Module Identifier |
RS35810 |
Module Title |
CROP PROTECTION |
Academic Year |
2007/2008 |
Co-ordinator |
Dr Malcolm H Leitch |
Semester |
Semester 2 |
Course delivery |
Lecture | 2 x 1 hour lectures per week |
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Practical | 2 x 2.5 hour practicals per semester |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | Assignment: Outcome assessed: 3 | 30% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3 | 70% |
Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Examination, testing all outcomes. | 100% |
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Learning outcomes
On completion of this modules, students will be able to:
1. Assess disease, pest and weed severity and estimate effects on yield;
2. Understand the genetic basis for disease resistance and the potential for exploiting resistance;
3. Evaluate integrated strategies for disease, pest and weed control.
Content
The lectures deal with the broad areas of disease, pest and weed management: disease development and basic epidemiology; disease/yield loss relationships; plant disease resistance and its exploitation; disease management strategies - integration of cultural, chemical, physical and plant resistance approaches; pests and the damage they cause, pest management strategies, including biological control; weed competition; weed biology - strategies for reproduction, spread, survival and competitive ability; herbicide use; non-chemical approaches to weed control; chemical application technology. The practicals consider disease assessment techniques and weed identification.
Aims
To examine the principles that underlie the management of diseases, pests and weeds and to provide a framework for the development of control strategies in crop production.
Module Skills
Communication |
Students' ability to communicate in writing will be assessed by the production of a crop protection plan. |
Information Technology |
Students' ability to find information on the internet will be a major contributor to the completion of the assignment. |
Reading Lists
Books
** General Text
Lucas J A (1998) Plant pathology and plant pathogens
Blackwell Science, Oxford 0063203061
Maloy O C (1993) Plant disease control: principles and practice
Wiley and Sons, New York 0471573175
van Emden H F (1992) Pest control. New Studies in Biology
2nd edition. Edward Arnold, London 0713129824
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6