HOST PLANT AND PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS (PHYTOPATHOLOGY SCIENCE BRANCH)
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Course Title:
HOST PLANT AND PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS (PHYTOPATHOLOGY SCIENCE BRANCH)
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Course Code:
BIT5001
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Type of Course:
Compulsory
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Level of Course:
Second Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
6
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
None
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Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. ÜMİT ARSLAN
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Course Lecturers:
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
uarslan@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0 224 294 15 75 Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer-BURSA
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
Mechanism of host plant relationships, genetic mechanisms of host plant resistance in plants, mechanisms responsible for variation in plant pathogens, epidemiology and etiology of major groups of plant-microbe relationships, control measures of plant pathogens
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
This course provides students basic knowledge about host plant and pathogen interactions
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Learning Outcomes:
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Knows economical importance and spread of plant diseases;
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Knows pathogens causing diseases on plants;
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Knows morphological features of fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens ;
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Knows genetic mechanisms of host plant resistance in plants ;
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Knows mechanisms responsible for variation in plant pathogens;
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To understand the epidemiology and etiology of major groups of plant-microbe relationships;
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Knows biochemistry of plant pathogen interactions;
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Knows physiology of plant pathogen interactions;
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Knows interactions between plant pathogens and host plant ;
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Knows control measures of plant pathogens;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Introduction and terminology
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Disease development
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Classification of plant diseases
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Interactions between plant pathogens and host plant
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Mechanisms responsible for variation in plant pathogens including mutation, hybridization, heterokaryosis, parasexuality, adaptation, cytoplasmic inheritance and bacterial conjugation, transformation, and transduction
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Genetics of host-pathogen interaction, mechanism of genetic variability in pathogens
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The gene-for-gene-concept
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Formation of new races and biotypes
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Study of pathogenicity of fungi, bacteria and viruses
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Molecular and biological techniques for identification of plant pathogens
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Biochemistry and physiology of plant pathogen Interactions
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Host plant-pathogen interactions, with some examples
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Epidemiology of plant diseases
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Control measures of plant pathogens
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Agrios G.N. 2005. Plant pathology, 5th edition. Elsevier Academic Press: San Diego, California. Jeger, M.J., Spence,N.J. 2001. Biotic Interactions in Plant-Pathogen Associations. CABI Publishing, 368 p. Varma, A., Abbott, L., Werner, D., Hampp, R. 2004. Plant Surface Microbiology, Springer, 628 p.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
100
Total
1
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
100
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
It is evaluated according to the principles of the Associate and Undergraduate Education Regulation of Bursa Uludag University.
Information
Results are determined by the letter grade determined by the student automation system.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
6
84
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
54
54
Total WorkLoad
180
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
