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THIS COURSE DISCUSSES THE BIOLOGY OF PESTS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL IN MALAYSIA. INSECT AND VERTEBRATE PESTS OF IMPORTANT CROPS SUCH AS RICE, OIL PALM, COCONUT, COCOA, RUBBER, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS ARE FOCUSED. THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS THAT ALLOW PESTS TO LIVE AS AGRICULTURAL PEST POPULATIONS AND VARIOUS STEPS TAKEN TO CONTROL THEM, NAMELY PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, MECHANICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROLLING AND QUARANTINE MEASURES ARE DISCUSSED. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CHEMICAL CONTROL, ASPECTS OF ACTION, TOXICITY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PESTICIDE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS ITS EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED. THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ON PLANT PROTECTION ASPECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED. BESIDES CONVENTIONAL TEACHING METHODS, CURRENT TREND OF LEARNING METHODS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED SUCH AS INFORMATION SHARING THROUGH THE ELEARNING PLATFORM, VIDEO PRESENTATION AS WELL AS ONLINE DISCUSSION.

KURSUS INI MEMBINCANGKAN BIOLOGI PEROSAK YANG MEMPUNYAI KEPENTINGAN EKONOMI DALAM PERTANIAN DI KAWASAN TROPIKA KHUSUSNYA DI MALAYSIA. SERANGGA DAN VERTEBRATA PEROSAK KEPADA TANAMAN UTAMA DI MALAYSIA SEPERTI PADI, KELAPA SAWIT, KELAPA, KOKO, GETAH, SAYUR-SAYURAN DAN BUAH-BUAHAN AKAN DIFOKUSKAN. FAKTOR BIOTIK DAN ABIOTIK YANG MEMBOLEHKAN ORGANISMA HIDUP SEBAGAI PEROSAK PERTANIAN DAN PELBAGAI LANGKAH YANG DIAMBIL UNTUK MENGAWALNYA, IAITU LANGKAHLANGKAH KAWALAN FIZIKAL, KIMIA, MEKANIKAL, BIOLOGI DAN PERATURAN KUARANTIN AKAN DIBINCANGKAN. DALAM KONTEKS KAWALAN KIMIA, ASPEK TINDAKAN, KETOKSIKAN, FISIOLOGI DAN TEKNOLOGI RACUN PEROSAK SERTA KESANNYA TERHADAP ALAM SEKITAR AKAN TURUT DIBINCANGKAN. KONSEP PENGURUSAN PEROSAK BERSEPADU DAN PERTANIAN LESTARI MENGENAI ASPEK PERLINDUNGAN TUMBUHAN JUGA AKAN DIBINCANGKAN. SELAIN KAEDAH PENGAJARAN KONVENSIONAL, KAEDAH PENGAJARAN YANG AKAN DIPRAKTIKKAN ADALAH BERDASARKAN ALIRAN TERKINI IAITU PERKONGSIAN MAKLUMAT MELALUI PLATFORM ELEARNING, PENYAMPAIAN VIDEO SERTA PERBINCANGAN ATAS TALIAN.