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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

1731 (v.8) Plant Protection 301

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 302444 (v.2) Plant Protection 501 or any previous version
Syllabus: The course covers the major groups of insect pests, plant pathogens (fungi, viruses, nematodes and bacteria), and abiotic diseases. Students will learn how to recognise diseased plants and how to determine the cause of the disease. They will learn about how pathogens infect plants and how this knowledge can be used to minimise their effects. During the laboratory sessions they will examine a range of diseased plants and learn how to examine pathogens and pests.
Field of Education: 010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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