- Docente: Sanja Baric
- Credits: 3
- SSD: AGR/12
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Horticultural Science (cod. 8883)
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire knowledge about the procedures and regulations regarding the approval of active substances as well as the registration and use of plant protection products in the European Union. They will be able to link the correct use of agrochemicals with the resulting residues on horticultural products. In addition, students will acquire tools to become constantly updated on the evolution of the plant protection product portfolio.
Course contents
Review of the properties and the use of plant protection products
European and national legislation on plant protection products
Procedure for the approval of active substances of plant protection products including toxicological and ecotoxicological risk assessments
Authorisation of plant protection products
Sustainable use of plant protection products
Maximum residue levels of plant protection products
Readings/Bibliography
Handouts and selected papers shall be given to the students during the course.
Graham Matthews (2016) Pesticides: Health, Safety and the Environment, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-118-97586-2
Fred Whitford (2002) The Complete Book of Pesticide Management: Science, Regulation, Stewardship, and Communication. Wiley Interscience, ISBN: 978-0-471-40728-7
Teaching methods
18 hours of frontal lectures combined with class discussions; 12 hours of exercises
Assessment methods
Final written exam at the end of the course
Teaching tools
PowerPoint presentations of the lectures as well as technical and scientific papers will be made available through the online platform of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Office hours
See the website of Sanja Baric