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.-Plant Pathology PROF. LUCA LANGUASCO COURSE AIMS Students will acquire the knowledge necessary for handling the problems of crop diseases, from disease diagnosis to the design of sustainable crop protection strategies. COURSE CONTENT CFU Introduction to plant pathology Basic concepts and classification of the diseases. Plant pathogens Principal traits of the plant pathogens (protozoa, chromista, fungi, bacteria, fastidious bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses, viroids) The infection process Interactions between pathogens, host plants, and the environment. The infection cycle (inoculation, penetration, incubation, evasion, and dissemination). The disease cycle (monocyclic and polycyclic diseases), inoculum sources, means of dissemination of the inoculum. Plant and environment Susceptibility, tolerance and disease resistance. Influence of the weather, soil, and cultural practices on the plant-pathogen interactions. Disease control Actions against the pathogen: sanitation, prevention, therapy, and eradication; legislative, physical, biological, agronomic, and chemical methods for disease control; characteristics of the plant protection products and their use. Plant breeding for disease resistance. Diagnostic methods Laboratory work Plant pathogens Laboratory work Integrated crop protection Laboratory work 0.5 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 READING LIST G.N. AGRIOS, Plant pathology, 3a ed., Academic Press, San Diego, California, 1988. S. FOSCHI-A. BRUNELLI-I. PONTI, Terapia vegetale, Edagricole, Bologna, 1985. L. GIUNCHEDI-M. CONTI-D. GALLITELLI-G.P. MARTELLI, Elementi di virologia vegetale, Piccin, Padova, 2007. G. LORENZINI, Principi di fitoiatria, Calderoni Edagricole, Bologna, 2001. A. MATTA, Fondamenti di patologia vegetale, Patron Editore, Bologna, 1996. U. MAZZUCCHI, Elementi di batteriologia fitopatologica, Pitagora, Bologna, 1981. C. ZADOKS-R.D. SCHEIN, Epidemiology and plant disease management, Oxford University press, New York, Oxford, 1979. TEACHING METHOD Lectures and laboratory work. ASSESSMENT METHOD Final oral examination NOTES Further information can be found on the Faculty notice board.