| Concept and principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management. Climate change and disease/pest incidence. Physical, chemical, biological, cultural, biology-based, genetic, biotechnological and legal methods of pest control. Taxonomy, systematic, biology, ecology and economic importance of pests, plant pathogens and weeds affecting crops. Control and management of pests, diseases and weeds of crop plants. Pest-resistant and herbicide resistant transgenic crops (GMOs). Economics of crop protection. Quarantine for plant health and biological control agents; pest-free areas; Sanitary & phytosanitary issues; the SPS Agreement of the WTO; Pest risk assessment, surveillance and mitigation; Phytosanitary inspection, quarantine treatments and disposal of plants/produce; Standards, certification and legislation. GIS and Remote Sensing for crop protection and epidemiology |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |
