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AGRONOMY 896/ ENTOMOLOGY 896 Pest Resistance Management |
DATES:
Dec. 4, 2007 - Feb. 29, 2008 Workshop: Dec. 4-5, 2007, UNL East Campus, Lincoln, NE |
Call Number: 8510 |
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Credits: One graduate credit for the entire course, which begins with a two-day workshop. The workshop, by itself, is also offered for noncredit professional development or CEU credit.
| Registration: | Click here to register for noncredit professional development online, using your credit card |
| Click here to register for noncredit professional development, using mail payment | |
| Click here for academic credit |
Description: This course focuses on resistance of crop insect pests, pathogens and weeds to pesticides and other management techniques. The course presents the evolutionary biology, genetic and pest biology principles underpinning pest resistance and its management. The role of transgenic crops in pest resistance management is examined. Students learn how to evaluate and design pesticide resistance management strategies.
Instructor: Lead instructor is Dr. Mark Bernards.
Delivery: The course begins with a two-day workshop to be held December 4-5, 2007, on the UNL East Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. Workshop attendance is recommended, but is not mandatory, as the sessions will be taped and web-archived for delivery to distance students and individuals unable to attend. Following the workshop, academic students will be expected to complete Internet-based assignments and quizzes.
Requirements: Internet access and e-mail
Prerequisites: Individuals taking the course for academic credit must be enrolled in UNL's Graduate School and have completed 12 hours in agronomy or closely related biological sciences courses.
Text: None. All materials will be distributed at the workshop or made available via the Internet. Workshop materials will be mailed to distance students.
Tuition: For information on tuition and fees, please click on the Registration links above.
Who It's For: Among those who would benefit from taking this course are:
- Graduate students, preparing for more intensive or specialized study later
- Certified professional agronomists and crop consultants
- Crop production and pest management industry personnel
- Producers
- Extension educators
- Science and vocational agriculture teachers
