Learn CABI's pest diagnosis methodology, used by Plant Doctors worldwide. This course is freely available to people from the Free access countries.
Certifications: Foundation and Practitioner
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Duration: hours
Languages: English
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What will you learn?
On completion, you should be able to...
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Structure
Digital learning skills
Skills Framework
This course maps to a range of related skills in the Skills for Agriculture Framework (SFA). By completing this course, you will build on the following skills:
United Nations (UN) Sustainability Goals
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth.
- Detect emerging pests
- Diagnose plant problems
- Identify symptoms
This programme is made up of 5 sub-courses:
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 0: Welcome
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 1: Symptoms
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 2: Insects and mites
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 3: Causes
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 4: Nutrient deficiencies
- Crop Pest Diagnosis 5: Practising diagnostics
- Extension workers and agro-input dealers, or anyone advising farmers
- Farmers may also find it useful
- Agricultural students may find the course complementary to their studies
- Access course materials and work through at your own pace
- Gain feedback from automated quizzes and activities to test your knowledge
- Improve critical thinking skills by investigating internet resources
This programme aligns with the following sustainability goals:
An outline of symptoms commonly found on a range of host plants.
Information and practice activities on the damage caused to plant health by common groups of pest insects and mites.
A detailed breakdown of symptoms found on host plants caused by pathogens and insects.
Examples and information about common plant symptoms caused by nutrient deficiencies.
Put your understanding of common symptoms into practice to diagnose a set of real life symptoms in a set of exercises.
Multiple choice questions based on content covered in the Crop Pest Diagnosis programme of courses. Offered at Foundation and Practitioner level.