Summer School July 2010 - Diagnosis of Plant Diseases

DIAGNOSIS OF PLANT DISEASESSummer School (MSc)

Flakkebjerg 5 - 16 July 2010

FACULTY OF AGRICUL-TURAL SCIENCES2 AARHUS

UNIVERSITYFACULTY OF AGRICUL-

TURAL SCIENCES 3AARHUS UNIVERSITY

OBJECTIVE This MSc course will allow you to diagnose and quantify plant diseases in agricultural crops and, to a lesser extent, abiotic stresses due to physiological/genetic interactions with the environment. You will learn diagnostic methods for fungi, viruses and bacteria, ranging from molecular techniques to microscopy and disease assessment in field crops.

You will be introduced to common plant diseases in agri-cultural crops. The course is based on short introductory sessions followed by practical exercises in the lab or in the field. The exercises aim at assessing and quantifying di-seases using manuals, assessment keys and scales, as well as microscopy, ELISA and PCR-based methods.

The exercises are carried out in small groups under the su-pervision of teachers, providing the opportunity to study specific subjects in more detail.

CONTENTS Basic courses (BSc) in microbiology or plant pathology are recommended.

ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES METHOD OF EVALUATION

Project report based on activities completed during the course. Assessed as passed/not passed.

Staff members at the Department of Integrated Pest Ma-nagement.

TEACHERS

COURSE SETTING

• Duration: 10 days summer course from 5 to16 July 2010.

• Hours per week: 37. We expect one week of pre-paration prior to the course. The course is com-pleted by the acceptance of a project report.

• Credits: 5 ETCS

• Maximum number of students: 25.

• Costs: The course is free of charge for EU/EEA students. Non-EU/EEA citizens are lia-ble to pay tuition fee unless they are already enrolled in the MSc Programme in Agrobio-logy. You can buy food in the canteen at Flak-kebjerg, which is open from Monday to Friday.

• Location: Research Centre Flakkebjerg, Forsøgsvej 1, DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark.

• Accommodation: At the nearby Flakkebjerg Efter-skole free of charge.

• Course organizer: Mogens Støvring Hovmøller.

REGISTRATION

• Registration deadline: 5 May 2010.

• Contact: Soja Graugaard. Tel: (+45) 8999 3556. E-mail: [email protected]

• Registration: www.agrsci.org/summerschool

ABOUT FLAKKEBJERG

The Department of Integrated Pest Management is located in Flakkebjerg, 10 km south of Slagelse, with good possibilities of public transportation to Copenha-gen. We have 6,500 m2 of laboratories, greenhouses and semi-field facilities and 175 ha of experimental area as well as library, offices and canteen. We are ex-perts in integrated pest management for the control of plant diseases, pests and weeds.

ABOUT THE FACULTY

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University, offers BSc, MSc and PhD programmes in up-to-date and relevant topics such as biotechnology, climate, environ-ment, bioenergy, food, and agriculture. Studies at DJF take place in a modern and innovative teaching en-vironment with state-of-the art equipment and facilities. Our teachers are leading and trailblazing scientists and the teaching is research-based.

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Aarhus UniversityFaculty of Agricultural SciencesDepartment of Integrated Pest ManagementForsøgsvej 1DK-4200 SlagelseDenmark

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (DJF) is a faculty at Aarhus University, Denmark, which is ranked among the top-100 universities in the world. DJF belongs to the world elite among agricultural science institutions and carries out cutting edge research. Sustainability is a fundamental principle. The goal is to seek solutions that contribute to environmentally and economically sustainable development of the agricultural and food industries.