250031 Plant Infection and Disease Management

Detaljer
Inst. for Plantebiologi
Tidligst mulig placeringBachelor 3. år til Kandidat 1.år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeFælleskursus
The course is primarily aimed for students in BSc Natural Resource and MSc Agricultural Development programmes.
 
EksamenLøbende eksamen

skriftlig og mundtlig eksamen

Portfolio eksamen


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Beskrivelse af eksamen: From total eight exercises six have to be submitted individually and will be evaluated during the course. Furthermore, an essay on a selected issue must be submitted and presented. Evaluation of the essay will be done individually. The individual exercises and the essay will form the basis for the final assessment.

Vægtning: Portfolio: 100%



7-trinsskala, intern censur
 
Rammer for undervisningThe teaching will include lectures, theoretical exercises, colloquia and group work, in addition to writing an essay. Topics for the exercises will be adjusted to the Bachelors and Masters level, respectively.
 
BlokplaceringBlock 1
Ugestruktur: B
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
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PointspærringPlant Virology, Disease resistance in plants
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger250029 
 
Begrænset deltagerantalNone
 
Kompetenceområder
Competencies within basic science:
- An comprehension of host-pathogen interactions from pathogen invasion to dispersal leading to epidemics.
Competencies within applied science:
- Can suggest adequate principles of management of plant diseases based on knowledge of the pathogens and their interaction with the host.
Competencies within ethics and values:
- Awareness of the potential ethical problems arising during control of plant diseases, for example human and environmental hasards
 
Kursets målsætning
The course aims at a deeper understanding of the
mechanisms of infection, the establishment in the host from a physiological & histological viewpoint, and host-pathogen interactions at the individual and population level. Furthermore a comprehension of principles of proper management strategies, based on knowledge of the disease cycle.

 
Kursusindhold
The students are expected to gain a broad biologically based comprehension of disease development and management strategies. The course plan will be based on a selection among the following issues which demonstrate different aspects of infection and population biology and disease management:
· Infection paths, establishment and transmission
· Nutritional strategies of different taxonomic groups of pathogens (examples: virus, bacteria, fungi in the broad sense, seed plants),
· Disease resistance as expressed by the host plant at the cellular and histological level, and the effect of constitutive and active factors on the pathogen and disease development.
. Inoculum sources and their relative importance. Seed pathology.
. Pathogen population dynamics and forces involved in population changes.
. Pathogen and vector dispersal patterns and the importance of disease management.
. Plant disease problems in developing countries
. Interactions between wild and crop pathosystems.

The disease management strategies include: Host resistance including race specific and race-non specific resistance, variety and species mixtures and other diversification schemes, management by cultural precautions, chemical control and integrated disease management.




 
Undervisningsform
Lectures will introduce the topics which are then focused on with colloquia and theoretical exercises.
 
Målbeskrivelse
Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address"
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Review articles and primary literature.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Lisa Munk, lm@life.ku.dk, Institut for Plantebiologi/Sektion for Plantepatologi, Tlf: 35333316
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger30
forberedelse45
vejledning15
kollokvier30
projektarbejde85
eksamen1

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