Advanced Plant Pathology
Unit I
Plant Pathology: History & Scope. Nature, Origin. & Evolution of parasitism. Biotic and abiotic pathogens, Pathogen factors in disease development. Penetration, infection and pathogenesis.Physiological specialization in phytopathogenic microbes.
Unit-II
Host factors in disease development : Inoculum Potential, Phenomena of resistance and susceptibility. Protective and defence mechanisms in plants, Phytoalexins. Breeding for disease resistance plants.
Environmental factors in disease development: Epiphytotics and plant disease forecasting.
Unit-III
IPM, Application of biotechnology and information technology in pest management.
Molecular Plant Pathology: Molecular diagnosis, identification of genes and specific molecules in disease development, molecular manipulation of resistance. Non-parasitic diseases and control measures.
Unit-IV
Principle of Plant Protection, Physical, Chemical and biological control of plant diseases,
Classification and anatomy of galls: Some insect induced plant galls of Rajasthan, mechanism and physiology of insect galls.
