Management of Plant Diseases (146056)

Students will gain knowledge and skills that allow competence in choosing adequate chemical product, technique or method suitable for environmental-friendly control of particular plant disease.

• Lectures
  consists of introduction about different type of pesticides for protection against plant pathogens, basic knowledge on fungicides and their mode of action, fungicide resistance, basic concept and fundamental knowledge of biological control and bio-originated fungicides, and strategies and techniques for control acellular and prokaryotic pathogens.
• Auditory Exercises
  will be e-learning supported for allowing student to explore world-wide market of bio-products, trend and future prospects in plant disease management.
• Laboratory practice/exercises
  aims to promote students’ ability of conducting methods for: 1) evaluation of antagonistic abilities of potential bio-agents (dual-culture, production of volatile metabolites), 2) evaluation of fungal sensitivity to fungicides (germ-tube assay).
• Practicum
• Seminars
  will be organised as online forum debates (e-learning) in which everyone present is requested to actively participate and conduct individual assignments. It has the function of bringing together students in focusing each time on some particular subject, and where assigned readings are discussed, questions can be raised and debated can be conducted. Excellent forum activity gain benefits and one can be exempted from the written exam.

Teachers' obligations

Instructional obligation of teacher is to transfer theoretical knowledge in classroom and on e-course at Merlin platform. Teacher need to maintain instructional design of e-course by choosing and using appropriate Information Communications Technology and facilitate e-learning. Entire educational material (text-book, working sheet’s map, repetition materials and materials for self-evaluation) textual and multimedia as well, should be prepared by course teacher. Teacher obligation is to conduct practical laboratory exercises in the manner that allow best development of student’s skills and for that need to assure fungicides and other needed chemicals, forecasting models, filamentous fungal bio-agents and nutrient media to be used in methods for evaluation of antagonistic abilities of potential bio-control agent and working sheet map.

Students' obligations

Students have an obligation to attend their scheduled course learning activities. Students are obliged to regularly attend lectures and practical classes and to participate in online activities at e-course: forum debates and seminars. Therefore, signing into e-course at Merlin during first two weeks of semester is obligatory. All work that is set by the teacher must be completed by the due date. Should students experience difficulty in completing their work it is recommended they speak with the teacher. Students have an obligation to respect their teachers’ right to determine course content, methodology and evaluation. Students have an obligation to respect their teachers’ right to formulate and enforce policies on lateness and attendance. Penalties for absences may include failure in the course.

1. Fungicides L, M, Pe.L - Retrospective of plant disease management. Development of fungicide.
2. Fungicides L, M, Pe.L - Chemical and functional classification of fungicides according to their mode of action.
3. Fungicides L, M, Pe.L, Lab - Formulations of fungicides, doses and volumes of distribution, deposit, residue.
4. Fungicides L, M, Pe.L Lab - Compatibility of ingredients. Side effects of fungicidal mixtures.
5. Fungicides L, M, Pe.L - Resistance to fungicides (genetic and physiological bases, monitoring methods, preventive measures).
6. Fungicides Lab - Resistance to fungicides (methods in vitro, germ tube assay). Eco-toxicological assessment of fungicides.
7. Control of prokaryotes and non-cellular plant pathogens L, M - Basic principles of management of viruses and virus-like diseases.
8. Control of prokaryotes and non-cellular plant pathogens L, M - Preventive and curative measures for management of bacterioses.
9. Control of prokaryotes and non-cellular plant pathogens M, S - Decision supporting systems: forecasting models, expert systems and warning systems.
10. Biological control L, Pe.L – Bio-control: historic overview.
11. Biological control L, Pe.L - Biocontrol agents, natural substances and synthetic fungicides. Definitions, regulations, strength and weakness aspects.
12. Biological control Lab, M, Pe-L - Methods for evaluation of antagonistic abilities of potential bio-agents: dual-culture, production of volatile metabolites.
13. Biological control E, M, I, Pe-L - Exploring world-wide market of bio-products.
14. Biological control E, M, I, Pe-L - Exploring world-wide market of bio-products.
15. Trends and future prospects in plant disease management L, S, I, M, Pe-L -Environmental-friendly strategies for plant disease management: transgenic resources, enzyme-based products, self-protecting plants.

1. Fungicides / Book 2, 2011. ISBN 979-953-307-554-8,Book edited by: Dr. N. Thajuddin
2. Persley J. G. 1999. Biotechnology and Integrated Pest Management. CAB International
3. Helyer N., Brown K., Cattlin N. D., 2009 A Colour Handbook of Biological Control in Plant Protection Wiley (Manson). 128 pp
4. Chet, I. 1993. Biotechnology in Plant Disease Control. Wiley-Liss, New York, 373 pg
5. Topolovec-Pintarić S. 2011. Resistance to botryticides In: Fungicides, In Tech

1. IOBC/WPRS Bulletins

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