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SCHOOL |
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
AGRICULTURE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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COURSE CODE |
PLP0703 |
SEMESTER |
7 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
PESTS OF FIELD CROPS | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 2 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
4 | 5 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | Specialised general knowledge | ||||
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes | ||||
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Know the most important pests (insects, mites, plant parasitic nematodes) infesting field crops. 2. Know their life cycles, biology and ecology, their natural enemies, and conditions conductive for their population increase resulting in serious infestations of crop plants. 3. Identify the symptoms and know the damages they cause and their economic impact to affected crop plants. 4. Know the strategies (chemical, biological, integrated) implemented for their effective management. |
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General Competences |
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• Acquire significant theoretical and technical background concerning the field of pests infecting field crops in Agricultural Science. • Creatively utilize scientific knowledge and modern technology for the effective management of pests infecting field crops. • Develop necessary background knowledge to be able to attend postgraduate studies. • Be acquainted with the proper application of the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during their under graduate studies. |
3. SYLLABUS
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In detail, the sections (lecture topics) that will be presented in this course are: 1. Pests of small grain cereals 2. Pests of winter and spring legumes 3. Pests of corn 4. Pests of rice 5. Pests of tobacco 6. Pests of potato 7. Pests of cotton 8. Pests of sunflowers 9. Pests of oilseed rape 10. Pests of sugar beets 12. Pests of asparagus |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face-to-face teaching (lectures and laboratory practice) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of ICT in teaching, in laboratory education and in communication with students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
• For the theoretical part of the course: Final written or oral examination (60%) in the middle and at the end of the semester (in the middle of semester the written exam is optional) The written final examination of the theory includes: a) Multiple choice questionnaires b) Short-answer questions c) Comparative evaluation of theory. • For the laboratory practice: Written or oral examination at the end of the semester (40%). The laboratory test includes: a) Multiple choice questionnaires b) Short-answer questions c) Problem solving |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Εμμανουήλ, N. (1995). ‘Γεωργική Ζωολογία’ ΓΠΑ, Ειδικό Μέρος Α΄ Φυτοφάγα Είδη. Gullan P.J., P.S. Cranston (2014). ‘The Insects: An Outline of Entomology’ 5th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell [ISBN 978-1-118-84615-5] Ηλιόπουλος Π. (2009). ‘Γενική Γεωργική Ζωολογία και Εντομολογία, Εργαστηριακές Ασκήσεις’, Εκδόσεις Έμβρυο, Αθήνα [ISBN 978-960-8002-470] Miller S.A., Harley J.P. (1992). ‘Zoology’. C. Brown Publishers [ISBN 978-069-7033-475] Τζανακάκης Μ., Κωβαίος Δ. (2018). ‘Εντομολογία’ 2η Έκδοση Εκδόσεις University Studio Press. [ISBN 978-960-12-2406-0] Van Emden, Η.F. (2014). Γεωργική Εντομολογία. Επιμέλεια: Ν. Γ. Εμμανουήλ Εκδόσεις Παρισιάνου Α.Ε. [ISBN 978-960-3949-77- |
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-Related academic journals: |
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Crop Protection https://www.journals.elsevier.com/crop-protection Journal of Applied Entomology https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14390418 Journal of Insect Science https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience Journal of Pest Science https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/entomology/ journal/10340 Pest Management Science https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15264998 Zoology Journal https://www.journals.elsevier.com/zoology |