Course: Agricultural Entomology for Ph.D. Students

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Course title Agricultural Entomology for Ph.D. Students
Course code KROV/RZD
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zemek Rostislav, Ing. CSc.
  • Bárta Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The spectrum of animal pests and modern methods of their detection, detection thresholds and methods of their control and plant protection, including biological and integrated pest management. Also methods of resistant breeding, biotechnology aimed at plant protection and the use of phytopathogenic agents against animal phytopathogens. The content will be focused according to the topic of the PhD thesis. Scientific knowledge from scientific literature and databases will be used.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Preparation for exam - 100 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 50 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 100 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Subject of the doctoral study programme. The aim is to familiarize the student with the spectrum of animal pests and modern methods of their detection, detection threshold and methods of their control, respectively plant protection, including biological and integrated control. Also, methods of resistant breeding, biotechnologies aimed at plant protection and the use of phytopathogens against animal phytopathogens.
Ability to work with scientific literature, including foreign ones. Ability to analyze and synthesize the studied issues.
Prerequisites
Completion and successful completion of master's (engineering) studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

The student must demonstrate theoretical knowledge of the studied subject matter in the form of an oral or combined exam. Demonstration of knowledge in a credit test or submission of a semester work to the required extent may also be a requirement.
Recommended literature
  • Gullan, P. J., Cranston P. S. The insects: an outline of entomology. Fifth edition.. Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, 595 s., 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-84615-5.
  • Chapman, R. F.; Simpson, Stephen J.; Douglas, Angela E. The insects : structure and function. Fifth edition. Cambridge : Cambridge university Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-521-11389-2.
  • Miller F. Zemědělská entomologie. Nakladatelství ČSAV, Praha, 1056 s., 1956. ISBN -.
  • Schowalter T. D. Insect ecology: an ecosystem approach. Fourth edition.. Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2016. ISBN 978-0-12-803033-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Specialized plant production (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Specialized plant production (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -