| Inst. for Plantebiologi
50 % Inst. for Økologi 50 % | |||||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år | ||||||||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig prøve Skriftlig auditorieeksamen Alle hjælpemidler tilladt Beskrivelse af eksamen: 4 hours written examination Vægtning: 100% 13-skala, intern censur | ||||||||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | Lectures, theoretical exercises, colloquia, tutorials and an excursion. | ||||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 1 Ugestruktur: C | ||||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk med note om undervisning på dansk | ||||||||||||||||
| Pointspærring | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | Plant Disease samt et basalt zoologikursus?? | ||||||||||||||||
| Kompetenceområder | |||||||||||||||||
| Competences within basic science: Knowledge and understanding basic biology of organisms used for biological control of plant pests and diseases: This include the interaction of the biocontrol organisms with the target insect or plant pathogen. Diversity of biocontrol organisms and their behaviour in plant ecosytems and knowledge about natural regulation by indigenous organisms in plant cropping systems. Competences within technology and production: Understanding the status for commercial exploitation of biological control of pests and diseases both internationally and in the Nordic countries. Knowledge and understanding of the technology and biological information needed for the commercialization of biocontrol agents covering aspects such as production, formulation, application, legislation and registration. Competences obtained within Ethics and Values: Are able to consider ethical aspects related to the use of BCAs both in traditional and ecological plant production | |||||||||||||||||
| Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||||||||
| The purpose of the course is to give the student a thorough understanding of the principles and strategies of biological control of pests and diseases together with examples of proven and potential applications in agriculture and horticulture. | |||||||||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||||
| The main elements covered in the course are: Definitions of biological control of pests and diseases of plants and subject terminology. Major groups of organisms used in biological control: their ecology, life cycles, mechanisms of action etc. Isolation and selection of biological control organisms and their production, formulation and application, Crop management practices including crop rotation etc. that regulate populations of pathogens and pests. Disease suppressive soils. Monitoring populations and activity levels of biological control agents following application to the crop and release into the environment. Pathogen antagonis interactions at cellular level. Aspects of risk assessment of biological control organisms, legislation and BCA registration. Etical aspects and public acceptance related to commercial use will be addressed. Selected examples of the use of fungal and bacterial antagonists, parasitoids and predators to control pests and diseases in field and glasshouse crops, orchards and forestry | |||||||||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||||||
| Lectures, theoretical exercises, colloquia, tutorials and an excursion. In the lectures, basic principles, strategies and state-of-the-art developments in biological control of pests and diseases are presented. Some lectures are given by external and internal specialists on topics directly related to on-going research projects or covering commercial exploitation of BCAs and legislation and etical aspects. At the tutorials selected papers - typically from international scientific journals - are discussed and evaluated. The colloquia will be in the form of e-learning where computer databases, Web-based information and IT e-learning elements will be used. | |||||||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||||
| Scientific papers and other types of course material will be handed out or uploaded on Campus Net | |||||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Funck Jensen, dfj@life.ku.dk, Institut for Plantebiologi og Bioteknologi/Sektion for Plantepatologi, Tlf: 35333304 Jørgen Eilenberg, jei@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrug og Økologi/Faggruppe Zoologi, Tlf: 35332692 | |||||||||||||||||
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