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English title:
Phytopathology in horticulture
Course ID:
953153
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Phytopathologie und Pflanzenschutz im Gartenbau
Term Semester:
Autumn/Winter
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
Methods of diagnosis of phytopathogenic organisms. Biology and epidemiology of important diseases of vegetables, ornamentals, fruits and grape-vine. Diagnosis of symptoms caused by viruses bacterials, fungi and non-parasitic damages. Requirements of plant diseases. Compatible and non-compatible host-pathogen-interactions. Economical damage thresholds and forcaste-models. Mode of action of plant protection products and their side effects. Aspects of biological and integrated crop protection. Examples of diseases on vegetables and ornamentals.
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Expected previous knowledge:
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Learning outcomes:
Knowledge of

•important diseases and non-parasitic damages in vegetables, ornamentals, fruits and grape-vine

•biology of parthogens and host-parasite.interactions of selected pathogens

•methods of diagnosis of plant diseases

•mode of actions of crop protection substances for exactly treatments in an integrated pest management
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Exam method:
oral

Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna

Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021