055858 Research Topic in Disease Resistance

Details
Department of Plant Biology
Earliest Possible Year
Duration1 semester
 
Credits6 (ECTS)
Course LevelJoint BSc and MSc
 
Examinationoral examination


Aid allowed

Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner



Description of Examination:
 
Organisation of TeachingProject work
 
Block PlacementE SUP
To be agreed upon

 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
may be conducted in Danish
 
Optional Prerequisites058546 Thematic Course: Crop Growth Factors and Crop Physiology B
 
Restrictionsminimum 3 students maximum 4 students per topic
 
Course Objectives
The purpose of the course is to supplement "Disease Resistance in Plants" to give hands-on experience of a specific research topic.
 
Course Contents
Plant diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms are among the most important factors affecting quality and yield in economic and other plants. Disease resistance is a biological and environmentally friendly form of plant protection depending on natural, biological defence in plants against pathogenic microorganisms. With the rapid development of biotechnology and knowledge of the physiology of plants, it is expected that resistance will reduce the significance of the use of chemical agents for disease control in agricultural and horticultural plants.
This course will give the student an opportunity to make an in-depth study of a topic within the field of disease resistance. This will be achieved through a small laboratory experiment, a study of the relevant literature, preparation of a report and presentation of the project at a seminar or as a poster at the end of the course. This course is designed to supplement course (05 58 48) Disease Resistance in Plants, and should be taken in parallel with that course. The course also provides an essential part of the training needed for students who wish to conduct research in the plant sciences at the Ph.D. level at KVL or elsewhere.

Research topics offered are individual from year to year. Recent examples include:

Hydrogen peroxide development in barley/powdery mildew interactions with different HR phenotypes and the accompanying ascorbate peroxidase/catalase mRNA accumulation.

Comparison of the infection course of Bipolaris sorokiniana in barley and wheat using light microscopy

Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and plant-pathogen interactions.

Infection biology of Colletotrichum sublineolum in Sorghum
 
Teaching And Learning Methods
Students will work in small groups (3-5) to study a specific, selected topic. One or two supervisors are attached to each project group. Each group, together with the supervisor(s), prepares a project description and an overview of the project report, which must be approved by the supervisor(s). The supervisor and the group within the framework of the subject organize the experimental part of the course. In the colloquia, organised by the groups, the students will present and discuss their topics with the other participants in the course and have an opportunity to discuss other subjects of interest with a background in relevant primary literature. Each project group will prepare a report, which, together with a seminar, is the basis for the final evaluation.
 
Course Litterature
Individual to research topic, see http://www.kursus.kvl.dk/dr-proj
 
Course Coordinator
Lisa Munk, lm@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333316
Mari-Anne Newman, mari@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333303
David B. Collinge, dbc@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333356
Eigil de Neergaard, edn@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35333314
Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen, hjo@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology/Plant Pathology Section, Phone: 35332323
 
Study Board
Study Committee AHJ
 
Course Scope
project work100
supervision40
examination1
preparation39

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