Course detail

LFT5860 - Chemical Control of Plant Diseases


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
3
2
8
15 weeks
120 hours

Instructor
Geraldo José da Silva Junior
Lilian Amorim
Marcel Bellato Sposito

Objective
Transmit to students general concepts and methodologies used in the chemical control of plant diseases

Content
History and importance of chemical control; global market of fungicides; discovery of new molecules; mode of action of fungicides; fungal resistance to fungicides; natural products used as fungicides; legislation and registration of products in Brazil.

Bibliography
Oliver, R.P. & Hewitt, H.G. Fungicides in Crop Protection, 2nd ed. CAB International. 2014.
Silva Jr., G.J. & Behlau, F. Controle Químico. In: Amorim, L.; Rezende, J.A.M.; Bergamin Filho, A. Manual de Fitopatologia. Princípios e Conceitos. v.1. 5ª ed. Ceres. 2018.
Reis, E.M.; Reis, A.C.; Forcelini, C.A. Manual de fungicidas. 5ª. ed. Universidade de Passo Fundio. 2007.153p.
Ishii, H. & Hollomon, D.W. Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens. Springer. 2015.
Stevenson, K.L.; McGrath, M.T.; Wyenandt, C.A. Fungicide Resistance in North America. 2nd ed. APS Press. 2019.
Artigos das revistas Plant Disease, Phytopathology, Annual Review of Phytopathology, Plant Pathology, Revisão Anual de Doenças de Plantas