PLANT PATHOLOGY Course Structure ~ at a Glance CODE a ‘COURSE TITLE ——[erepris PL PATH s01* | MYCOLOGY 2+ PL PATH 502* | PLANT VIROLOGY 21 21 PL PATH 303° _| PLANT BACTERIOLOGY PLPATH 501° | PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 0 PL PATH 305° _| DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF PLANT DISEASES on 2H PL PATH 506__| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT PLPATH507 _ | DISEASES OF FIELD AND MEDICINAL CROPS LPATH 508 _| DISEASES OF FRUITS, PLANTATION AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS 2 'LPATIL509__ | DISEASES OF VEGETABLE AND SPICES CROPS 2 2H 2H PLPATH 510 _ | SEED HEALTH TECHNOLOGY PLPATHS11 _ | CHEMICALS IN PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2H PLPATHSI2__ | ECOLOGY OF SOIL-BORNE PLANT PATHOGENS 2 PL PATH 513 DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANTS 20 PLPATH S147” INSECT VECTORS OF PLANT VIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS | 141 PL PATH 515 _| BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES 2H PLPATHSI6 | INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT PLPATH S17 _| MUSHROOM PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2H PLPATHSI8 _ | EPIDEMIOLOGY AND FORECASTING OF PLANT DISEASES PLPATHSI9__ | POST HARVEST DISEASES PL PATH 3207 | PLANT QUARANTINE ENT 520° 7 = 2H PLPATH 591 _ | MASTER'S SEMINAR 0 PLPATH S99 | MASTER'S RESEARCH _ 20 PLPATH 601 | ADVANCED MYCOLOGY _ 2 PLPATIU602__ | ADVANCED VIROLOGY 2H PLPATH 603 | ADVANCED BACTERIOLOGY 2H PL PATH 604** | MOLECULAR BASIS OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION 2 PLPATH 605 _ | PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF CERTIFICATION 7 140 PL PATH 606 _| PLANT BIOSECURITY AND BIOSAFETY 20 PLPATHO91__| DOCTORAL SEMINAR 190 140 PLPATH 692 _ | DOCTORAL SEMINAR IT 45 PLPATH699 [DOCTORAL RESEARCH *Compulsory for Masters programme; ** Compulsory for Ph, D- programme; ¥ Crosslisted with Entomotogy laued Stn trsolth equine 1S Were Fol COR! Rou Inc Cleebwon'e nda d te Je actin mem HOr, Thea he) we |e Peles tock pa ah gah tes wee Pea _ hecaounge 8 Net De Tene new seahruchueed PG Carrick and ay 4o PLANT PATHOLOGY Course Contents PL PATH 501 MYCOLOGY 2H Objective ‘To study the nomenclature, classification and characters of fungi Theory UNITI Introduction, definition of different terms, basic concepts. UNIT IL Importance of mycology in agriculture, relation of fungi to human affairs, history of mycology. INIF IL Concepts of nomenclature and classification, fungal biodiversity, reproduction in fungi. JNITIY ‘The comparative morphology, ultrastructure, characters of different groups ‘of fungi up to generic level:.(a)!Myxomycota and (b) Eumycota- i) Mastigomycotina ii)» Zygomycotina, iii) — Ascomycotina, iv) Basidiomycotina, v) Deutcromycotina. Lichens types and importance, fimgal genetics and variability in fungi. Practical Detailed comparative study of different groups of fungi; collection, identification and preservation of specimens, Isolation and identification of plant pathogenic fungi. Suggested Readings Ainsworth GC, Sparrow FK & Susman HS. 1973. The Fungi - An Advanced Treatise. Vol. 1V (A & B). Academic Press, New York, Alexopoulos CJ, Mims CW & Blackwell M.2000. Introductory Mycology. 5" Ed, John Wiley & Sons, New York. Mehrotra RS & Ameja KR. 1990. An Introductory Mycology. Wiley Eastern, New Delhi. Sarbhoy AK. 2000, Text book of Mycology. ICAR, New Delhi. Singh RS. 1982. Plant Pathogens ~ The Fungi, Oxford & IBH, New Delhi. Webster J. 1980, Introduction to Fungi, 2 Ed. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, New York. PL PATH 502 PLANT VIROLOGY 24 ‘Objective To acquaint with the structure, virus-vector relationship, biology and ‘nianagement of plant viruses. ‘Theory UNIT History of plant viruses, composition and structure of viruses, UNIT IL Symptomatology of important plant viral diseases, transmission, chemical physical properties, host virus interaction, virus vector relationship, NIT I Virus nomenclature and classification, genome organization, replication and movement of viruses.