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Course code: MRS10066o16
Semester: 2016/2017 winter
Name: Diseases and Pests of Horticular Plants II
Major: Plant Medicine
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Krzysztof Matkowski
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: The student knows and describing basic pathogens taxa of horticular plants diseases, has basic knowledge in the scope of plant breeding methods and qualities of the sowing material, understands phenomena setting in the environment under microorganisms influence. Knows issues related to damages caused by arthropods, nematodes, snails and rodents in horticultural crops. Recognizes their systematic affiliation and knows bionomics of these species. Associates groups of pests and diseases to individual plants species. Describes the damages of plant tissues caused by pests. He knows and he understands influence of abiotic factors (of the temperature, the humidity, the photoperiod) to the life, the development and the range of potential losses. Try to predict pest reaction on changes of these factors. Understands biodiversity value and the role other biotic factors as elements stabilizing the balance arthropods population in agrosystems. Knows biological fundamentals of arthropods, snails and of nematodes harmfulness. Understands the role of harmfulness thresholds. Students is able to define basic concepts connected with the chemical insects communication and other methods of control the harmful species in open- and covered- field crop. Understands potential capability their application in practice. The student understands the connection modus operandi of crop protection chmeicals related to biology malicious organisms. Student has the practical skill to identify more important organisms damaging horticultural plants on the basis morphological features and caused symptoms or damages. Knows to evaluate the pests and pathogens harmfulness and threats connected with their occurrence. Students can make a correct control decision based on harmfulness thresholds and justify correctness of this decision. The student plans simple pest and diseases monitoring systems in horticultural crops; knows how to limit their number; can diagnose and evaluate environmental threats caused by agricultural activity. Student can set dates of treatments correctly, plan and execute pest/diseases with IPM control management rules. Can check quality applied treatments. Can plan and take preventive action to limit the pests and diseases occurrence caused by abiotic factors. He can collect data necessary to conduct engineer tasks.

Competences: Student feels responsible for the quality of produced vegetable and their safety for consumers. Has the awareness of negative effects incorrect applying and storage of zoocides. Understands their harmfulness for the natural environment. Can critically refer unreliable marketing information concerning large threats caused by pests and necessities of their immediate control (the insecticides abuse). Understand social threats connected with excessive pesticides application in communities. Understand of social advantages resulting from the active application of integrated pest methods of the crop protection. The student understands the social importance of the prophylaxis to state of horticultural plants. Student is able work individually and also in the team - taking different member roles on the group.

Prerequisites: Botany, Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Microbiology, Plants Physiology and Ecobiology, General Entomology, The Basis of Vegetable Production,

Course content: Diagnostics of diseases horticultural plants cause by: viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasitic plants. Diagnostics the pests inhabiting orchards and vegetables crops based on their morphology and damage features of plant tissue. Biology of the pests more important species (insects, mites, nematodes, snails and vertebrates). The influence of abiotic and biotic factors on development and the range of potential damages. Plant diseases caused by abiotic factors and inappropriate nourishing. The methodology of the inspection of individual cultivations, determining of the threshold of the harmfulness, the practical evaluation of threats caused by pests and diseases. The correct pesticide selection according to criteria of the malicious organisms identification, his biology and the developmental stage and occurrence intensity.

Recommended literature: 1. Agrrios G., N. 2002. Plant Pathology. (5th edition) ISBNACademic Press INC. 2. Boczek J. 2001. Człowiek i owady, Wyd. SGGW. 3. Boczek J. Wyd. 1998., Nauka o szkodnikach roślin uprawnych, SGGW. 4. Borecki Z., 1996. Nauka o chorobach roślin, PWRiL, Warszawa 5. Grabowski M. 1999. Choroby drzew owocowych, Plantpress Kraków 6. Dent D. 2000. Insect Pest Management, CAB International 7. Klimaszewski M.S. 1996. Zarys entomologii ogólnej, , Wyd. Uniwersytetu Śląskiego 8. Kryczyński S., Weber Z. 2010. Fitopatologia t. 1 i 2. PWRiL Warszawa 9. Łęski K, red. 1971. Szkodniki i choroby roślin sadowniczych, PWRiL, 1971 10. Opyrchałowa J. 1994.Wybrane działy ekologii owadów z uwzględnieniem tematyki dotyczącej ochrony środowiska rolniczego. WSP Opole, 11. Praca zbiorowa. 1976. Nauka o chorobach i szkodnikach roślin, PWRiL, 12. Praca zbiorowa. 1994. Diagnostyka szkodników roślin i ich wrogów naturalnych. Wyd. SGGW Warszawa. 13. Rechcigl J.E., Rechcigl N.A. 2000. Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests., Lewis Publishers. 14. Robak J. Wiech K., 1998. Choroby i szkodniki warzyw, Plant Press 15. Schowalter T.D. 2011, Insect Ecology. An Ecosystem Approach. 3th edition, Elsevier. 16. Sobiczewski P., Schollenberger M. 2002. Bakteryjne choroby roślin ogrodniczych. PWRiL Warszawa 17. Wiech K. 1997. Pożyteczne owady i inne zwierzęta, Mediks Plus 18. Wilkaniec B. red. 2009, Entomologia cz. 1 (Entomologia szczegółowa) PWRiL Poznań 19. Wilkaniec B., red. 20010. Entomologia cz. 2 (Entomologia ogólna) PWRiL Poznań.

Assessment methods: Knowledge: colloquia on the lab and written exam. Abilities: Assignment evaluation or IPM project for particular crop. The observation of consequence and the cohesion of student work. Individual assignment of IPM plan for particular horticultural plant. Social competences: knowledge and contents presented and declared in classes.

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