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Fruit and grapevine pest management
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Anno accademico 2009/2010
- Docente
- Luciana TAVELLA (Affidamento)
- Insegnamento integrato
- Fruit and grapevine cropping systems (AGR0173)
- Crediti/Valenza
- 2
- SSD dell'attività didattica
- AGR/11 - entomologia generale e applicata
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Sommario insegnamento
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Obiettivi formativi
To acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the techniques of biological, conventional and integrated pest management adopted in grapevine (for winemaking) and fruit crops, with particular reference to apple chain, in Piedmont (NW Italy).- Oggetto:
Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
To improve the knowledge on the efficient and environment-friendly strategies of pest control in fruit and grapevine crops, with a particular reference to cropping systems of North-West Italy.- Oggetto:
Programma
Insect and mite pests identification. Principles on identification of fruit and grapevine insect and mite pests and their antagonists. Classification of pests in relation to their feeding activity, and to damage they cause.
Sustainable pest management. Chemical pest control. Biological pest control. Integrated pest management.
Grapevine insect and mite pests. Bio-ethology, distribution, and control strategies of the main grapevine pests. Field sampling, symptom detection. Laboratory insect and mite identification.
Apple insect and mite pests. Bio-ethology, distribution, and control strategies of the main apple pests. Field sampling, symptom detection. Laboratory insect and mite identification.
Testi consigliati e bibliografia
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- Alford D.V. (2007) Pests of fruit crops: a color handbook. Academic Press, Elsevier, 461 pp.
Ferree D.C., Warrington I. (2003) Apples: Botany, Production and Uses, CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 672 pp. - Oggetto:
Note
The teaching unit is taught in English within the course of Fruit and grapevine cropping systems.
The evaluation will be an oral examination, eventually associated to a written report and an oral presentation on the group work.- Oggetto:
