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NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATED PLANT PROTECTION

Giulia GIUNTI NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATED PLANT PROTECTION

0722200014
DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF7
INNOVAZIONI PER LE PRODUZIONI AGRARIE MEDITERRANEE
2021/2022

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1DIAGNOSI E CONTROLLO DELLE MALATTIE DELLE COLTURE MEDITERRANEE MODULO DI TECNOLOGIE INNOVATIVE PER LA DIFESA INTEGRATA
642LESSONS
2ENTOMOLOGIA APPLICATA ALLE COLTURE AGRARIE MEDITERRANEE MODULO DI TECNOLOGIE INNOVATIVE PER LA DIFESA INTEGRATA
321LESSONS
CARMINE MARCONE1 T Curriculum
GIULIA GIUNTI2 Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE GIVES THE KNOWLEDGE ON MAJOR DISEASES AND PESTS AFFECTING VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CROPS IN MEDITERRANEAN AREAS, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS, INNOVATIVE DETECTION METHODS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY MEANS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANT DISEASES AND PESTS;
PLANT HOST-PATHOGEN-ENVIRONMENT AND INSECTS-OTHER ORGANISMS’ INTERACTIONS;
BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON DIAGNOSTIC METHODS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MOST INNOVATIVE ONES;
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF INTEGRATED AND BIOLOGICAL PLANT PROTECTION, WITH REFERENCES ALSO TO BIOTECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
IDENTIFY MAJOR PLANT DISEASES AND PESTS;
DETECT AND IDENTIFY THE CAUSAL AGENTS THROUGH APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS;
IMPLEMENT AND RECOMMEND SUITABLE PLANT PROTECTION STRATEGIES, WITH REFERENCE TO INSECTICIDE-RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT.

Prerequisites
FOR SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN CONTENTS OF THE COURSE IT IS REQUIRED A BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN PLANT PATHOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY.
Contents
MODULE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN CROP DISEASES:
TRADITIONAL, SEROLOGICAL (ELISA, LATERAL FLOW TEST, ISEM, IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE) AND MOLECULAR (PCR, NESTED-PCR, LAMP, RT-PCR, REAL TIME PCR, MULTIPLEX PCR, NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATIONS) METHODS FOR DETECTION OF PLANT PATHOGENS (16 HOURS).
INTEGRATED AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MEHODS OF PLANT DISEASES (5 HOURS).
MAJOR DISEASES OF POME FRUIT, STONE FRUIT, GRAPEVINE, CITRUS, OLIVE, SOLANACEOUS, BRASSICA, LEGUME, CUCURBIT, COMPOSITE, UMBELLIFEROUS, LILIACEOUS, STRAWBERRY, AND GRAMINEOUS CROPS: DETECTION, BIOLOGY AND CONTROL STRATEGIES (14 HOURS).

MODULE ENTOMOLOGY APPLIED TO MEDITERRANEAN CROPS:
BASICS OF ENTOMOLOGY (2,5 HOURS)
DIAGNOSTIC AND CONTROL MOLECULAR MARKERS AND METHODS (5 HOURS).
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECT CONTROL (5 HOURS).
INSECT CONTROL MANAGEMENT IN MODEL AGROECOSYSTEMS (5 HOURS).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF TWO MODULES: DETECTION AND CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN CROP DISEASES (6 CFU) AND ENTOMOLOGY APPLIED TO MEDITERRANEAN CROPS (3 CFU).

THE MODULE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN CROP DISEASES HAS A DURATION OF 42 HOURS (6 CFU) AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
CLASSROOM LECTURES (42 HOURS = 6 CFU), LABORATORY EXERCISES AND FIELD TRIPS (7 HOURS = 1 CFU. IT IS PLANNED AS FOLLOWS:
CLASSROOM LECTURES ON ALL CONTENTS OF THE MODULE INCLUDING SEMINARIES BY EXPERTS IN PLANT PATHOLOGY;
LABORATORY EXERCISE AND FIELD TRIP ACTIVITIES FOR VISUAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT OF THE AFFECTED PLANTS AND FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING THE CAUSAL PLANT PATHOGENS (STUDENTS WILL UNDERTAKE 3 ACTIVITES OF 2 HOURS EACH AND 1 OF 1 HOUR).

