{"id":28,"date":"2015-10-05T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsmrau.edu.bd\/aer\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2016-10-23T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:58:42","slug":"under-graduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gau.edu.bd\/plp\/under-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEPARMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The department Of plant Pathology offers courses for Undergraduate studies and Graduate program leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degree . The department has major programs on disease management, mycology, nematology, virology, bacteriology and general Plant Pathology. It has well developed Laboratories with modern facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Title\u00a0\u00a0 : Fundamentals of Plant Pathology <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Code \u00a0: PLP212<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Credit\u00a0\u00a0 :3+1.5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Theory ( 3.0Cr.hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introduction<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">D\u00e9finition of Plant Pathology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is plant disease? (Concept of plant disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Objective of plant Pathology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Significance of plant disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Important disease occurred in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Causal agents of plant disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Animate causes (infectious disease) Fungi Bacteria,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Viruses, nematodes, rickettsia like organism, phvtoplsdms &amp; spiroplasma, algac and phancrogamic parasite.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inanimate causes 9non-infection disease); Abnormal temperature , humidity, rainfall, air flow, light. Inadequate oxygen, air pollution, deficence or excess supply of nutrients, soil minerals, toxic to plants, pesticide injuries, improper cultural practices.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brief history of plant pathology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fungi <\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General characteristics of fungi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vegetative structures ; Fungal cell structure, thallus, modifications of fungal hyphae (plectenchyma); prosenchyma, pseudoparenchyma), rhizomorph, sclerotium, chlamydospore, haustoria, my-corriza (cctomycorrhiza, endomycorrhiza, eetomycorrhiza)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reproduction in fungi; vegetative, asexual and Sexual.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Classification of fungi; Mastigomycotina and Zygomycotina, Asscomycotina, Basidiomycotina, Deuteromycotina.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on the characteristic features of class, order and family of the following genera ;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Synchytrium, Phyhium, phytopthora, paonospora, Albuga,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rhizopus, Saccharomyces, penicillium, \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aspergillus,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Erysiphae, Claviceps, puccinia,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Uslagi &amp; Agaricus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03<strong>.Bacreria<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General characteristic<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morphology; Cell size, Cell shape, Cell rigidity\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0\u00a0 flexibility, cell boundary layers; Membrane<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And cell wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cell arrangement, flagellation and locomotion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capsule and other surface structure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bacterial nucleus and other intracellular organelles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cell division and reproduction and Variability in bacteria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Genera of plant pathoge\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clavibacter (Corynebastrium), Ewinia (pantoea), Pseudomonas. Ralstonia, Streptomyces, Xanthomonas, Syllela.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phytoplasma &amp; Spiroplasma; Characteristies,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Nematodes<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General characteristics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Morphology and anatomy; Body colour, body symmetry, body shape, body size, body wall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lip of cephalic or head region; oral aperture, recturm, or prestoma, stoma, buccal cavity or stomata cavity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tail<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Digestive system: Style, esophagus, intestine, rectum, and anus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reproductive system : Female reproductive system _ ovary, uterus, oviduct, vagina, spematheca, and male reproductive system testis, seminal vesicle, and vasdeferens.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5.Viruses and Viroid<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is Viruses and Viroid?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Characteristic of plant Viruses: Morphology, viral strucature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Composition and strucature. Of Viruses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Infection virus infection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Groping of viruses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Algae<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Characters of algal parasite<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Example of and algal disease: Red rust of mango, guava and citrus caused by algae.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Parasitic flowering plants<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (i) Parasitism: Epiphytes, Hemi-parasites, Holoparasite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (ii) Classification of the parasitic flowering plants: Stem parasites (semi-parasites: Dendrophthoe or Loranthus, Holoparasites: Cuscuta, Root parasites: Holoparasites (Orobanche), Semi- parasites (Striga).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Practical (1.5 Cr.hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Laboratory Methods<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(i) Lab equipment and instruments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(ii) Microscopy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 (iii) Nutrition of fungi (metallic element, non-metallic, macro elements, micro elements)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 (iv) Culture of plant pathogenic microorganisms in the laboratory<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on symptoms of plant diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preparation of specimens of plant pathogens and observation under a compound microscope.