Sustainable use of plan protection products

Adequate knowledge of the application techniques of phytosanitary products. Adequate knowledge of the regulations governing phytosanitary products, their application and the inspection of equipment.

Contents
The title memory includes the following contents for this subject:

Sustainable application of phytosanitary products: defense of crops and phytosanitary treatments, phytosanitary treatment equipment, safety measures, inspection of application machinery, performance of treatments.

These contents will be developed according to the following agenda (h. face-to-face / h. non-face-to-face work):

A) EXPOSITION CLASSES
Topic 1. Fundamentals of the application of phytosanitary products (1 h. - 4h.).
Topic 2. Formation and transport of the drops (1h. - 4h.).
Topic 3. Hydraulic sprayers (3 h. - 8h. ).
Topic 4. Hydropneumatic sprayers (atomizers) and tires (nebulizers) (2 h. - 6h.).
Topic 5. Sprayers of low and ultra low volume 2 h. - 5h.).
Topic 6. Equipment for applications in solid form (1 h. - 3h.).
Topic 7. Revision and inspection of equipment for phytosanitary treatments (1 h. - 4h.).
Topic 8. Safety in the handling and application of phytosanitary products (1 h. - 5h.).
B) SEMINARS
1. Choice of nozzles (2h. - 2h.)
2. Programming treatment with hydraulic sprayer (2 h. - 1h.)
3. Treatment program with atomizer (2 h. - 1h.)

C) PRACTICES
1. Identification and use of personal protection equipment, preparation of the mixtures (1 h. - 0.5h.).
2. Identification and recognition of the different elements that make up the application equipment (1 h. - 1h.).
3. Regulation, commissioning and operation of hydraulic sprayers (2 h. - 1h.).
4. Regulation, commissioning and handling of hydropneumatic sprayers (1 h. - 1h.).
5. Regulation, commissioning and handling of manual and semi-mobile equipment (1 h. - 1h.).

D) GROUP TUTORIES
In the sessions of group tutorials will address the questions raised by students about the problems formulated in the theoretical sessions and practices.

Basic:
Planas, S. 2013. Aplicación sostenible de fitosanitarios. Ed. Eumedia, S.A.
Vázquez, J. (2004). “Aplicación de productos fitosanitarios: técnicas y equipos”. Ed. Ediciones Agrotécnicas S.L., Madrid. 389 pp.
Cedra, C.; Gauthier, D. 1997. ALes matériels de fertilisation et traitement des cultures. Cemagref Lavoisier S.A.S. 342 pp.
Gil, E.; Gracia, F.; Escolá, A. 2011. Manual de inspección de equipos de aplicación de fitosanitarios en uso. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. Barcelona 279 pp
Complementary:
Blanco, G.L.; Gil, J.A.; Gamarra, J.L.; Miranda, A. 2013. Mantenimiento y calibración de maquinaria para aplicación de productos fitosanitarios. Pulverizadores fijos y semi-móviles en invernaderos. Junta de Andalucía. Sevilla 118 pp.
Boto, J.A.; López F.J. 1999. La aplicación de fitosanitarios y fertilizantes. Universidad de León 293 pp.
Fernández,M.; López, Mª.I.; Serrano, N.; Ortiz, F.; Alfonso, J.M.; López, J.; Martín, R.A.; Yruela, Mº.C. 2013. Aplicación de plaguicidas nivel cualificado. Junta de Andalucía 318 pp.
Márquez, L. 2008. Buenas prácticas agrícolas en la aplicación de los fitosanitarios. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. Madrid 124 pp.
Márquez, L.; 2004. Maquinaria agrícola: Protección de culivos. B&H Editores. Madrid pp. 482-652
Matthews, G.A.; 2014; Pesticide application methods (4th ed.); Ed. Longman Scientific & Technical; 405 pp.
Páez, F.C. et. al. 2012. Bases para la correcta regulación y aplicación de productos fitosanitarios en invernadero mediante sistemas fijos. Tratamiento con pistolete o lanza. Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera. Consejería de Agricutura, Pesca y Medio Ambiente. Junta de Andalucía

Basic, general and transversal competences:

CG1 - Knowledge in basic, scientific and technological subjects that allow a continuous learning, as well as a capacity of adaptation to new situations or changing environments.
CG2 - Ability to solve problems with creativity, initiative, methodology and critical reasoning.

CT1 - Analysis and synthesis capacity.
CT2 - Capacity for reasoning and argumentation.
CT3 - Individual work capacity, with a self-critical attitude.
CT4 - Ability to work in a group and cover problematic situations collectively.
CT5 - Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information.
CT6 - Ability to develop and present an organized and comprehensible text.
CT9 - Skill in the management of information and communication technologies (ICT).
CT12 - Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge.

Specific competences:

CEG2 - Adequate knowledge of physical problems, technologies, machinery and systems of water and energy supply, the limits imposed by budgetary factors and constructive regulations, and the relationships between facilities or buildings and agricultural holdings, agri-food industries and related spaces with gardening and landscaping with its social and environmental environment, as well as the need to relate those and that environment with human needs and the preservation of the environment.
EA2 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of plant production technologies: Systems of
production and exploitation. Protection of crops against pests and diseases. Technology and systems of cultivation of species herbaceous Agroenergética.
MC4 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of agricultural mechanization: Motors and agricultural machines. Characteristics and design of machinary to agrary instalations. Automatic agrarian

Semester subject, with 12 hours of lectures. Competences CG1, CT1, CT5, CEG2, EA2, MC4.
The seminars are held in groups of 20 students, with application of methodologies and techniques to specific cases. There are 5 sessions with a total duration of 12 h. using the facilities and equipment in the workshop workshop and the practice farm. In the workshop aspects of recognition and identification of element and equipment will be addressed. On the farm of practices will be made the regulations, set-up and management of the machines. Competences CG1, CG2, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT9, CT12.
Likewise, 1.5 hours of tutoring in small groups are contemplated, in which the students will jointly address problems of the topic addressed. Competences CT2, CT4.
The use of the virtual USC platform will make it possible to speed up the bidirectional flow of information between student and teacher, making the teaching of the subject more agile, and facilitating access to documentation by the student.

Attendance and active participation (15%): Competencies CG1, CG2, CT4, CT5, CEG2, .EA2, MC4.
Oral and / or written tests (60%): CT1, CT2, CT6, CT9, CT12, CEG2, EA2, MC4.
Jobs delivered / exposed (25%): CG1, CT3, CT5, CT6, CT9, CEG2, EA2, MC4
To approve, in all the previous sections must have a grade of at least 3 (out of 10)

In the extraordinary opportunity of recovery, the written tests and / or works that did not pass the qualification of approved in the ordinary opportunity will have to be realized. In any case, the relative weight of each part indicated in the previous paragraph would be maintained.

In the case of repeating students, the assessment system will be identical to the one mentioned above.

In cases of attendance exemption, everything will be the same, except that attendance is not evaluated, becoming 40% the relative weight of the work delivered and / or exposed.

In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades” will apply.

Face-to-face work in the classroom (27.5 h.):
Theoretical classes (expositions of large group) 12 h.
Seminars (with small groups): 12 h.
Group tutorials (with very small groups): 1.5 h.
Evaluation activities: 2 h.

Personal work of the students (47.5 h.):
Reading and preparation of topics: 10 h.
Performing exercises: 5 h.
Previous preparation of the practices and subsequent work on them: 7.5 h.
Preparation of course work (group or individual): 10 h.
Preparation of evaluation tests: 15 h

• Assistance to all teaching activities.
• Consultation of the recommended bibliography.
• Make frequent use of tutorials for any type of matter related to the subject.