Plant Diseases (3 cr)
Code: NM13VP07-3003
General information
Enrollment
15.06.2024 - 05.01.2025
Timing
06.01.2025 - 28.02.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Bioeconomy
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Teachers
- Paul Riesinger
Groups
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BE21DA-EAgrolog (YH), h21, Bioekonomi, dagstudier
Objective
The student
- can identify plant diseases that occur in field crop cultivation in Finland and knows their life cycles and methods of dissemination
- can take preventive measures and assess the threshold for regulatory measures
- can plan and carry out direct plant protection measures
- understands and can use growth regulating preparations
Content
Plant diseases in Finland
Quarantine pests
Life cycles and distribution methods
Preventive plant protection
Determination of regulatory requirements
Mechanisms of fungicides
Direct plant protection measures (strategies)
Growth control and growth regulators
Sustainable development in agriculture (bioeconomy) is an essential part of the course
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
No previous knowledge required