PASTORAL PLANT PROTECTION

Instructors:

Prof. Yanzhong Li, liyzh@lzu.edu.cn

Prof. Chunjie Li, chunjie@lzu.edu.cn

Prof. zhibiao Nan, zhibiao@lzu.edu.cn

Associate Prof. Tingyu Duan, duanty@lzu.edu.cn

Lectuers: Dr. Minglong Yuan, Dr. Binhua Yu, Dr. Xingxu Zhang

Text:

[1]          Liu RT, Wu XD. Grassland and Pasture Protection. Section 1: Grassland and Pasture Rodent (Third ed.), Beijing: China Agriculture Press, 2011.

[2]          Liu CZ. Grassland and Pasture Protection. Section 2: Grassland and Pasture Entomology (Third ed.), Beijing: China Agriculture Press, 2009.

[3]          Xu FX. Grassland and Pasture Protection. Section 3: Grassland and Pasture Pathology (Third ed.), Beijing: China Agriculture Press, 2009.

[4]          Shi DS. Weed & Poisonous Plant Management in Grassland. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, 1995.

Grade Assignment:

Mid-term Examination 10%
Final Examination 50%

Participation in Group Discussions 10%

Laboratory and Laboratory Reports 30%

Course Description:

This course deals with the basic principles and concepts of grassland plant pests and control methodologies. Morphology, taxology, biology and integrated managements will be lectured. Recent advances and trends in grassland plant protection will be discussed.

This course is National Program of Web-Delivery for Elaborate Courses since 2009 and Gansu Program of Web-Delivery for Elaborate Course since 2007.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students should:

1) Understand basic principles and concepts of grassland plant pest integrated management

2) Be able to diagnose grassland plant diseases and identify grassland insects, rodents, poisonous plants and weeds.

3) Comprehend effectively methods to control grassland plant pests.

Lectures are scheduled at Tues. 2:00 pm, Rm 603 Teaching Bldg, Yuzhong Campus.

Labs are scheduled Fri. 2:30-5:30 pm, Rm 201 Agriculture Bldg, Yuzhong Campus

Course Outline:

Introduction of the course of Grassland Protection

Chapter 1 Pathogen of grassland plant diseases

Section 1 Definition of plant diseases and pathogens

Section 2 Pathogenic grassland plant fungi

Section 3 Pathogenic grassland plant bacteria

Section 4 Plant viruses 

Section 5 Plant nematodes

Section 6 Parasitic seed plants

Chapter 2 Grassland insect

Section 1 Introduction of grassland insects

Section 2 Morphology of grassland insects

Section 3 Taxonomy of grassland insects

Chapter 3 Grassland rodent

Section 1 Introduction of grassland rodents

Section 2 Morphology and taxonomy

Section 3 Mechanism of population growth and control methods

Chapter 4 Weed and poisonous plants

Section 1 Introduction

Section 2 Taxonomy

Section 3 Biological and ecological characteristics

Chapter 5 The roles of grassland pests in pastoral agroecosystem

Section 1 Agroecosystem

Section 2 Functions of pest in agroecosystem

Section 3 Pest conservation

Chapter 6 Effects of environmental factors on pest

Section 1 Effects of the longitudinal climate on pests

Section 2 Effects of soil on pests

Section 3 Effects of wind on pests

Chapter 7 Interactions between plant and pests

Section 1 Effects of plant flora structure on pests

Section 2 Effects of morphological characters on pests

Section 3 Effects of plant secretion and other metabolized substance on pests

Chapter 8 Investigation and diagonosis

Section 1 Survey methods

Section 2 Diagnosis of plant diseases

Section 3 Damaged characters caused by insect pests

Chapter 9 Prediction and forecast of pests

Section 1 Prediction of plant diseases and insects

Section 2 Prediction of weed population

Section 3 Prediction of agricultural rodents

Chapter 10 Integrated pest management (IPM)

Section 1 History and prospect of biological control

Section 2 Integrated pest management

Section 3 Pesticide

Chapter 11 IPM of leguminous plant diseases

Section 1 Powdery mildew

Section 2 Downy mildew

Section 3 Rust

Chapter 12 IPM of grass diseases

Section 1 Worm-shaped-fungi diseases

Section 2 Grass brown spot

Section 3 Grass rust

Section 4 Grass Fusarium root rot

Section 5 Grass ergot diseases

Section 6 Grass root rot

Chapter 13 IPM of seedborne diseases

Section 1 The ways of seedborne pathogens and insects

Section 2 Harm of seedborne pathogens and insects

Chapter 14 Underground insect pests

Section 1 Grubworm

Section 2 Gryllotalpa africana

Section 3 Wireworm

Section 4 Cutworm

Chapter 15 IPM of grassland insect pests

Section 1 Alfalfa weevil

Section 2 Sitona cirmitus

Section 3 Clover seed chalcid (Bruchophagus gibbus)

Section 4 Plant bugs

Section 5 Trips

Section 6 Alfalfa aphid

Section 7 Epicauta gorhami

Chapter 16 IPM of grass insect pests

Section 1 Meromyza saltatrix

Section 2 Armyworms

Section 3 Aphids

Section 4 Leafhoppers

Chapter 17 IPM of grassland insect pests

Section 1 Locust

Section 2 Grassland caterpillar

Section 3 Leaf beetles

Chapter 18 IPM of main rodents in alpine meadow area

Section 1 Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae);

Section 2 Plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi)

Chapter 19 IPM of main rodents in typical steppe area

Section 1 Microtus brandti

Section 2 Citellus dauricus

Chapter 20 IPM of main rodents in desert steppe area

Section 1 Meiiones unguiculataus

Section 2 Dipus sagitta

Section 3 Allactaga elater

Chapter 21 IPM of weeds and poisonous plants

Section 1 Strategy of IPM

Section 2 IPM of weeds in lawn

Section 3 IPM of weeds in alfalfa field

Section 4 IPM of weeds in grazing pastures

Chapter 22 Application of high & new technologies in pest management

Section 1 Information technology

Section 2 Molecular biology technology