| Responsible Department | Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
60 % Department of Agriculture and Ecology 40 % | ||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 3 year to MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Continuous 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%: Continuous assessment: 50% Essay and an oral presentation and examination 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | LPLF10350 | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||||
| The course plan will be based on a selection among the following issues, which demonstrate different aspects of plant disease development and epidemiology in relation to disease management: - The disease cycle- Seed health and pathology - Pathogen population dynamics and forces involved in population changes. - Pathogen and vector dispersal patterns and their importance for disease management. - Plant disease problems in developing countries - Disease resistance management strategies based on partial, race specific and race-non specific resistance, variety- and species mixtures - Induced resistance to control diseases - Biological control measures - Cultural control measures, chemical control and integrated disease management - Effects of future climate change on plant diseases and disease management | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Methods will include lectures, colloquia, group work, 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 hazards | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||||||
| Review articles and primary literature. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Foged Lyngkjær, mlyn@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Section for Plant Biochemistry, Phone: 353-32193 | |||||||||||||||||
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