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| FORE0030-1 | Forest phytopathology
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 3h Pr, 3h AUTR |
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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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| Founding principles of plant pathology:
First, the losses due to plant pathogens and their economical importance will be presented. Then, the principal characteristics of plant pathogens (bacteria, fungi and viruses), their relations with the hosts and the factors influencing the evolution of epidemics will be discussed. Finally, classical and molecular diagnostic methods will be developed. A special attention will be dedicated to disease identification trough practical work.
Control methods:
The different control methods (chemical, physical, biological, and genetics) will be exposed trough the analysis of their advantages and disadvantages. A special attention will be dedicated to the control methods used in forested environment. Examples of integration of these control methods will be given trough some forested cases.
Case studies:
Some case studies will be exposed by national and international specialists |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the teaching, the student should be capable of:
1. Understand the causes and symptoms of the main biotic diseases.
2. Identify the steps that could be targeted in the parasitical cycle
3. Number the impact of different control strategies on an epidemic
4. Analyze the biological and social constraints in:
- The choice of the control methods by the producers in order to assure the durability of the production systems
- The feasibility of the development of control methods |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures: 10 hours
Personal work: 8 hours
Practical work and excursions: 6 hours |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Gauquelin (2010) - Guide de gestion des forêts en crise sanitaire. Paris, ONF
F.H. Tainter and F.A Baker (1996), Principles of forest pathology, Willey
L.M. Nageleisen, D. Piou, F.X. Saintorge and P. Riou-Nivert '2010), La santé des forets: maladies, insectes, accidents climatiques... Diagnostic et prevention., IDF
C. Schmid (2010), Wood and tree fungi : biology, damage, protection and use.Springer |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination: 50%
Practical and personal work: 50% |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@ulg.ac.be |
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