ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: RRSS10067o13Semester: 2013/2014 winter
Name: Techniques and Products for Plant Protection
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Michał Hurej
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Students can take a well informed decision on the necessity of plant control treatment in any of arable crops. They can select the chemical or biological agent that would be efficient in a particular control situation and are prepared to choose the appropriate application method for it.
Competences: After completion of the course students are capable of working within plant protection area in farming as well as in commercial situations. They can also become specialists in pest control in any other contexts, e.g. in extension services.
Prerequisites: Chemistry, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Invertabrate Physiology, Soil Tillage and Plant Cultivation.
Course content: Composition and physical properties of commercial plant protection products. Commonly used formulations and treatments. Operator safety, essential toxicology and ecotoxicology – target and non-target organisms for chemical treatments. Properties of particular product groups with selected details on specimen products. Application techniques. Pest resistance to chemical agents. Non-chemical methods of pest control. GMO`s status in plant protection – essentials and principles.
Recommended literature: 1. Zoocydy. Goszczyński W., Wydawnictwo SGGW-AR lub Goszczyński W. wydanie między 1993-1998 Zoocydy w ochronie roślin. 2. Nowe środki ochrony roślin. Czerniakowski Z., Czerniakowski Z., AR w Krakowie, Ośrodek Doradztwa Rolniczego w Boguchwale, 1999. 3. Niechemiczne metody zwalczania szkodników roślin, Boczek J., Wyd. SGGW, 1992.
Assessment methods: Test exam. Minimum required for pass grade: 60 %.
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