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| PROT0435-1 | Introduction to phytopharmacology
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Bruno Schiffers |
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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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| This course gives students a general information about the pesticides characteristics/properties and the principles applicable to the use of chemicals on crops.
It presents the pesticide use in an IPM approach (cultural, genetic, physical, biological or chemical) for the prevention, control or eradication of pests in the context and according to biological, regulatory and socio-economic constraints. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students will have demonstrated its ability to be used in seminars and restore during the final exam:
- His knowledge of conditions favoring the development of pests
- The understanding of the damage threshold and economic threshold
- Good knowledge of the main families and properties of pesticides and biocides, the registration process and their recommendation of use
It will in particular be able to:
- To analyze the epidemic phases and to identify the key stages of an intervention
- To analyze the biological, socio-economic and regulatory constraints on the development and choice of control methods
- To identify the most effective options for preventing, controlling or eliminating pests
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basis in microbiology, plant physiology, entomology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Oral presentation (ex-cathedra)
Research of information and documentation (on internet and other sources)
Group works : application of theoretical elements presented during lectures to case studies (data integration, synthesis)
Preparation of an individual final evaluation |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Training material (texts, papers, notes and slides) available on line on Blackboard for each partim. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Assessment of the work of the year:
Individual assessment of knowledge (oral exam): 100%
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Bruno Schiffers (bruno.schiffers@ulg.ac.be) |
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