ENTOMOLOGIA APPLICATA

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Disciplinary Sector:

General and Applied Entomology

Is part of:

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN PHYTOSANITARY CONTROL

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

FLORIS Ignazio

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Agricultural Entomology (or similar). The present course requires knowledge of basic concepts of general entomology, which have been covered in previous courses and will be considered as acquired by students.

AF code:

A001653

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The module “Applied Entomology” of the course “Advanced technologies applied to crop protection” aims to describe to students the precision technologies developed to optimize and rationalize pest control in agricultural and forest systems, and future developments of these technologies.
The objectives of the course will be reached through theoretical and practical concepts and the presentation of case studies, in order to illustrate the variety of possible applications.

Contents

-basic concepts on automatic detection methods of insects (1h)
-monitoring techniques based on image automated identification, counting and remote sensing (2h)
-general information on models and applications to plant protection (6h)
-case studies on applications of precision technologies to crop and forest protection (9h)
-field applications of precision technologies to crop and forest protection (6h)

Recommended Bibliography

The course will be supported by PowerPoint slide shows which concepts will be taken from the following books:
- Oerke E.-C., Gerhards R., Menz G., Sikora R.A. (Eds.) 2010. Precision Crop Protection: The Challenge and Use of Heterogeneity. Springer
- Casa R., 2016. Agricoltura di precisione. Metodi e tecnologie per migliorare l''efficienza e la sostenibilità dei sistemi colturali. Edagricole.
The teaching material will be provided to students in a step-by-step process during the course.

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