The course will introduce you to common plant diseases in crop plants. It is based on short introductory sessions followed by practical exercises, in which you diagnose plant diseases under field conditions as well as in the laboratory. The exercises include diagnosis based on macroscopic symptoms as well as microscopy, ELISA and PCR methods and quantitative disease assessment under natural conditions. The influence of abiotic stresses and leaf senescence on macroscopic symptoms is considered as well. Most exercises are done in small groups under supervision of teachers. This will allow you to study specific subjects in more detail, as basis for analyses, data processing and reporting.The course aims to mediate basic knowledge, methods and techniques to enable you to diagnose and quantify plant diseases and other stresses in crop plants, using an array of diagnostic methods and assessment techniques.

Course leader
Teacher: Mogens Stvring Hovmller: http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/id(fa2c9237-7060-4ef9-b0e7-8b0f14517726).htmlRasmus Pedersen: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/rasmus-pedersen(8ab78021-9d64-41a1-ae70-1d259435c4bd).html

Target group
Master's level.Master students within the area of microbiology and/or plant pathology.

Fee info
EUR 133: Price: Students holding a preapproval including exchange students do not pay for the course.ONLY Free-mover students and Tomplads students MUST pay for the course: Danish and EU/ES (tomplads): 133 EURNON-EU-ES students (free-mover): 1050 EURBooks, course materials, social programme, and housing are not included in the tuition fee. Also be aware of course specific expenses mentioned in the description.

Scholarships
No scholarships available.

Aarhus University
Address: International Centre, H%C3%B8egh Guldbergsgade 4-6
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: dfs@au.dk
Phone: +4551335274