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Plant Pathology (101): Ecology and
Disease Dispersion: 4 Units
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(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Principles of ecology of plant
diseases with emphasis on the climatic environment on development of
diseases _ Geographical distribution of plant diseases
_ Ecological factors as predisposing agents for disease
incidence _ effect of ecological factors on: growth and
sporulation of phytopathogenic fungi and bacterial growth, inoculum
dispersal, inoculum potential. |
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Plant Pathology (103): Viral
Diseases: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Economic importance of virus
diseases _ Replication and translocation of virus within
plants. Control of virus diseases _ Study of some
important virus diseases of the important crops in Egypt. |
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Plant Pathology (104): Fruit Trees
Diseases: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Introduction _ Economic importance _ Detailed
studies of diseases affecting fruit crops in Egypt including :
causal fungus, symptoms, disease cycle, epidemiology and control |
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Plant Pathology (105): Principles of
Diseases Control: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Economic importance of plant diseases _ Epidemiological
characters of plant diseases, their effect on disease prediction and
control _ Study of principles of disease management :
Exclusion, Eradication, Direct protection and Immunization |
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Plant Pathology (106): Field Crops
Diseases: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Economic importance of diseases of
field crops. Study of important diseases of field crops (cereals,
legumes, oil crops, fiber crops, onions, forage crops) including,
importance, causal agent, symptoms, disease cycle and disease
management. |
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Plant Pathology (107): Physiology of
Fungi: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Fine structure of fungi and their
structures _ Physiology of nutrition with respect to
enzymes degrade plant polymers _ Absorption and
translocation of nutrients with fungal hyphae, physiology of
sporulation, physiology of spore dormancy and germination, secondary
metaboolites relate to disease incidence. |
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Plant Pathology (108): Vegetables and
Ornamentals Diseases: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.) |
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Study of fungal diseases and
physiological disorders of vegetables and ornamental crops _
Economic importance, symptoms, disease cycle, epidemiology, and
control. |
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Plant Pathology (109) Diseases of
Horticultural Plants: 3 Units |
(2 Lec. + 2 Prac.). |
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Introduction to plant pathology
_ Economic importance of parasitic and non-parasitic diseases
of major fruit trees, vegetable crops and ornamental plants,
including the causal agent, symptoms, disease cycle, epidemiology,
and control. |
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Plant Pathology (110): Histology
Diseases: 4 Units |
(2 Lec. + 4 Prac.). |
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Theory and practice of electron and
light microscopy and associated specimen preparation techniques
_ The anatomy of host plant (Organs, tissues and cell ultra
structure) _ Structural changes due to the diseases
(Parasitic and non parasitic) _ The defense structures of
cells and tissues. |
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Plant Pathology (111): Fundamentals
of Plant Pathology: 3 Units |
(2 Lec. + 2 Prac.). |
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Economic importance _
Basic principles of plant pathology _ Causal agents and
symptoms of plant disease _ Disease cycle _
Plant defense mechanisms _ diagnosis _
epidemiology _ disease management _ principles
and strategies _ Study of some important diseases caused
by fungi, viruses and abiotic factors. |
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Plant Pathology (118): Fundamentals
of Plant Pathology: 3 Units |
(2 Lec. + 2 Prac.). |
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Introduction to plant pathology
_ Economic importance _ Symptoms _
causal agents _ diagnosis _ prevention of
plant diseases, with emphasis on fungi, bacteria, nematode, and
virus pathogens. |
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Plant Pathology (121): Bacterial Diseases: 3
Units |
(2 Lec. + 2 Prac.). |
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Introduction to the phytopathogenic
bacteria _ General characteristics and taxonomic
properties. Bacterial diseases of different field crops, vegetable
crops, fruit trees and ornamental plants _ economic
importance_ symptoms, disease cycle _
epidemiology _ control. |
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Plant Pathology (200): Research and
Seminar: 3 Units |
(6 Prac.). |
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Supervised individual laboratory or
field research _ A written report of work accomplished
required. |
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