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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 |
PLP0802 |
SEMESTER |
8 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
PESTS OF FRUIT AND HORTICULTURAL 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 | Specialized 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 infesting vineyards, fruit and horticultural crops. 2. Know their life cycles, biology and ecology, their natural enemies, and conditions conductive for their population increase resulting in serious infestations of crops. 3. Identify the symptoms and know the damages they cause and their economic impact to 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 crop protection against pests infecting vineyards, fruit crops and also field and greenhouse horticultural crops in Agriculture Science. • Creatively utilize scientific knowledge and modern technology for the effective protection of vineyards, fruit crops and also field and greenhouse horticultural crops against pest infestations. • 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 section (lecture topics) that will be presented in the course are: 1. Pests of vineyards 2. Pests of pome trees 3. Pests of stone fruits 4. Pests of olive trees 5. Pests of citrus trees 6. Pests of nut trees 7. Phytophagοus mites infecting vineyards, fruit crops and greenhouse crops 8. Pests of solanaceous crops 9. Pests of cucurbit crops 10. Pests of crucifers 11. Pests of umbelliferous crops and lettuce 12. Biological and Integrated Pest Management in greenhouse crops |
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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Alford, D. (2012). Pest of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and flowers: A Color Ηandbook, 2nd edition. CRC PRESS. Alford, D. (2016). Pest of Fruit Crops: A Color handbook, 2nd edition. CRC PRESS. Κατερίνης, Ζ.Δ., Ζαρταλούδης, Σ.Ε. (2004). ‘Εντομολογικοί Εχθροί των Εσπεριδοειδών’ Εκδόσεις Γεωργική Τεχνολογία, Αθήνα. Κωβαίος, Δ. (2010). ‘Ακαρολογία’ Εκδόσεις ΑγροTύπος Α.Ε., Αθήνα [ISBN 978-960-7667-39-7]. Ναβροζίδης, Ε.Ι., Ανδρεάδης, Σ.Σ. (2012). ‘Ειδική Γεωργική Εντομολογία’ COPY CITY Ε.Π.Ε., Θεσσαλονίκη [ISBN 978-960-9551-02-1]. Τζανακάκης, Μ.Ε., Κατσόγιαννος, Β.Ι. (2003). ‘Έντομα Καρποφόρων Δέντρων και Αμπέλου’ Εκδόσεις ΑγροΤύπος Α.Ε., Αθήνα [ISBN 960-7667-07-7]. Van Emden, H.F. (2013). ‘Γεωργική Εντομολογία’ Εκδόσεις Παρισιάνου Α.Ε., Αθήνα [ISBN 978-960-394-977-0]. |
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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 |