Lecturer(s)
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Zemek Rostislav, Ing. CSc.
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Bárta Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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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.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Preparation for exam
- 100 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 50 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 100 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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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.
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Prerequisites
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Completion and successful completion of master's (engineering) studies.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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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.
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Recommended literature
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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.
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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.
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Miller F. Zemědělská entomologie. Nakladatelství ČSAV, Praha, 1056 s., 1956. ISBN -.
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Schowalter T. D. Insect ecology: an ecosystem approach. Fourth edition.. Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2016. ISBN 978-0-12-803033-2.
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