Plant disease and pest management
A.A. 2018/2019
Obiettivi formativi
The course is based on presentation and discussion of cases of study and scientific papers finalized to deepen the knowledge of biology, epidemiology and population dynamics of the most important pest and diseases of arable and fruit crops and forests. Regulations concerning the use of chemicals and biological control organisms will be used to propose sustainable pest and disease management strategies.The course is based on presentation and discussion of cases of study and scientific papers finalized to deepen the knowledge of biology, epidemiology and population dynamics of the most important pest and diseases of arable and fruit crops and forests. Regulations concerning the use of chemicals and biological control organisms will be used to propose sustainable pest and disease management strategies.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
The students will learn how to approach the problems related to the pest and diseases management of the most important arable and fruit crops and forest plants, both within the frame of integrated and organic agriculture. They will know the rules and regulatory restrictions related to the development and use of chemicals and biological control organisms for the management of known and alien pests and diseases.The students will learn how to approach the problems related to the pest and diseases management of the most important arable and fruit crops and forest plants, both within the frame of integrated and organic agriculture. They will know the rules and regulatory restrictions related to the development and use of chemicals and biological control organisms for the management of known and alien pests and diseases.
Periodo: Secondo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
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Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Secondo semestre
Unita' didattica 1: plant disease management
Programma
Concept of plant disease management. European, State and Regional rules concerning: - quarantines and inspections, - use of pathogen free-propagating materials, - reduction of chemicals applied for plant diseases control. Principles of plant disease management in integrated and organic agriculture. Fungicides: mechanism and mode of action, formulation, toxicity, mode of use. Fungicide resistance, and resistance management. Regulation to register, to sell and to use chemical fungicides and biotechnical products. Presentation and discussion of plant disease management strategy for the most important arable and fruit crops and forests within the frame of integrated or organic farming.
Informazioni sul programma
Final oral exam.
Propedeuticità
Nessuna
Prerequisiti
Basic knowledge of Plant pathology, Agronomy, Genetics, Field crops, Fruit crops, Statistics.
Materiale di riferimento
Recommended textbooks useful for consultation: - Lorenzini G.: Principi di fitoiatria. Egadricole, Bologna - Jones D.G.: The epidemiology of plant diseases. Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1998. - Boland J.G. and Kuykendall: Plant-microbe interactions and biological control. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998. - Kennedy G.G. and Sutton B.T.: Emerging technologies for integrated pest management. APS press., 1999. Gonthier P. and Nicolotti G.: Infectious forest diseases. CABI International 2013.
Unita' didattica 2: pest management
Programma
Case studies on the management of invasive pest insects will be detailed. The biology and dangerousness in relation to the environment of colonization will be detailed. Students will approach the different problems related to the management different invasive species both within the frame of integrated and organic control. Presentation and discussion of problems related to the consequences of uncorrect use of pesticides will be detailed (e.g. resistance to pesticides, trophobiosis, secondary effect on useful insects, colony collapse disorder).
Informazioni sul programma
oral
Propedeuticità
Info non disponibile
Prerequisiti
basic knowledge of entomology
Materiale di riferimento
Articles, chapters of books and pdf of the slides of the couse will be given at lesson
Moduli o unità didattiche
Unita' didattica 1: plant disease management
AGR/12 - PATOLOGIA VEGETALE - CFU: 3
Esercitazioni: 16 ore
Lezioni: 16 ore
Lezioni: 16 ore
Docente:
Cortesi Paolo
Unita' didattica 2: pest management
AGR/11 - ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALE E APPLICATA - CFU: 3
Attivita' di campo: 8 ore
Lezioni: 20 ore
Lezioni: 20 ore
Docente:
Lupi Daniela
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