Lichens, Fungi and Plant Pathology

Paper Code: 
BOT 102
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To facilitate study of a wide spectrum of plant disease, cause, symptom and control measures.

5.00
Unit I: 

Lichens: General characters, structure, reproduction and economic importance.

Mycoplasma: General characters, structure, reproduction and economic importance.

Phytoplasma: General characters, structure, reproduction and economic importance.

5.00
Unit II: 

Fungi I: General characters, classification and economic importance, parasexual cycle, heterothallism, mushroom cultivation, poisonous fungi, fungi in medicine.

15.00
Unit III: 

Fungi II: General characters, classification and economic importance, life history of –
Mastigomycotina- Sclerospora
Zygomycotina-Rhizopus
Ascomycotina- Saccharomyces, Aspergillus,
Basidiomycotina- Puccinia, Ustilago
Deuteromycotina- Alternaria   

5.00
Unit IV: 

Plant Pathology I: History and scope of plant pathology, general account of diseases caused by plant pathogens, significance of plant diseases, pathogen attack and defence mechanisms.

15.00
Unit V: 

Plant Pathology II : Symptomatology, causal organism, disease cycle and control of the following plant diseases: Tobacco mosaic virus, bhindi yellow mosaic, little leaf of brinjal, citrus canker, white rust of crucifers, green ear disease of bajra, late blight of potato, rust and smut of wheat .

Essential Readings: 
  1. Agrios, GN. 1997. Plant Pathology. Academic Press, London.
  2. Albajes, R; Gullino, ML; Van Lanteren, JC and Elad, Y. 2000. Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  3. Alexopoulous, CJ; Mims,CW and Blackwel, M. 1996. Introductory Mycology. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
References: 
  1. Bilgrami and Verma. Physiology of Fungi..Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  2. Bridge, P; Moore, DR and Scott, PR. 1998. Information Technology, Plant Pathology and Biodiversity. CAB International, U.K.
  3. Chupp., Manual of Vegetable Plant Diseases. Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi.
  4. Dube, HC. 1990. An Introduction to Fungi. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
  5. Horsfall, JC and Diamond, AE. Plant Pathology Vol. 1, 2&3. Academic Press, New York; London.
  6. Mehrotra, RS. Plant Pathology. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
  7. Narayanswamy, P.  Microbial Plant Pathogens and Crop Disease Management. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
  8. Pathak, Khatri, Pathak. Fundamentals of Plant Pathology. Agrobios. Jodhpur.
  9. Rangaswamy, G and Mahadevan, A. 1999. Diseases of crop plants in India (4th edition). Prentice Hall of India Pvt., New Delhi.
  10. Sharma, PD. 1991. The Fungi. Rastogi & Co., Meerut.
  11. Singh, RS. An Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  12. Trivedi, PC. 1998. Nematode diseases in Plants. CBS Publisher and Distributor, New Delhi.
  13. Vasishtha, PC. Fungi. S.Chand and Company, New Delhi.
  14. Webster, J. 1985. Introduction to Fungi. Cambridge University Press.

 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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