RECETO PhD Summer School: Bioactive Natural Compounds in Soil: Analysis, Fate and Effects : 26. juli 2009 - 31. juli 2009

Bioactive natural compounds from plants have been in research focus for decades, firstly due to their pharmacological effects, and with that their health effects when present in edible parts of plants, and secondly due to their defence properties against arthropods, nematodes, plants and diseases.

 

Time: 26-31 July 2009

Place: Department of Integrated Pest Management, Campus Flakkebjerg, Forsoegsvej 1, DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark

 

The effects of bioactive natural compounds will depend on the mobility and fate of the compounds in soil. During transport of the compounds from the donor plant to target organisms the plant allelochemicals get in contact with soil microorganisms and metabolites will be formed.

 

This was seldom considered in earlier allelopathy studies. When bioactive natural compounds are leached or exuded from plants into the soil, there is a risk that the compounds or their metabolites can affect non-target organisms or they can leach into surface water or groundwater and thus affect both the environment and human health.

 

This course will cover the chemistry of selected groups of bioactive natural compounds from agricultural crops and wild plants, their sorption, degradation and leaching in soils, chemical analytical techniques and their suppressive effects on plants and arthropods.

Preliminary programme

 

The course is arranged as follows:

1. Preparatory reading of course literature (made available no later than 2 months before the start of the course).

2. Participation in a 5-day on-site course at Aarhus University, Campus Flakkebjerg from Sunday evening 26 July to Friday 31 July – both days included.

3. Handing-in of a report within one week after the on-site course.

 

Lecturers

Senior Scientist Inge S. Fomsgaard (IFO) (course coordinator), AU-DJF

Professor Hans Christian Bruun Hansen (HCBH), KU-LIFE

Associate Professor Bjarne W. Strobel (BWS), KU-LIFE

Head of Research Group Per Kudsk (PK), AU-DJF

 

Guest Lecturers

Dr. Steve Duke (SDU), National Center for Natural Products Research, USDA

 

Course credits

6 ECTS credit points

 

Course venue

The course venue is at Department of Integrated Pest Management, Campus Flakkebjerg, Forsoegsvej 1, DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark, Tel: +45 89993610 or +45 22283399.

 

Fee

PhD students: 250 € (includes costs of lodging and meals)

 

Deadline

Deadline for registration and payment: 1 June, 2009.

 

For more information and registration, please visit RECETOs home page: www.receto.dk