SBT 2414

W1-2-60-1-6
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLO7GY
University Examinations 2018/2019
SECOND AND THIRD YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
SBT 2414: PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
DATE: APRIL 2019 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO
QUESTIONS

Question One (30 Marks)

a) (i) Define a plant diseases. (2 Marks)

(ii) State three (3) plant pathogens and the disease they cause. (3 Marks)

b) Describe host – pathogen interaction. (6 Marks)

c) Explain the following terms:

(i) Propagues (2 Marks)

(ii) Elicitors (2 Marks)

(iii) Antibiosis (2 Marks)

(iv) Necrotrophy (2 Marks)

(v) Disease gradient (2 Marks)

d) (i) Describe natural openings as pathogen entry points. (5 Marks)

(ii) Outline the agents of dissemination of plant pathogens. (4 Marks)

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Question Two (20 Marks)

Discuss chemical defence against plant pathogens. (20 Marks)

Question Three (20 Marks)

Discuss biological control of plant pathogens. (20 Marks)

Question Four (20 Marks)

Discuss epidemiology of plant diseases. (20 Marks)