Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Examine various agents causing plant diseases, symptomatology, aetiology, disease cycle and pathogenesis;
2. Isolate plant pathogens, identify them and determine methods of inoculation;
3. Monitor spread of diseases in population and assess disease and associated crop losses, prescribe epidemiological measures to limit disease spread suitable to PNG;
4. Determine host-pathogen relationships and prescribe measures for disease control suitable to PNG.
Plant diseases caused by biotic agents, covering symptomatology, aetiology, disease cycles and pathogens. Disease physiology, epidemiology, population pathology and environment, assessment of diseases and crop losses. Diagnosis of diseases, isolation and identification of pathogens, inoculation techniques, host-parasite relationships and measures of diseases control in the tropics.
Agrios, G. N., Plant Pathology, Academic Press, London, UK, 2005.
Waller, J. M., Lenné, J. M., Walker, S. J., Plant Pathologist’ Pocketbook, CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 2002.
Shaw, D. E., Microorganisms in Papua New Guinea, DPI Research Bulletin No. 33. Port Moresby, PNG, 1984.
Pearson, M., A Student Guide to the Plant Diseases of Papua New Guinea, UPNG Printery, Port Moresby, PNG, 1982.
Continuous assessment 40%
Written examination 60%
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