Department of Ecology
40 % Department of Agricultural Sciences 40 % Department of Plant Biology 20 % | |||||||||||||||||||
Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 3 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | Outside schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc Kurset henvender sig til flere studieretninger sidst på bach. og først på kand.udd. | ||||||||||||||||||
Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Continuous evaluation of practical reports. Project report with oral presentation Weight: Reports 33% Project report combined with oral presentations 67 % pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, seminars, individual and/or group project work and excursions | ||||||||||||||||||
Block Placement | Outside schedule Week Structure: Outside schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||
Optional Prerequisites | DSH two year Horticultural basic programme or similar | ||||||||||||||||||
Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic science:- Applied science: The course will give fundamental understanding of application of such basic disciplines as biology, ecology and technology for environmentally sound and sustainable management of pests, diseases and weeds in horticultural crops. The student will be able to apply principles interdisciplinary to analyse, discuss and solve problems related to plant protection. Ethics and values: The student should be aware of and able to discuss ethical and environmental problems related to plant protection | |||||||||||||||||||
Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||
The course will follow up on species knowledge and principles from basic DSH courses aiming at management situations that are adoptable by farmers. | |||||||||||||||||||
Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||
Successful plant protection management is based on a profound knowledge of the biology and ecology of the causal organisms and of the crop ecology where they act. Important problems with pests, diseases and weeds in horticulture will be addressed both traditionally and within the concept of integrated pest management (IPM) and organic farming. The students will learn how to incorporate sub-disciplines of plant pathology, entomology, nematology and weed sciences (epidemiology, etiology, population ecology, microbial pathogenicity, competition etc.) into management programs that are logical practical and adoptable by farmers. | |||||||||||||||||||
Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
Lectures, seminars, individual and group project work, journal clubs and excursions | |||||||||||||||||||
Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||
Required reading is assigned by the responsible department. Current information about course literature should be available at the latest one month before the start of the course. | |||||||||||||||||||
Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
Holger Philipsen, hp@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Section of Zoology, Phone: 35332687 John Hockenhull, johoc@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333308 Jens Carl Streibig, jcs@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Crop Science, Phone: 35333457 Peter Anderson, Peter.Anderson@vv.slu.se, Department of Agricultural Sciences/DSH guests, Phone: 3528 | |||||||||||||||||||
Study Board | |||||||||||||||||||
Study Committee NSN | |||||||||||||||||||
Course Scope | |||||||||||||||||||
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