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551-0355-00L 6 Credits BSC D-BIOL

Phytopathology

Lecturers: Prof. em. Dr. Bruce McDonald, Prof. Dr. Monika Maurhofer Bringolf
Examiners: Prof. Dr. Monika Maurhofer Bringolf
Number of participants limited to 12. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:16:00

Abstract

Fundamentals (theoretical and practical) in phytopathology, eg. interaction between plants and plant-pathogenic microorganisms, morphology and lifecycles of plant-pathogenic fungi, evolution of plant-pathogenic fungi, biological control of plant diseases

Objective

Fundamentals (theoretical and practical) in phytopathology, eg. interaction between plants and plant-pathogenic microorganisms, morphology and lifecycles of plant-pathogenic fungi, evolution of plant-pathogenic fungi, biological control of plant diseases Insight into ongoing research projects

Content

Practical courses: Experiments within ongoing phytopathological research projects Macro- and microscopic diagnostic of plant diseases Theoretical courses: Fundamentals of phytopathology, eg. interaction between plants and plant-pathogenic microorganisms, morphology and lifecycles of plant-pathogenic fungi, evolution of plant-pathogenic fungi, biological control of plant diseases Teaching language is english and german.

Resources

Lecture Notes

will be distributed at the beginning of the course

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Leistungskontrolle in Deutsch oder Englisch.Die folgenden Kriterien werden benotet:1) Praktische Durchführung der Projekte2) Dokumentation der Projekte (Labourjournal)3) Präsentation der Projekte in Form von Vorträgen oder Poster am Ende des BlockkursesEs wird nur die Hauptexaminatorin aufgeführt. Weitere Examinatoren: Die oben aufgeführten Dozierenden.Students are obliged to be present throughout the block course.Cancellation: If you have to deregister from a course that has been assigned to you (just emergency reasons), please notify in written the course coordinator at least four weeks before the course starts, for courses in the 1st quarter, a cancellation period of one week applies. The study secretariat D-BIOL must also be informed (email CC [email protected]) so that the enrollment is deleted. Otherwise the course is considered as "failed".

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
practical/laboratory course Phytopathology
Permission from lecturers required for all students. Block course in the 3rd quarter of the autumn semester
  • Tue 13:15-17:00 (LFW B 3)
  • Wed 08:15-17:00 (LFW B 3)
  • Thu 08:15-17:00 (LFW B 3)
  • Fri 08:15-17:00 (LFW B 3)
100 h semesterly

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