Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | 2 x 1 hour lectures per week |
Practical | 2 x 2.5 hour practicals per semester |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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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% |
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
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
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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 List
General TextLucas J A (1998) Plant pathology and plant pathogens Blackwell Science, Oxford Primo search Maloy O C (1993) Plant disease control: principles and practice Wiley and Sons, New York Primo search van Emden H F (1992) Pest control. New Studies in Biology 2nd edition Edward Arnold, London Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6