peter.Anderson@vv.slu.se, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/DSH gæster, Tlf: 3528
 
Studienævn
Studienævn DSH
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger50
teoretiske øvelser20
praktiske øvelser40
forberedelse270
kollokvier0
projektarbejde40
eksamen4
ekskursioner16
vejledning10

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