791-011 Plant Protection (Pathology)

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

One Plant Management Elective.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable the students to:

• integrate the concepts and practices of plant protection management;

• demonstrate an understanding of the physical basis of a depression in yield and quality of plant production;

• apply appropriate techniques for the assessment of plant damage and develop a suitable program for protection;

• design and evaluate strategies of plant protection within an integrated pest management program (IPM);

• develop an understanding of the mode of action of protection and control measures;

• develop an ability in making appropriate decisions in plant protection strategies in a commercial context.

The content includes: The plant protection concept. An introduction to the organisms parasitic on plants. The anatomy and physiology of plants relevant to the depression of yield and quality of product due to the presence and absence of pathogenic agents. Assessment of crop damage, signs and symptoms of disease, the management of plant protection programs, particularly IPM.

Assessment

Three assignments of 1000 words each (10% each); one assignment of 3000 words (70%).