Lichens, Fungi and Plant Pathology

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

This course will enable the students to-

1.To impart knowledge about the classification, characteristics, ultra structure of Prokaryotic and    Eukaryotic microbes

2. To acquaint students with a wide spectrum of plant disease, cause, symptom and control measures

3.To develop knowledge about organisms and causal factor responsible for plant diseases & methods of studying plant diseases

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

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BOT 102

Lichens, Fungi and Plant Pathology

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO6:   Develop an understanding about the structure, pigmentation, food reserves and methods of reproduction of Fungi and appreciate their adaptive strategies.

CO7:   Develop an understanding about nutritional and medicinal value of edible mushrooms & poisonous mushrooms which would enable them to be successful entrepreneurs.

CO8:   Demonstrate skills in laboratory, field and glasshouse work related to the Cultivation techniques of mushroom.

CO9:  Develop understanding on the concept of microbial nutrition, their  reproduction/ recombination

CO10: Classify Lichens based on their characteristics and structures and study their economic importance specially in the context of ecology.

CO11:  Identify true fungi and demonstrate the principles and application of plant pathology in the control of plant disease.

CO12:  Identify the common plant diseases according to geographical locations and device control measures.

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

9.00

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

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

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

 

7.00

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

 

11.00

Fungi II: General characters, classification and economic importance, life history of –

  • Mastigomycotina- Sclerospora
  • Zygomycotina-Rhizopus
  • Ascomycotina- Saccharomyces, Aspergillus,
  • Basidiomycotina- Puccinia, Ustilago
  • Deuteromycotina- Alternaria                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

9.00

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.   

9.00

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: 
  • 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.
  • 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: 
2021-2022
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