| Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 serves as an important specialisation for NR, AD and students at the Nordic mobility programme NorPath | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Continous assessment based on small written exercises, multiple choice and performance in class discussions. Furthermore, an essay on a selected issue must be submitted and presented. Evaluation of the essay will be done individually. Weight: Portfolio 100%: Continous assessment: 50% Essay and an oral presentation and examamination based on the essay: 50% 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 250064 Plant Diseases | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| The course plan will be based on a selection among the following issues which demonstrate different aspects of infection, population biology and disease management: · Infection paths, establishment and transmission - Nutritional strategies of different taxonomic groups of pathogens - 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. - Seed health and 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 - The resistance management strategies based on race specific and race-non specific resistance, variety and species mixtures - Biological control measures - Cultural control measures, chemical control and integrated disease management. | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Methods will include lectures, colloquia, small theoretical exercises and an essay on a selected topic. | |||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||
| The student is expected to gain a broad biologically based comprehension of plant disease development and management strategies. After completing the course the student should be able to: Knowledge: - Describe host-pathogen interactions from pathogen establishment in the host to interactions at population level. - Give an overview of principles of proper management strategies, based on knowledge of the disease cycle. Skills: - Analyse a disease problem and suggest adequate principles of management of plant diseases based on knowledge of the pathogens and their interaction with the host. Competences: - Apply theory and solve plant disease problems in agricultural and horticultural crops - and communicate the results - Discuss potential ethical problems arising during control of plant diseases, for example human and environmental hasards | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||
| Review articles and primary literature. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Munk, lm@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333316 | |||||||||||||||||
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