Module: Molecular Aspects of Plant Protection (3602-450)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Roland Gerhards (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Crop Sciences - Plant Nutrition and Protection (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences - Major: Crop Production Systems (Master, since 01.10.2015)
  3. Semester, semi-elective

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Basics in Botany, Microbiology and Zoology

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

Written paper in the form of an exercise (7%)

Final examination:

Written exam (93%)

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

56 h presence + 104 h preparation at home + exam = 160 h workload

Professional competences:

After successfully completing the module, students can describe the mode of action of pesticides in crop protection including uptake, translocation, molecular action, metabolism and degradation of synthetic and natural pesticides in plants and soils. They can evaluate the evolution of resistance in target organisms against pesticides and assess strategies to overcome resistance.

Key competences:

Students enhance their organizational skills, self-reliance, time management and team work skills during preparation for the exam, while preparing and following up on lectures and while preparing the scientific project in the exercise. They learn and practice critical and analytical thinking in the lecture and exercise, while generally improving their ability of exploring a scientific subject. While preparing the exercise, students improve their scientific articulateness.

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