Fundamentals of Crop Protection

Code:

AGR107

Acronym:

AGR107

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Agrarian Sciences

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	First Degree in Engineering Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AST	0	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	49	135
L:B	3	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	49	135
L:CC	1	Plano de estudos de 2008 até 2013/14	3	-	5	49	135
L:F	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	2	-	5	49	135
L:G	1	P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula anterior a 09/10	3	-	5	49	135
		P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula em 09/10	3	-	5	49	135
L:M	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2009	3	-	5	49	135
L:Q	2	Plano de estudos Oficial	3	-	5	49	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To understand the decision making in integrated pest management

- to know with are the components of integrated pest management

- to know what is a quarantine pest and what duty they have in the prevention of desasters due to pests.

- to know how to identify an insect

- to relate plant damages and pest

- to recognize pathogens causing infectious diseases in plants

Learning outcomes and competences

To know the main groups of pests and plant diseases. To do a correct diagnosis and propose a control method for a plant pest. To know how to write a tecnical report and do a oral presentation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction to plant protection

Plant protection in different sustainable agriculture systems. Quarantine pests. Biodiversity in agriculture. Trophic relations in agriculture environment. Groups of pests. Plant protection national and international organisations

2. Entomology 

Importance of insects; Insect morphology; Metamorphoses; Insect classification and identification

3. Plant pathology 

Parasitism and disease development; Plant disease caused by fungi; Characteristics of plant pathogenic fungi

4. Strategies in integrated pest management 

Risk assessment; Decision making and threshold

5. Methods of control

Biological control, chemical control, cultural control, biotechnical control

Mandatory literature

Agrios George N. 1936-; Plant pathology. ISBN: 9780120445646
Tomaz Ilídio Lucas; Doenças das plantas
Hill Dennis S. 1934-; Agricultural entomology. ISBN: 0-88192-223-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and workshops will altern – one week students have a 3,5 hour lecture and the other week students will have a 3,5 hour workshop. Workshps can be at the laboratory, at computers-lab or in the field or even study visits. In order to seek advantage of a good weather necessary for the practices in the field, there may be change in the schedule, however the total number of hours is respected.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	59,50
	Trabalho escrito	10,00	90,00
	Prova oral	0,20	4,00
	Participação presencial	7,00	6,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	42
	Trabalho de campo	10
	Estudo autónomo	10
	Total:	62,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Six assingments are proposed (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T4). Final classification is calculated by the formula CF= 30%T1 + 15%T2 + 20%T3 + 10%T4 + 15%T5 + 10%T6. Students can choose between submitting assigments or attemping exam. All students can do to the second exam date.