STUDENT SCIENTIFIC CLUB “DISEASE DEVELOPMENT FORECAST”
Head of the Student Scientific Club: Dmytro Tarasovych Gentosh
Associate Professor, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences
E-mail: [email protected]
The Student Scientific Club ‘Disease Development Forecast’ of the Department of Phytopathology named after Academician V.F. Peresypkin was established in December 2019. The Club is a voluntary scientific association of students established to organize and promote their research, experimental design, and inventive activities. In its activities, the Club is guided by the current legislation of Ukraine, the Statute of the University, and the Regulations on the Student Scientific Club.
The purpose of the Club’s activities is: to realize the scientific and creative potential of talented University students.
Students’ research is focused on addressing current issues related to forecasting the development of diseases of agricultural crops. Within the Problem Research Laboratory of Mycology and Phytopathology, students have the opportunity to develop their skills in methods for assessing diseases of agricultural crops; master techniques and methods for detecting plant pathogens in the air and in agricultural crop fields; study methods for calculating crop yield losses caused by diseases; and prepare long-term and short-term forecasts of disease development. The results of their research are presented and discussed at scientific seminars.
Members of the Student Scientific Club also actively participate in scientific conferences at the University, national, and international levels.
Objectives of the Club:
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To develop students’ skills in methods for assessing diseases of agricultural crops, including rust diseases, smut diseases, Septoria leaf spot, powdery mildew, and root rot of cereals;
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To familiarize students with techniques and methods for detecting plant pathogens in the air and in agricultural crop fields;
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To study methods for calculating yield losses in cereal crops caused by smut diseases;
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To prepare long-term forecasts of the development of rust diseases of cereal crops;
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To prepare short-term forecasts of the development of rust diseases of cereal crops;
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To study methods for assessing potato plants affected by late blight;
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To organize educational visits to leading research institutions specializing in plant protection;
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To collect scientific material for the preparation of publications;
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To prepare students for participation in scientific conferences;
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To conduct scientific seminars based on research findings;
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To hear and discuss reports on the activities of the Student Scientific Club, etc.