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Syllabus 2015-16 - 10213018 - Phytopathology (Fitopatología)

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DEGREE: Grado en Biología
FACULTY: FACULTY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
COURSE: Phytopathology
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Phytopathology
CODE: 10213018 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 4 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: CORDOVILLA PALOMARES, MARÍA DEL PILAR
DEPARTMENT: U102 - BIOLOGIA ANIMAL, BIOL.VEGETAL Y ECOLOGIA
FIELD OF STUDY: 412 - FISIOLOGÍA VEGETAL
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 144 E-MAIL: mpilar@ujaen.es P: 2786
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-3450
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

TEORY CLASSES

Part one: General aspects

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. Parasitims and disease development.

Chapter 3. How pathogens attack plants.

Chapter 4. Effects of pathogens on plant physiological functions.

Chaper 5. How plants defend themselves against pathogens.

Chapter 6. Environmental effects on the development of infectious plant disease.

Chapter 7. Control of plant diseases.

Part two: Specific plant diseases

Chapter 8. Plant diseases caused by fungi I: fungallike, f ungi true primitive

Chapter 9.  Plant diseases caused by fungi II: Ascomycetes y Deuteromycetes

Chapter 10.  Plant diseases caused by fungi III: Basidiomycetes

Chapter 11. Plant diseases caused by prokaryotes

Chapter 12.  Plant diseases caused viruses

Chapter 13.  Plant diseases caused by nematodes

Chapter 14.  Plant diseases caused by parasitic higher plants

PRACTICAL  CLASSES

P1: Direct and indirect isolation of pathogenic fungi from diseased plant tissue. Signs and symptoms

P2: Identification and characterization of pathogens isolated I

P3: Identification and characterization of pathogens isolated II

P4: Isolation and characterization of phytopathogenic bacteria from diseased plant tissue. Signs and symptoms

P5: Vascular diseases. Major vascular differentiation of pathogenic

P6: Pathogenicity of isolated organisms

P7: Characterization and identification of pathogens biotrophs I. Signs and symptoms

P8: Characterization and identification of pathogens biotrophs II. Signs and symptoms

P9: Postharvest diseases

P10: Extraction, enumeration and identification of nematode plant pathogens. Signs and symptoms

TRAINING ACTIVITIES

AF1: Signs and symptoms of plant diseases

AF2: Olive diseases

AF3: Exercises for review and questions

AF4: Seminars and presentations / exhibitions

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

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Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

Attendance, participation, involvement and interest in the subject is assessed positively (10%).

To pass the course must pass the theory exam.

The aspect "Theoretical concepts of matter" (60%) whose instrument is the "Exam of theory", enables the student to the CE27, CE34, CE35, CT6, CT7, CT8 skills.

The aspect "Making work, cases or exercises" (10%), whose instrument is "Exhibition / presentation of papers", enables the student to the CE27, CE34, CE35, CT1, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT7, CT8, CT10 skills.

The aspect "Laboratory Practices/ computer" (20%) whose instrument is "Assistance, quality grade of achievement and participation and delivery of lab notebook", enables the student to the CE12, CE27, CE34, CE35, CG12, CT2, CT5, CT6, CT8, CT10 skills.

 

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Essential plant pathology. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Schumann, Gail L. Publisher: St. Paul, Minn. : APS Press, cop. 2010.  (Library)
  • Plant Pathology. Edition: -. Author: Trigiano. Publisher: CRC Press  (Library)
  • Plant pathology. Edition: 5th ed. Author: Agrios, George N.. Publisher: San Diego [etc.]: Academic Press, cop. 2005  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Postharvest Pathology [Recurso electrónico] . Edition: -. Author: Prusky, Dov. Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010  (Library)
  • Comparative epidemiology of plant diseases. Edition: -. Author: Kranz, Jürgen. Publisher: Berlin [etc.]: Springer, 2003  (Library)