| Department of Plant Biology | |||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 3 year to MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc The course is primarily aimed for students in BSc Natural Resource and MSc Agricultural Development programmes. | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: 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. Weight: Portfolio: 100% 7-point scale, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | The 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: B | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish | ||||||||||||||||
| No Credit Points With | Plant Virology, Disease resistance in plants | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 250029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Lectures will introduce the topics which are then focused on with colloquia and theoretical exercises. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address" | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||
| Review articles and primary literature. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Munk, lm@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333316 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Study Committee NSN | |||||||||||||||||
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