Unit 1: History and Principles of Plant Pathology
1Plant Pathology: Definition, Objective, Scope Importance ofPlant Pathology
2 Milestones in Phytopathology
3 Plant Disease
4 Major Epidemics and Their Social Impactss
5 Classificationof Plant Diseases
6 Growth of Plant Pathogen
7 Robert Koch
8 Survival Dispersal of Plant Pathogens
9 Disease Triangle and Tetrahedron
Unit 2: Laboratory and Analytical Techniques
1 Preparation and Sterilization of Common Media
2 Methods of Isolation, Identification and Preservation ofPathogens
3 Methods of Inoculation
4 Measurement of Plant Disease
5 Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens
6 Southern, Northern and Western Blotting Technique
7 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
8 ELISA ISEM
9 Laboratory Equipment and Their Use
Unit 3: Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
1 Altered Metabolism of Plants under Biotic Abiotic Stresses
2 Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
3 Enzymes and Toxins in Relation to Plant Disease
4 Philosophy of Defence in Plants
5 Nature of Resistance to Disease
6 Gene for Gene Hypothesis
7 Management of Pathogens through Satellite, Antisense - RNA
8 How do R Gene Confer Resistance?
9 Local and Systemic Acquired Resistance
10 Elementary Genetic Engineering
11 Defense Through RNA Silencin
Unit 4: Mycology Classification of Fungi
1 Fungi Definition, General Characteristics Reproduction
2 Fungi Cell Structure and Function
3 Life Cycles of Fungi
4 Spore Fruit in Fungi
5 Binomial System of Nomenclature
7 Mycorrhizae
Unit 5: Plant Bacteriology
1 Identification and Classification of Bacteria
2 Bacteria Introduction, Morphology, SymptomatologyComposition,
3 Bacterial Genetics.
4 Growth Cycle of Viruses
5 Structure of Bacteria
6 Management of Bacterial Diseases of Plants
7 Pathogenicity Factors of Bacteria
8 Phytoplasmas Spiroplasmas
Unit 6: Plant Virology
1 Nature, Composition and Architecture of Viruses
2 Propertier of Plant Viruses
3 Nomenclature and Classification of Viruses
4 Variability in Viruses
5 Satellite Viruses and Satellite RNAs
6 Conventional and Biotechnological Techniques Used inDetection and Diagnosis of Viruses
7 Behaviour of Viruses in Plants Including Infection,Replication and Movement
8 Transmission of Viruses Virus - Vector Relationships
9 Mycoviruses and Baculoviruses
10 VIROIDS
Unit 7: Plant Disease Epidemiology
1 Concepts in Epidemiology
2 Factors Affecting Disease Development
3 Types Course of Epidemics
4 Modeling in Plant Pathology
5 Plant Disease Forecasting
6 Expert Systems in Plant Pathology
7 Modern Tools in Epidemiology
8 Prognosis
Unit 8: Phanerogamic Parasites and Non-parasitic Diseases
1 Non-parasite Diseases
2 Phanerogamic Parasites
Unit 9: Management of Plant Diseases
1 Acquaintance with Plant Protection Equipments
2 Antibiotics in Plant Disease Management
3 Biological Control of Plant Diseases
4 Chemical Methods of Disease Management
5 Chemical nature and classification of fungicides
6 Contact Fungicides
7 Important Cultural Practices and Their Role in DiseaseManagement
8 Disease Management through Use of Transgenic Plants
9 Formulations of Fungicides
10 Integrated Disease Management
11 Modes of Action of Fungicides
12 Physical Methods of Disease Management
13 Plant Quarantine
14 Resistance to Fungicides
15 Systemic Fungicides
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