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| GRNA0016-1 | The agricultural and forestry production faced with natural hazards
- Tropical Ecosystems
- Plant ecophysiology
- Crop protection
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| Duration : | Tropical Ecosystems : 12h Th
Plant ecophysiology : 12h Th
Crop protection : 3h Pr, 5h SEM, 4h Th
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| Lecturer : | Tropical Ecosystems : Jean‑Louis Doucet
Plant ecophysiology : Roger Paul
Crop protection : Philippe Lepoivre
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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 | | Tropical Ecosystems |
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| The course objective is to describe the main tropical phytochories in connection with the climatic and soil characteristics. Three chapters are covered:
1. Bioclimatology
2. Description of the main tropical floristic regions
2.1. Africa
2.2. Australia
2.3. America
2.4. Asia
3. Impacts of human activities and sustainable management |
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| 1. Introduction
2. Diversity and level of losses due to plant pathogens
3. National and international legislation measures
4. Procedure of Pest risk assessment (PRA procedure) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| | Tropical Ecosystems |
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| After completing the course the student is expected to:
1. Be familiar with the main characteristics of tropical ecoregions.
2. Be able to propose management activities. |
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| The course describes the main groups of plant pathogens. The course briefly describes the pest risk assessment procedure set up in the frame of national and international regulations.
After completing the course the student is expected to
1. To measure the diversity of the levels of losses linked to plant pathogens
2. To apply the FAO procedure of phytosanitary risks assessment(PRA procedure) |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| | Tropical Ecosystems |
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| Basic knowledge on ecology and botany required. |
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| Basics in microbiology and plant physiology. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 12h |
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| Lectures : 4h
Practical Works : 3h
Seminars : 5h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| ARCHIBOLD O.W. 1995. Ecology of World Vegetation. Chapman & Hall, London, 510 p.
WALTER H., HARNICKELL E. & MUELLER-DOMBOIS D. 1975. Climate-diagram maps of the Individual Continents and the Individual Continents and the Ecological Climatic Regions of the Earth. Springler-Verlag, Berlin, 35 p.
WHITE F. 1983. The vegetation of Africa. UNESCO, Paris, 356 p |
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| Lepoivre. P. Phytopathologie. de Boeck et Les presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 2003 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| | Tropical Ecosystems |
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| Written exam (100%) |
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| Personal report (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| DOUCET Jean-Louis (Professor)
Laboratoire de Foresterie des Régions tropicales et subtropicales
Unité de Gestion des Ressources forestières et des Milieux naturels
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux
+ 32 81 622342
jldoucet@ulg.ac.be |
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| LEPOIVRE Philippe (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622433
Philippe.Lepoivre@ulg.ac.be |
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