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SCHOOL |
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
AGRICULTURE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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COURSE CODE |
GEB0501 |
SEMESTER |
5 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
PLANT PATHOLOGY | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 2 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
4 | 5 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | General background | ||||
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes | ||||
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Know the causing agents of crop diseases 2. Know and effectively identify the symptoms caused by the most important pathogens infecting crop plants 3. Know the pathogenesis mechanisms of plant pathogens and plant defense mechanisms 4. Know the transmission manner and the epidemiology of pathogens causing diseases in crop plants 5. Know the means-strategies employed for effective management of crop plant diseases 6. Know about abiotic diseases, physiological and nutrient disorders of crop plants and their management |
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General Competences |
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• Acquire significant theoretical and technical background concerning the field of Plant Pathology on Agriculture Science. • Creatively utilize scientific knowledge and modern technology for effective protection of crop plants against all types of plant diseases (fungal, bacterial, virus), both pre- and post-harvest. • Develop necessary background knowledge to be able to attend postgraduate studies. • Be acquainted with the proper application of the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during their under graduate studies. |
3. SYLLABUS
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In detail, the sections (lecture topics) that will be presented in the course are: 1. Concept of plant disease and related plant pathology terminology 2. Biotic-abiotic causes of plant diseases 3. Fundamental characteristics of plant pathogenic fungi (morphology, physiology, replication, ecology, dissemination, taxonomy) 4. Phases of fungal disease development (pathogenesis mechanisms-epidemiology of fungal diseases) 5. Effect of pathogens in physiological processes of crop plants-symptom manifestation 6. Plant defense mechanisms to resist-avoid pathogen infections 7. Effect of environmental conditions in promoting severity of plant diseases 8. Selected, representative diseases of crop plants caused by Imperfect Fungi, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Oomycetes) 9. Prokaryotic microorganisms as plant pathogens (morphology, reproduction, ecology, dissemination, taxonomy, control) and selected diseases caused by plant pathogenic bacteria to crop plants 10. Viruses as plant pathogens (morphology, taxonomy, diagnosis, infection of plants and replication /translocation of viruses) 11. Virus epidemiology and control 12. Principles and methods for managing plant diseases |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face-to-face teaching (lectures and laboratory practice) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of ICT in teaching, in laboratory education and in communication with students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
• For the theoretical part of the course: Final written or oral examination (60%) in the middle and at the end of the semester (in the middle of semester the written exam is optional) The written final examination of the theory includes: a) Multiple choice questionnaires b) Short-answer questions c) Comparative evaluation of theory. • For the laboratory practice: Written or oral examination at the end of the semester (40%). The laboratory test includes: a) Multiple choice questionnaires b) Short-answer questions c) Problem solving |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Agrios, G.N. (2004). ‘Plant Pathology’ 5th Εdition, Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam [ISBN 978-012-0445-653] Γεωργόπουλος, Σ.Γ., Ζιώγας, Β.Ν. (1992). ‘Αρχές και Μέθοδοι Καταπολέμησης των Ασθενειών των Φυτών’ Αθήνα [ISBN 978-960-9320-474] Γεωργόπουλος Σ. (1984). ‘Βασικές Γνώσεις Φυτοπαθολογίας’ Αθήνα [ISBN 1738] Goidanich G. (1969). Εγχειρίδιο Φυτοπαθολογίας. Μετάφραση ιταλικής έκδοσης 1968. Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας Αθήνα. Τόμοι Ι-V. Ηλιόπουλος, Α.Γ. (2004). ‘Γενική Φυτοπαθολογία’ Εκδόσεις ΕΜΒΡΥΟ και Α. Ηλιόπουλος, Αθήνα [ISBN 960-8002-22-2]. Κατής Ν.Ι. (2000). ‘Ιολογία Φυτών’ Εκδόσεις, Α. Σιμώνη-Φ. Χατζηπάντου Ο.Ε. Θεσσαλονίκη. [ISBN 960-317-056-9] Τζάμος, Ε.Κ. ‘Φυτοπαθολογία’ Εκδόσεις Αθ. Σταμούλης, Αθήνα 2007 [ISBN 978-960-3517-252]. |
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