| Course ID: | PMR-SE>PLORFAR |
| Course title: | PLANT PROTECTION IN ORGANIC FARMING |
| Semester: | 7 / Winter |
| ECTS: | 3 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 0 / 0 hours |
| Field of study: | Plant Medicine |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | compulsory |
| Prerequisites: | Botany, Principles of plant production, General and detailed plant production, Plant Nutrition |
| Contact person: | dr hab. inż. Jacek Twardowski, profesor uczelni jacek.twardowski@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | Prevention for plant protection. The relevance of crop rotation and agrotechnical practices in control of separate agrophages number. Non-chemical methods of agrophages control in crops. Epidemiology of economically relevant diseases and pests of plants. The source of infection. The reasons of weed infestation. Weeds as element of agrophytocenosis and part of agricultural biodiversity. |
| Full description: | Prevention for plant protection. The relevance of crop rotation and agrotechnical practices in control of separate agrophages number. Non-chemical methods of agrophages control in crops. Epidemiology of economically relevant diseases and pests of plants. The source of infection. The reasons of weed infestation. Weeds as element of agrophytocenosis and part of agricultural biodiversity. |
| Bibliography: | Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests. , Rechcigl J.E., Rechcigl N.A., Lewis Publishers 2000. Integrated Pest Management Principles and Practice by Dharam P. Arbol and Uma Shankar (Eds.) CAB International 2012. Hajek A., Natural Enemies, An Introduction to Biological Control. Cambridge University Press, 378 pp. 2004. |
| Learning outcomes: | Student has knowledge of environmental biodiversity and its formation. Student knows rules of organic management. Student knows how to impose limitations on number of agrophages with methods allowed in organic production (biological, mechanical, physical) . A graduate of the field of study becomes skilful at assortment of methods allowed in organic crop production to limit number of pathogens, pests and weeds. Student is able to recognize important agrophages. Student can plan effective plant protection against agrophages without putting the farm at risk of making economic losses Student understands the meaning of organic method as a system oriented to protection of agricultural environment. Student uses acquired knowledge to propagate other than chemical methods to protect crops. Student obeys law and is aware of necessity of organic farm management in ethical way. Student is conscious of the need for training and self-improvement for actual profession. |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | Knowledge: tests on practices, written exam (50%/50%) Skills: the assessment of single tasks on test, the asssessment of projects Personal and social competences: the assessment of individual and team work with reference to rules of plant protection under organic system, disscusion during practices. |