LBIK10187U Plant Pathology in a Changing World
Volume 2013/2014
Content
The course covers the following topics:
- Impact of plant disease on mankind: Plant diseases from a historical perspective.
- Introduction to some basic laboratory methods used in plant pathology
- A review of causal organisms
- Plant diseases from a field perspective. This is a production-oriented exercise (in production areas) where the students will observe disease symptoms and signs, and collect material for subsequent laboratory exercises (microscopy, isolation, PCR identification etc.).
- Basic discussion about terminology/philosophy
- Career opportunities with local guest lecturers
- Perspectives on plant disease management with respect to world trade, global climate change, and the need for sustainable production
- Impact of plant disease on mankind: Plant diseases from a historical perspective.
- Introduction to some basic laboratory methods used in plant pathology
- A review of causal organisms
- Plant diseases from a field perspective. This is a production-oriented exercise (in production areas) where the students will observe disease symptoms and signs, and collect material for subsequent laboratory exercises (microscopy, isolation, PCR identification etc.).
- Basic discussion about terminology/philosophy
- Career opportunities with local guest lecturers
- Perspectives on plant disease management with respect to world trade, global climate change, and the need for sustainable production
Learning Outcome
The objective of the
course is to present to the student the science of plant pathology,
including the social impact and relevance of the science. A
specific objective is to convey to the students different
perspectives on plant disease management with respect to
international trade, climate change, and sustainable production.
After completion of the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
-Identify to the key sources of plant pathological knowledge, and have a network for these in the Nordic countries
Skills:
-Analyse how to approach studying plant diseases integrating state-of-the-art tools for this ranging from field to the molecular laboratory
-Explain the principals of disease diagnosis and pathogen identification
Competences:
-Determine where to find important information about plant diseases
-Be aware of the central tools used in modern plant pathological research
-Reflect on ethical problems associated with combating plant diseases
After completion of the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
-Identify to the key sources of plant pathological knowledge, and have a network for these in the Nordic countries
Skills:
-Analyse how to approach studying plant diseases integrating state-of-the-art tools for this ranging from field to the molecular laboratory
-Explain the principals of disease diagnosis and pathogen identification
Competences:
-Determine where to find important information about plant diseases
-Be aware of the central tools used in modern plant pathological research
-Reflect on ethical problems associated with combating plant diseases
Literature
Recommended background reading (one of
the following)
The Advance of the Fungi (E.C. Large)
http://shopapspress.stores.yahoo.net/bandonsathma.html
Plant Disease and Social Impact (G. Schuman)
http://www.shopapspress.org/41167.html
The Advance of the Fungi (E.C. Large)
http://shopapspress.stores.yahoo.net/bandonsathma.html
Plant Disease and Social Impact (G. Schuman)
http://www.shopapspress.org/41167.html
Teaching and learning methods
Include lectures, workshops,
tutorials, project and group work, Practicals and an
excursion
Remarks
This is a joint Nordic
course run by teachers from the four universities: UMB Norway,
KU-Science Denmark, HU-AF Finland and SLU Sweden.
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 7,5
- Exam
- 5
- Excursions
- 10
- Lectures
- 25
- Practical exercises
- 20
- Preparation
- 30
- Project work
- 30
- Theory exercises
- 10
- Total
- 137,5
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Exam
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment---
- Exam registration requirements
- Attend at least 75% of the time
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
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Criteria for exam assesment
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Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LBIK10187U
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- 2 weeks intensive course in August at one of the NOVA universities (exact location and dates to be announced). Before that the students should anticipate preparation time corresponding to a week.
- Course capacity
- No limitation
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting department
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Course responsibles
- Lisa Munk (2-73744777736c7535727c356b72)
Lecturers
David B. Collinge
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