THE MODULE ENTOMOLOGY APPLIED TO MEDITERRANEAN CROPS HAS A DURATION OF 21 HOURS (3 CFU) AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
CLASSROOM LECTURES (17.5 HOURS = 2.5 CFU), LABORATORY EXERCISES AND FIELD TRIPS (3.5 HOURS = 1 CFU. IT IS PLANNED AS FOLLOWS:
CLASSROOM LECTURES ON ALL CONTENTS OF THE MODULE INCLUDING SEMINARIES BY EXPERTS IN AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY;
LABORATORY EXERCISE AND FIELD TRIP ACTIVITIES FOR DETECTING, IDENTIFYING AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF THE MAIN PHYTOPHAGOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS (STUDENTS WILL UNDERTAKE 1 ACTIVITY OF 2 HOURS AND 1 OF 1.5 HOUR).

Verification of learning
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE’S OBJECTIVES IS VALIDATED BY A FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION FOR EACH MODULE USING A THIRTIETHS-BASED RATING SCALE. THIS EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF QUESTIONS AND CRITICAL DISCUSSION ON THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE AND IS AIMED AT EVALUATING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENT, HIS COMMUNICATION SKILLS USING A PROPER TERMINOLOGY, AS WELL AS HIS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ON THE SAME THEORETICAL CONTENTS AUTONOMOUSLY.
THE FINAL RATE WILL BE GIVEN BY THE WEIGHTED ARITHMETIC MEAN OF SCORES OBTAINED IN EACH MODULE.
Texts
MODULE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN CROP DISEASES
REQUIRED BOOKS:
AGRIOS G.N., PLANT PATHOLOGY (FIFTH EDITION). ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 2005.
MATTA A., BUONAURIO R., FAVARON F., SCALA A., SCALA F., FONDAMENTI DI PATOLOGIA VEGETALE. PATRON EDITORE, BOLOGNA, 2017.
VANNACCI G. (COORDINATORE), BIANCO P.A., BONANOMI G., BRUNELLI A., GONTHIER P., LORITO M., POLIZZI G., ROSSI V., SARROCCO S., SCORTICHINI M., PATOLOGIA VEGETALE. EDISES EDIZIONI S.R.L., NAPOLI, 2021.
BELLI G., ELEMENTI DI PATOLOGIA VEGETALE (SECONDA EDIZIONE). PICCIN, PADOVA, 2012.
POLLINI A., LA DIFESA DELLE PIANTE DA FRUTTO. SINTOMI, DIAGNOSI, TERAPIA. EDAGRICOLE-NEW BUSINESS MEDIA, BOLOGNA, 2012.
POLLINI A., LA DIFESA DELLE PIANTE DA ORTO. AVVERSITÀ, SINTOMATOLOGIA, PROVVEDIMENTI. EDAGRICOLE-NEW BUSINESS MEDIA, BOLOGNA, 2017.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
RAGAZZI A., CAPRETTI P, GHELARDINI L., MORICCA S. MALATTIE DELLE PIANTE IN BOSCO, IN VIVAIO E DELLE ALBERATURE (SECONDA EDIZIONE). PATRON EDITORE, BOLOGNA, 2020.
PONTI I., LAFFI F., MALATTIE CRITTOGAMICHE DELLE PIANTE DA FRUTTO, EDIZIONI L’INFORMATORE AGRARIO, VERONA, 2014.
PONTI I., LAFFI F., MALATTIE CRITTOGAMICHE DELLE PIANTE ORTIVE, EDIZIONI L’INFORMATORE AGRARIO, VERONA, 2014.
PONTI I., MARCHETTI L., LAFFI F., MALATTIE CRITTOGAMICHE DELLE PIANTE ORNAMENTALI, EDIZIONI L'INFORMATORE AGRARIO, VERONA, 2014.
MONTERMINI A., I GIALLUMI DELLA VITE. SINTOMI, EPIDEMIA E LOTTA. EDIZIONI L’INFORMATORE AGRARIO, VERONA, 2007.
BELLARDI M.G., BERTACCINI A., MALATTIE DELLE PIANTE OFFICINALI – VIROSI E FITOPLASMOSI, EDIZIONI L’INFORMATORE AGRARIO, VERONA, 2005.

MODULE ENTOMOLOGY APPLIED TO MEDITERRANEAN CROPS
REQUIRED BOOKS:
PENNACCHIO F., GLI INSETTI E IL LORO CONTROLLO, LIGUORI EDITORE NAPOLI, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS AND SLIDES PROVIDED DURING THE COURSE AND AVAILABLE IN MICROSOFT TEAMS.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
VIGGIANI G., LOTTA BIOLOGICA E INTEGRATA NELLA DIFESA FITOSANITARIA VOL.2, LIGUORI EDITORE NAPOLI, 1997.
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