Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT-404 Course Name: b) Principles of Plant Pathology (elective) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | How pathogens attack plants : chemical weapons of pathogens (enzymes and toxins) How plants defend themselves against pathogens: structural defense and biochemical defense. |
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| 2 | Plant disease epidemiology and plant disease forecasting: Importance of disease forecasting services, methods used in plant disease forecasting. Management of plant pathogens: cultural, chemical and biological methods. |
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| 3 | Applications of biotechnology in Plant Pathology: The use of tissue culture techniques (callus culture, apical meristem culture and protoplast fusion), Recombinant DNA technology, use of monoclonal antibodies in plant pathology. Effect of environmental factors on disease development. |
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| 4 | Mycotoxin producing fungi during storage and major mycotoxins produced by them. Host-pathogen interaction of population level: transmission and spread of plant pathogens. |
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