055849 Disease Resistance in Plants

Detaljer
Inst. for Plantebiologi
Delkurser055849 Disease Resistance in Plants
055858 Research Topic in Disease Resistance
Tidligst mulig placering
Varighed1 semester
 
Pointværdi6 (ECTS)
KursustypeFælleskursus
also appropriate as a Ph.D. course
 
Eksamenskriftlig prøve


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Beskrivelse af eksamen: 13-skala, intern censur

Eksamensdatoer:
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures/theoretical exercises: 1 course module per week Participation in optional module 055858 entails practical project work and tutorials
 
BlokplaceringE2, fall
By consensus between students and teachers NB particpation in 055858 gives an additional 6 credits

 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
med note om undervisning på dansk
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger055814 
057518 Plantebiologi
120411 Plant Protection in Horticulture
A basic understanding of genetics and gene function is at least as important as a basic course in plant pathology.
 
Kursets målsætning
To provide an understanding of the basic mechanisms used by plant pathogens to attack plants and by plants to defend themselves, namely genetic aspects of host/pathogen interactions and cellular, biochemical and molecular processes that underlie important plant defences. The importance of pathogen population structure and cultural principles on the management of disease resistance is also covered.
 
Kursusindhold
Plant diseases caused by pathogenic micro-organisms are among the most important factors affecting quality and yield of crop plants. Disease resistance is a biological and environmentally-friendly form of plant protection depending on natural, biological defence in plants against pathogenic micro-organisms. 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 practice. It is therefore essential that agriculture and horticulture graduates have a clear understanding of the biology of host-pathogen interactions.

Topics covered include:
Pathogen populations and disease resistance.
Epidemiology and evolution.
Resistance to seedborne diseases.
Resistance in less-developed crops.
Resistance to bacterial diseases.
Control strategies based on resistance.
Disease resistance, epidemics, crop growth and yield.
Assessing resistance in a variable environment.
Assessment of epidemiological parameters and their use in epidemiological models.
Bacterial Pathogenicity and Pathogenicity mutants.
Fungal Pathogenicity.
Toxins.
Tissue barriers, structural and active. Hypersensitive reactions.
Active oxygen types.
Induced resistance.
The pathogen-activated defence responses of plants.
Genomics and microarrays.
Elicitation and Signal transduction pathways.
Genetic basis of disease resistance.
The pathogen fights back: suppressors
Mutants in Arabidopsis: how to understand signal transduction pathways in plant defences.
Towards disease resistance through transgenic plants.
 
Undervisningsform
The teaching will introduce the students to recent research results and their application within these areas. Finally, 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. Lectures and theoretical exercises based on primary literature. These include basic elements of infection mechanisms of the pathogens; cellular, biochemical and molecular defence reactions of the plants; bioenergetic consequences of resistance; population dynamics and resistance; host plant diversity and resistance as well as induced resistance.
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Lucas, J. A. Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens, Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK, 1998
As the chapters indicated were curriculum for "Basic Plant Pathology" for the last couple of years, we assume that you have the book and have read these chapters previously.
A. J. Slusarenko, R. S. S. Fraser, and L. C. van Loon, (eds) 2000 Mechanisms of Resistance to Plant Diseases, Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000
Primary literature and review articles
See website for details
 
Kursusansvarlig
David B. Collinge, dbc@life.ku.dk, Institut for Plantebiologi/Sektion for Plantepatologi, Tlf: 35333356
 
Studienævn
Studienævn AHJ
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger21
teoretiske øvelser21
forberedelse134
eksamen4

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