Content (Syllabus outline)

Introduction. Economic importance of plant protection, quantitative and qualitative yield losses caused by pests and diseases. Presentation of the most important groups of plant diseases agents (fungi, bacteria, viruses etc.), pests (insects, mites, nematodes etc.) and physiological disorders, and  damage they cause on cultivated plants. Forecasting in plant protection. Pesticides registered/permitted to use against harmful organisms. Plan of pesticide spraying. Personal protective equipment for pesticide work. Pesticide waste management. Different methods of plant protection – advantages and disadvantages. Conventional plant protection. Integrated pest management (IPM) in the field (orchards, vineyards, arable fields, grasslands and pastures) and in greenhouses (cucumbers, tomato, pepper, chrysanthemums, soil pests etc.) with examples. Biological control. Compatibility of pesticides and biological control agents. Advisory work in implementation of biological control and inspection in practice. Pesticides; selectivity, prophylactic and curative activity, resistance to pesticides, and measures to prevent the resistance. Legislation in the field of plant protection, main laws, regulations, orders, activities and competences of Phytosanitary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia and Phytosanitary Inspectorate. EU directives in plant protection.

Prerequisites

Conditions for inclusion in the work:

Enrolment in the appropriate academic year.

Condition for performing study obligations   Condition for written examination from practicals is attendance at practicals (75 %)

Conditions for written exam are: passed examination from practicals, participation at field work and presentation of seminar paper.