BASIS Professional Register - One Day Courses
Dates
Dates on application. Please call for the latest information : +44(0) 1952 815324
Prices
Course costs: £125.00 (Tuition only)
Lunch and beverages are available, at only £16 per day
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Cereal Fusarium
Course content:
- Disease recognition in cereals.
- Cereal Fusarium recognition in vitro.
- Appreciation of research advances.
Soil Structure Management
Course content:
- Soil structure requirements.
- Use of field tests to assess and understand compaction.
- Machinery and soil management to achieve objectives.
- Soil hall demonstration of tillage equipment.
- Recent developments in soil management including soil pest control.
- Integration of soil management objectives with agronomic objectives.
Aphid Management In Arable Crops
Course content:
- Effects of aphids on plants.
- Life cycles of aphids and transmission of viruses.
- Biology, recognition and control of aphids of potatoes, sugar beet, cereals and oilseed rape.
- Insecticide resistance in aphid populations.
Nematode Management In Arable Crops
Course content:
- Effects of nematodes on plants.
- Life cycles of cyst and free-living nematodes.
- Biology, recognition and control of nematode pests of potatoes, sugar beet, cereals and oilseed rape.
- Integration of cultural and chemical control methods.
Grassland Management
Course content:
- Control of grazing.
- Grass and weed identification.
- Major pests and diseases and their control.
- Weed control.
- Use of fertilisers and manures.
Qualification
Each course carries 5 CPD points for the BASIS Professional Register
Contact Us
Emma Welch
Short Course Officer
Email: Click here to contact Emma Welch
Telephone: +44 (0)1952 815300
