NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 生物防治(6836)
	(Eng.) Biological Control
Offering Dept	Master Program in Plant Health Care
Course Type	Elective			Credits	2	Teacher	Tao-Ho Chang et al.
Department	Master Program in Plant Health Care / Graduate			Language	English	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	Biocontrol agents have become the major players in sustainable agricultur e. This course will introduce different types of biocontrol agents and th eir applications.
Prerequisites

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Understanding the concept of biocontrol 2. Knowing the cu rrent biocontr ol agents 3. Innovation in biocontrol			topic Discussion / Production Discussion Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Introduction: background introduction and course schedule Week 2 Beneficial microbes: where/how to find them Week 3 Function of beneficial microbes in agriculture Week 4 Discussion: finding new beneficial microbes or novel strategies for enhancing plant health Week 5 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in amelioration of abiotic/biotic stresses Week 6 Bacillus spp. Pseudomonas spp. Streptomyces spp. Week 7 Trichoderma spp. Saccharomyces spp. Week 8 Midterm examination Week 9 Biochemical pesticide and plant-produced pesticide Week 10 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria, Metharhizum, and Isaria) Week 11 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernema and Heterorhabditis) Week 12 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic virus (NPV and GV) Week 13 From laboratory to wild field of biopesticides Week 14 Resistance to bio-insecticides or how to enhance their sustainability Week 15 How biotic and abiotic factors affect application of biopesticides Week 16 Final remarks and discussion self-directed learning    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
50% Attendance 30% Research proposal 20% Group discussion
Textbook & other References
1. White, J., Kumar, A. & Droby, S. Microbiome stimulants for crops. (Woodhead publishin g, 2021) 2. Jogaiah, S. Biocontrol agents and secondary metabolites. (Woodhead publishing, 2020) 3. Green, V. Biocontrol agents: types,applications, and research insights. (Nova Science Publishers,. Inc., 2017) 4. Gwynn, R. L. The manual of biocontrol agents. (British Crop Production Council, 2014) 5. BioControl Journal papers (https://www.springer.com/journal/10526) 6. Biopesticides: Advances in Bio-inoculants (Volume 2), By Amitava Rakshit, Vijay Meena, P.C. Abhilash, B.K. Sarma, H B Singh, Leonardo Fraceto, Manoj Parihar, Anand Kumar, Publisher: Woodhead (2021), ISBN: 9780128233559, 446 pages 7. Biopesticides and Bioagents: Novel Tools for Pest Management, By Md. Arshad Anwer, Publisher: Apple Academic Press (2021), ISBN: 9781774636763, 418 pages 8. Essential Oils in Insect Control: Low-Risk Products in a High-Stakes World, By Regnault-Roger Catherine, Vincent Charles, Arnason John Thor, Annual Review of Entomology, Volume 57, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100554, pages: 405-422) 9. Biopesticides: pest management and regulation, By Bailey, A., Chandler, D., Grant, W. P., Greaves, J., Prince, G., Tatchell, M., Publisher: CABI (2010), ISBN: 9781845935597, 232 pages
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
1. The handout of take-home message 2. Online open journal
Office Hours
Tao-Ho Chang: Every Tuesday afternoon from 13:00~17:00. Please make reservation in advanced. Cheng-Kang Tang: E-mail appointment (MON. to FRI. on 09:00~15:00)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
03.Good Health and Well-Being   09.Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure   15.Life On Land include experience courses：N

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