791-011 Plant Protection (Pathology)

One plant management elective.

The objective of this subject is to enable the students to:

• integrate the concepts and practices of plant protection management;

• demonstrate an understanding of the physical basis of a depression in yield and quality of plant production;

• apply appropriate techniques for the assessment of plant damage and develop a suitable program for protection;

• design and evaluate strategies of plant protection within an integrated pest management program (IPM);

• develop an understanding of the mode of action of protection and control measures; and

• develop an ability in making appropriate decisions in plant protection strategies in a commercial context.

The content includes the plant protection concept; an introduction to the organisms parasitic on plants; the anatomy and physiology of plants relevant to the depression of yield and quality of product due to the presence and absence of pathogenic agents; and assessment of crop damage, signs and symptoms of disease, the management of plant protection programs, particularly IPM.

Three assignments of 1000 words each (10% each); one assignment of 3000 words (70%).