Semester II
Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
PPT 121 · 3 (2+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
20 topics · 27 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Introduction to Plant Pathology: Concept of Disease in Plants | 1 |
| 2 | Different terms used in Plant Pathology | 2 |
| 3 | History of Plant Pathology with special references to India | 1 |
| 4 | Causes of Plant Disease: Inanimate & Animate | 2 |
| 5 | Classification of Plant Disease | 1 |
| 6 | Parasitism | 1 |
| 7 | Pathogenesis | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 8 | Development of disease in plants: Disease Triangle, Disease cycle | 1 |
| 9 | Fungi and their Morphology, Reproduction and classification of fungi | 3 |
| 10 | Bacteria: Morphology, Reproduction and classification of phytopathogenic bacteria | 3 |
| 11 | Other Plant Pathogens: Mollicutes | 1 |
| 12 | Flagellate Protozoa; FVB and Green algae | 1 |
| 13 | Parasitic Higher Plants | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 14 | Viruses and Viroids | 1 |
| 15 | Virus Transmission | 1 |
| 16 | Principles of Plant disease management | 1 |
| 17 | Disease management with chemicals | 1 |
| 18 | Host resistance | 1 |
| 19 | Cultural Method of Integrated Disease Management (IDM) | 1 |
| 20 | Biological Method of Integrated Disease Management (IDM) | 1 |
Practical
14 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Study of the Microscope |
| 2 | Acquaintance with Laboratory Material and Equipment |
| 3 | Study of Different Plant Disease Symptoms |
| 4 | Microscopic Examination of General Structure of Fungi |
| 5 | Simple Staining of Bacteria: Direct and Indirect Staining |
| 6 | Gram Staining of Bacteria |
| 7 | Microscopic Examination of Fungal Disease Specimen |
| 8 | Microscopic examination of Bacterial Diseased Specimen |
| 9 | Preparation of Culture Media |
| 10 | Isolation of Plant Pathogens: Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses |
| 11 | Purification of Plant Pathogens |
| 12 | Study on Plant Disease Diagnosis |
| 13 | Koch's Postulates |
| 14 | Characteristics, formulation, methods of application and calculation on fungicides |
Study material
Notes
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