2025
Integrated Crop Protection of Olive Orchard II
Name: Integrated Crop Protection of Olive Orchard II
Code: FIT10136M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Agronomy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
The course intends to give the student skills in the scope of olive Integrated Pest Management, to identify and limit the main diseases, pests and weeds of the olive orchard
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Give the students skills to manage the phytosanitary protection of olive groves, with respect to the olive
pests and diseases, namely: (i) know their life cycles, and the associated symptoms and damage related to
their presence; (ii) know how to identify and to estimate the risk of the major pests and diseases of the
olive grove, using correctly the appropriate methodologies for monitoring and risk assessment, in
accordance with the economic threshold; (iii) To adapt the official economic thresholds in accordance with
the factors that could influence pests and diseases presence in olive groves; (iv) How to select and apply
the different methods available to reduce and control the olive pest and diseases populations, in
accordance with IPM concept.
pests and diseases, namely: (i) know their life cycles, and the associated symptoms and damage related to
their presence; (ii) know how to identify and to estimate the risk of the major pests and diseases of the
olive grove, using correctly the appropriate methodologies for monitoring and risk assessment, in
accordance with the economic threshold; (iii) To adapt the official economic thresholds in accordance with
the factors that could influence pests and diseases presence in olive groves; (iv) How to select and apply
the different methods available to reduce and control the olive pest and diseases populations, in
accordance with IPM concept.
Contents
1. Olive Pests
3.1. Olive moth (Prays oleae)
3.2 Olive leaf moth (Palpita vitrealis)
3.4. Olive thrips (Liothrips oleae)
3.6 Olive psyllid (Euphyllura olivina)
2. Olive Diseases
4.1. Abiotic diseases
4.2. Olive knot (Pseudomonas savastanoi pv savastanoi)
4.3 Peacock spot/olive leaf spot (Cycloconium oleaginum)
4.4. Verticilium (Verticillium dahliae)
3.1. Olive moth (Prays oleae)
3.2 Olive leaf moth (Palpita vitrealis)
3.4. Olive thrips (Liothrips oleae)
3.6 Olive psyllid (Euphyllura olivina)
2. Olive Diseases
4.1. Abiotic diseases
4.2. Olive knot (Pseudomonas savastanoi pv savastanoi)
4.3 Peacock spot/olive leaf spot (Cycloconium oleaginum)
4.4. Verticilium (Verticillium dahliae)
Teaching Methods
The teaching methodologies understand theoretical-practical classes, complemented by field
sessions/work.
The curricular unit evaluation is carried through a written test and a final exam (120 min each).
sessions/work.
The curricular unit evaluation is carried through a written test and a final exam (120 min each).
Teaching Staff (2024/2025 )
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