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AGRI12002 Weeds, Pests and Plant Diseases
Weeds, Pests and Plant Diseases
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General Information

Overview

Sustainable management of pest animals, plant diseases and weeds is paramount to successfully managing agricultural and natural environments. This unit introduces you to the principles of plant protection and the relevant foundation disciplines of weed science, plant pathology (the science of plant diseases) and entomology (insect science). You will learn key aspects of biology and identification of weeds, pests and plant diseases. You will be introduced to ecological principles of their interactions with agricultural and natural environments. Guided by this fundamental knowledge you will understand, plan and evaluate protection strategies for a range of agricultural and natural environments.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 7
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite 48 Credit Points

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2025

Bundaberg
Emerald
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

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Improve organisation of learning material

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Learning material will be organised to enhance the current lecture material.

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Provide clarity of expectations

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Students have weekly live workshops where discussion on content and assessment is encouraged. In addition, weekly posts on current timetable and upcoming assessment, is provided. Additional workshops on specific assessment will be considered based on student requirements.

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Improve clarity of quizzes

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Quiz questions are revised each year to ensure clarity, align with lecture material, and prevent integrity issues.

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The students are encouraged to interact

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The weekly live sessions encourage unit interaction, between students, with lecturers, researchers and guest speakers.

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Helpful feedback

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Feedback will be provided on assessment.

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Very responsive to email enquiries

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Email enquiries will be responded to as quickly and effectively as possible.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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