Syllabus
General Plant Pathology:
1. Introduction to plant pathology
2. Definition of basic terms
3. Parasitism and pathogenesis
4. Stages in the development of disease
5. Mechanisms of pathogens attack
6. Effect of pathogens on plant physiology
7. Plant defense mechanisms
8. Genetics of plant diseases
9. Induced resistance
10. Epidemiology and crop protection. Plant virology:
1.Classification of plant viruses, (structure of plant viruses)
2. Interactions virus-host plant
3. Replication and expression of viral genome
4. Transmission mechanism, host range
5. Symptomatology and cytopathology
6. Isolation of plant viruses
7. Diagnostic techniques
8. Utilization of plant viruses for biotechnological purposes
Annotation
The lecture from phytopathology for students who finished basic lecture from Plant physiology. The lecture deals with main basic themes of phytopathology both from the perspective of pathogens and the view of responses of plants to pathogens. Special emphasis is placed on plant virology.