Plant Pathology

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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On completion of this subject, students should:

• be familiar with the biology and taxonomy of the major biotic causes of disease;

• understand the use of molecular biology techniques in plant pathology;

• be aware of the factors leading to disease epidemics;

• be capable of diagnosing common diseases of agricultural and horticultural crops; and

• be able to formulate a practicable approach to integrated control in commercial species.

Topics covered include:

• taxonomy, identification and biology of the main groups of plant pathogens and abiotic causes of plant diseases;

• host pathogen relationships, and the nature of resistance and ­pathogenesis;

• the application of molecular marker technology in pathogen identification, disease resistance and pathogen diversity;

• the processes leading to plant disease epidemics and their evaluation; and

• the management and integrated control of plant diseases.

Practical work includes the identification and diagnosis of common diseases; and the development of skills in research techniques and methodology in plant pathology.

• Plant Pathogens and Plant Diseases (J F Brown and H J Ogle), Rockvale Publications, 1997
• Plant Pathology (G N Agrios), 5th edn, Harcourt/Academic Press, 2004

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

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