| Department of Plant Biology
23 % Department of Agricultural Sciences 9 % Department of Ecology 18 % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | BSc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | evaluation of project report Some Aid allowed Text books, handouts and own notes. Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner Description of Examination: 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, practical & theoretical exercises, excursions, group work and project. Teaching period: Week 33/34-42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | outside schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 120111 Introduction to Horticulture 120211 Plant Physiology and Chemistry 120311 Genetics, Botany and Breeding of Horticultural Plants | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Available to enrolled students on CampusNet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hockenhull, johoc@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333308 Peter Anderson, Peter.Anderson@vv.slu.se, Department of Agricultural Sciences/DSH guests, Phone: 3528 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Study Committee DSH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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