| Responsible Department | Department of Agriculture and Ecology
50 % Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology 50 % | ||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 2 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | Outside schedule | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Evaluation of individually prepared diagnosis reports plus a minor essay Weight: Reports 80% Minor essay 20% pass/fail, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 13 July 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | Be present at least 75% of the time | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | The course consists mainly of problem-based studies supervised by teachers. The course takes place at LIFE-Tåstrup, as it is dependent on field material. An excursion is included. Before start the students should anticipate one week preparation time. | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Summer Course Week Structure: Outside schedule, Week 27 and 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 250064 | ||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||
| The course will introduce the student to commonly occurring diseases in agriculture, horticulture and orchards. Hand-on experience with classical and web based methods used in identifying causal organisms and diagnosing the diseases will be given. Assessment of crop damage in the field and how to take samples for further studies will be discussed. The students learn: - how to diagnose - step by step - plant diseases using simple practical methods (including web-based tools). -how to identify pathogenic fungi, bacteria and virus from their pathogen morphology, host and host symptoms - how to describe, characterise and assess damage in the field and how to take a sample for further study. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| The course consists of short theoretical introductions to specific topics and problem-based studies including field collections, identification of pathogens and diagnosis of plant diseases using keys, manuals and microscopes. Most of the work is carried out in groups of two students supervised by the teachers. The Danish students attending the course will learn English as well as Danish terminology. An excursion is included. | |||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||
| The course is concerned with plant health problems in agriculture and horticulture (greenhouses, orchards and field crops)with special reference to North European conditions. The main aim of the course is to give the students opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in diagnosis of plant diseases. After completing the course the student should be able to: Knowledge: - Describe plant pathogen morphology - Describe symptoms caused by plant pathogens - Classify plant pathogens based on morphology - Describe, characterise and assess damage in the field - Take diseased plant samples for further study. - Be familiar with theory behind molecular techniques for identification of microorganisms Skills: - Use common tools for identifying plant pathogens. - Apply principles for diagnosis of plant diseases based on pathogen morphology and disease symptoms - Communicate diagnostic results Competences: - Work with diagnostic methods - Cooperate with fellow students when conducting the diagnosis and report the results. | |||||||||||||||
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| Handbooks and manuals will be available | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Lisa Munk, lm@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Phone: 353-32178 Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen, hjo@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Molecular Plant Biology, Phone: 353-33336 | |||||||||||||||
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