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| VEGE0017-1 | Applied phytopathology
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| Duration : | 4h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Haissam Jijakli |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| First of all, a special attention will be paid to the determination of plant diseases and causal agents responsible of these diseases. This student will be also able to learn the way of a good diagnostic by his confrontation to concrete examples of agricultural and horticultural problems.
Other techniques will be teach throughout Training courses such as :
- Koch Postulate (identification and symptom reproduction of plant disease )
- Use of molecular techniques for the detection of plant pathogens
- Assessment of virus transmission methods |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course presents the principal methods of diagnosis to identify or detect a plant pathogen and their theoretical bases (biological tests, serologic and molecular approaches).
After completing the course the student is expected to
- To understand and to apply different protocols of phytosanitary analysis (Koch's postulate, insect transmission of viruses, serological tests and molecular tests) and to analyse the significance of results in a professional context (detection, certification,¿) ;
- To select the most appropriate technique to solve a phytosanitary problem by integrating pathological considerations (objectives of the analysis), regulation and economical constraints (cost, quality assurance,¿). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basics in plant pathology, microbiology and molecular biology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 4h
Practical Works : 20h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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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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| Personal reports (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| De Clerck Caroline (Assistante)
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622430
caroline.declerck@ulg.ac.be |
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