Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
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Teaching code

4S010788

Credits

10

Language

Italian

Location

VERONA

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

1. Defence and sustainability of food production systems: At the end of the course, the student will have acquired specific theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the biological and epidemiological characteristics of the main pathogens and parasites that infest commodities and foodstuffs. The course will also provide the tools to learn how to identify harmful organisms, assess their harmfulness and propose effective and sustainable control strategies, which can be implemented on the basis of current legislation

2. Defense and sustainability of food production systems Laboratory: The integrated laboratory (4 CFU) is divided in 2 parts concerning protection from arthropods (2 CFU) and protection from diseases (2 CFU)
Attending the course the students will acquire the ability to:
- recognize the main species of infesting arthropods by direct manipulation and stereoscopic observations;
- set up monitoring systems and threshold- based interventions to define sustainable defense strategies;
- carry out diagnostic activities autonomously, for the main post-harvest plant diseases;
- orient himself in consulting pesticide databases and in the evaluation of defense plans in conventional or organic regimes.

Bibliography

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