Lichens, Fungi and Plant Pathology

Paper Code: 
BOT 102
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
70.00
Objective: 

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

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Lichens, Mycoplasma and Phytoplasma

 

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

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

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

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Fungi I

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

 

9.00
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     

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.                                                                                       

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: 

Essential Books for BOT.102

 

  • Agrios, GN. 1997. Plant Pathology. Academic Press, London.
  • Albajes, R; Gullino, ML; Van Lanteren, JC and Elad, Y. 2000. Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Alexopoulous, CJ; Mims,CW and Blackwel, M. 1996. Introductory Mycology. John Wiley & Sons Inc.

 

 

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References: 

Suggested Readings

 

  • Bilgrami and Verma. Physiology of Fungi..Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Bridge, P; Moore, DR and Scott, PR. 1998. Information Technology, Plant Pathology and Biodiversity. CAB International, U.K.
  • Chupp., Manual of Vegetable Plant Diseases. Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi.
  • Dube, HC. 1990. An Introduction to Fungi. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
  • Horsfall, JC and Diamond, AE. Plant Pathology Vol. 1, 2&3. Academic Press, New York; London.
  • Mehrotra, RS. Plant Pathology. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
  • Narayanswamy, P.  Microbial Plant Pathogens and Crop Disease Management. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
  • Pathak, Khatri, Pathak. Fundamentals of Plant Pathology. Agrobios. Jodhpur.
  • Rangaswamy, G and Mahadevan, A. 1999. Diseases of crop plants in India (4th edition). Prentice Hall of India Pvt., New Delhi.
  • Sharma, PD. 1991. The Fungi. Rastogi & Co., Meerut.
  • Singh, RS. An Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Trivedi, PC. 1998. Nematode diseases in Plants. CBS Publisher and Distributor, New Delhi.
  • Vasishtha, PC. Fungi. S.Chand and Company, New Delhi.
  • Webster, J. 1985. Introduction to Fungi. Cambridge University Press.

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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