250031 Plant Infection and Disease Management

Details
Department of Plant Biology
Earliest Possible YearBSc. 3 year to MSc. 1 year
DurationOne block
 
Credits7.5 (ECTS)
Course LevelJoint BSc and MSc
The course is offered to several study programs BSc Natural Resources; MSc Agricultural Development)
 
ExaminationFinal Examination

written examination and oral examination

Portfolio Examination


All aids allowed

Description of Examination: From total eight exercises six have to be submitted and will be evaluated during the course. Furthermore, a paper on a selected plant pathological issue including evaluation of disease control strategies must be submitted, and presented by groups or individuals at a final oral examination. The exercises, together with the paper and the oral presentation will form the basis for the final assessment.

Weight: Portfolio: 50% Final presentation: 50%



13-point scale, internal examiner
 
Organisation of TeachingThe teaching forms used will include lectures, theoretical exercises, and group work, in addition to self study. Topics for the exercises will be adjusted to the Bachelors and Masters level, respectively
 
Block PlacementBlock 1
Week Structure: B
 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
may be conducted in Danish
 
No Credit Points WithPlant Virology, Disease resistance in plants
 
Optional Prerequisites250029 Plant Diseases
 
Areas of Competence the Course Will Address
Competencies within basic science:
- An comprehension of the disease cycle including all stages of pathogen invasion and later development, leading to dispersal and epidemics.
Competencies within applied science:
- 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 interactions at the individual and population level.

Furthermore a comprehension 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
· Ntritional strategy 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.
· Selected disease cycles
. 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.
. Interactions between wild and crop pathosystems.

Overview: Disease management using different strategies

In detail: Management by host resistance including race specific and race-non specific resistance, mixtures, gene deployment in time and space and other diversification schemes. Furthermore management by cultural precautions.




 
Teaching And Learning Methods
The training will be based on lectures, colloquia, and theoretical projects tailored towards agronomy, horticulture and cropping systems of developing countries
 
Course Coordinator
Eigil de Neergaard, edn@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333314
 
Study Board
Study Committee NSN
 
Course Scope
lectures30
preparation45
supervision20
Colloquia35
project work75
examination1

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