- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr B Seddon
Pre-requisites
BI 25P1 or EV 1505 or appropriate Level 2 Biology.
Notes
Available only to students in programme year 3 or above.
Overview
This course will cover those aspects of crop protection that provide alternative approaches to the sole reliance on agrochemicals and which promote protection of the environment and long-term sustainability. Emphasis will be placed on the science of crop protection and an understanding of the interactions involved in the plant crop agri-environment. Topics will include: Integrated Crop Management, varietal strategy; weed, insect, fungal and bacterial pests and diseases and biological, environmental and integrated control; plant response to stress, phytoalexins, systemic, acquired and induced resistance, integrated control with fungicides; modes of action.
6 week course - 3 two-hour lectures, 2 three-hour seminar sessions, 2 three-hour tutorials, and 1 four hour site visit. Slots B and C
1 two-hour written examination (75%) and continuous assessment (25%).