Current Research in Crop Protection

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Current Research in Crop Protection

Who Is This Course For?

This course is aimed at individuals working to put agricultural research into practice i.e. Agronomists, Advisers, Technical Managers and Farmers. Course participants will beneﬁt from a deeper understanding of the research process, a more thorough knowledge of current research in relevant areas and an ability to design and implement research experiments within their own organisations, as well as interpret research results.

Key Facts File
Qualification:	Current Research in Crop Protection (Short Course)
Type/Duration:	Short Course (Module) - 7 Days (7 and 14-15 November 2012, 29-30 January 2013 and 25-26 February 2013) - This module can be studied as a stand alone training course.
Entry Requirements:	Graduate level or relevant experience within the crops industry
Credits:	-
Cost:	The tuition price of this taught module is available on enquiry. You could receive up to 100% of the funding for the tuition fee through the AgriFood Advanced Training Partnership.
Campus:	Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ and Broom's Barn, Higham, Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6NP.

Course Information
Course Structure

The course is recognised by BASIS as an Advanced Module and counts towards the BASIS Diploma in Agronomy and is worth 30 CPD points.

Areas covered will include:

General Scientific Principles: Statistics in Agricultural Trials, Understanding and Presenting Trials Results and Data and Viruses in Oilseed Rape and Sugar Beet - From Concept to Farming Practice.
Weed Science: Weed Agro‐ecology, Weed Science Glasshouse and Outdoor Containers Demonstrations, Farm Tour and Weed Control Throughout the Rotation.
Plant Pathology and Plant Breeding: GM Crops, Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering, Disease Detection and Identification, Host Resistance, Plant Immunity, New Threats and Fungicide.
Entomology: Aphids as Crop Pests, Detection, Monitoring and Thresholds for Pests, Wheat Blossom Midges, Pollen Beetles, Climate Change and Pest Threats.

The course delivery will comprise of three 2 day training units at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire and one 1 day unit at Rothamsted Research, Broom’s Barn, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Course assessment is via a research project, presentation and viva.

Unit	Days	Location	Date
General scientific principles of agricultural research	1	Broom's Barn, Bury St Edmunds	7 Nov 2012
Current research in weed science	2	Rothamsted Research, Harpenden	14-15 Nov 2012
Current research in plant pathology, plant breeding and genetics	2	Rothamsted Research, Harpenden	29-30 Jan 2013
Current research in entomology	2	Rothamsted Research, Harpenden	25-26 Feb 2013

Course Contact Details: Contact: Professor Linda Field Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection - Rothamsted Research
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