NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 進階生物防治(6930)
	(Eng.) Advanced Biological Control
Offering Dept	Master Program in Plant Health Care
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	Tao-Ho Chang ect.
Department	Master Program in Plant Health Care/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2026-SPRING
Course Description	Biocontrol agents have become the major players in sustainable agriculture. This course will introduce different types of biocontrol agents and their applications.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

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. Introduction of the concepts of plant-microbe interactions 2. Understanding the insight in molecular plant-microbe interactions (MPMI) 3. Cases studies of plant-microbe interactions	1. 2. 3.	70 15 15	Discussion Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Study Outcome
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Soil-borne fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Week 2 Trichoderma spp. and nonpathogenic fungi Week 3 Arbusular mycorrhizal fungi Week 4 Development of biocontrol agents: formulation, packaging and shelf life Week 5 Discussion: successful development of biocontrol agents Week 6 Other novel materials: beneficial microbe byproducts and nanomaterials Week 7 Visiting tour to one of the relative companies Week 8 Oral presentation of case studies Week 9 Midterm exam Week 10 Biopesticides in integrated pest management Week 11 MOA and application of GVs and NPVs Week 12 MOA and application of bacteria and nosema Week 13 MOA and application of nematodes (EPN) Week 14 MOA and application of Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) Week 15 Cases of foreign exploration-How to evaluate the potential of control agents Week 16 Case of Bt, fungi, nematode, and NPV The problems in developing on technique of monitoring the sustainable efficacy of biological control Oral report and group discussion self-directed learning
Evaluation
Group discussion participation (30%) Presentation (20%) Reports (50%)
Textbook & other References
White, J., Kumar, A. & Droby, S. Microbiome stimulants for crops. (Woodhead publishing, 2021) Jogaiah, S. Biocontrol agents and secondary metabolites. (Woodhead publishing, 2020) Green, V. Biocontrol agents: types,applications, and research insights. (Nova Science Publishers,. Inc., 2017) Gwynn, R. L. The manual of biocontrol agents. (British Crop Production Council, 2014) BioControl Journal papers (https://www.springer.com/journal/10526) 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 Biopesticides and Bioagents: Novel Tools for Pest Management, By Md. Arshad Anwer, Publisher: Apple Academic Press (2021), ISBN: 9781774636763, 418 pages 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) 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
Office Hours
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