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General characters of fungi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General characteristics of nematode<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Culture of fungi n the laboratode<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on Zygomycetous fungi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on Ascomycetous fungi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on Imperfect fungi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on parasitic higher plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Title\u00a0\u00a0 : principles of Plant Pathology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Course Code\u00a0\u00a0 : PLP315<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Course Credit\u00a0\u00a0 :3+1.5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Theory ( 3.0 Cr.hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introduction to Plant Pathology\u00a0: Some historical and Present examples of losses caused by plant diseases, plant disease and world crop production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pathogenesis: Parasitism and pathogenecity, Chain of events in disease development; disease cycle Role of toxing in disease development\u00a0; Effect of pathogens on plant physiology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ecology, survival and mode of spread of plant pathogens-fungi, bacteria, viruses and nemetodes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Epidemiology of plant disease and disease triangle\u00a0; Factors of epiphytotic development of plant disease\u00a0; Inoculum potential and Disease potential\u00a0; Disease severity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introduction to Molecular Plant Patholgoy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disease Surveillance, assessment of disease intensity, disease forecasting and yiely loss assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Principles of plant disease management: Exclusion, eradication, legislative, immunization and resistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quarantine\u00a0: Domestic, international, embargo and phytosanitary certificate, Eradication-Eradicants, Physical, chemical and cultural methods of readication.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Protection\u00a0: Cultural, Biological and chemical; classification of fungicides-protectionst, erdicants, therapeutants; copper, sulfer, mercury, heterocyclic nitrogenous compounds, systemic fungicides and antibiotics; characteristics of ideal fungicides\u00a0; formulation of fungicides; methods of application of fungicides-seed, soil and foliar applications, special methods; compatibility with other pesticides; phytotoxicity of fungicides, shelf life of fungicides\u00a0; precautions and safety measures during handling fungicides. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Host resistanc: Type of resistance-vertical and horizontal resistance\u00a0: Variation in plant pathogens, genetics of host parasitic interaction, mechanisms of resistance, mechanical and chemical, per-inflectional and post-inflectional defense mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Biological control of plant diseases: Antagonistic fungi\u00a0; bacteria, mycorrhyzal fungi, bacteriophases, plant products and antiviral principles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Biotechnological approaches to control plant diseases\u00a0: Production of virus free plants by merstem culture, somaclonal vari-arion, Genetic engineering-plant clinic,organization and their role in disease man-agement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8.Integrated approach to control to control crop diseases. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Practical ( 1.5 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inoculation techniques of fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Practice of Koch\u2019s postulate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formulation of fungicides, calculation of dosage and preparation of fungicidal suspensions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Appliances for application of fungicides and nematicides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demonstration of application of fungicides- seed treatments, soil and foliar application, laboratory and field evaluation of fungicides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Multiplication and application of biocontrol argents for disease control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study of phytotoxicity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit to plant Quarantine Station<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each of the students is required to submit a comprehensive report on the<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prepared herbarium, spray experiment and field excursion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : Diseases of field crops <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Code\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : PLP 340<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Credit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : 3+1.5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Theory ( 3.0 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Etiology, symptoms, mode of spread, survival of pathogen, epidemiology, disease cycle and management of diseases of different field crop:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of cereals: Rice, wheat, maize, sorghums, barley, millets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of fibre crop: Jute, kanaf, Mesta, cotton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of oil seed: Mustard, sesame, sunflower, groundnut, soybean,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of Pulses: Biackgram, mungbean, graangram, peas, lentil, chickpea, cowpea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of sugar crops: Sugarcane, Sugar beet .<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Practical ( 1.5 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Collection and preservation of disease specimens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study of symptoms and causal agents of the major diseases of rose, wheat maize, jute, sugarcane and pulse and oil seeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit to fields for observation and collection of disease specimens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each student need t submit a herbarium having at least 50 disease specimens.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : Diseases of Horticultural and Plantation Crops <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Code\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : PLP 440<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Credit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : 3+1.5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Theory ( 3.0 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Etiology, symptoms, mode of spread, survival of pathogen, epidemiology, disease cycle and management of diseases of different horticultural crops.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disease of Fruits- Mango , Banana, Drapes, Citrus, Guava, Papaya, Coconut, Pineapple, Jackfruit, Water Melon &amp; Muskmelon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disease of Vegetables \u2013 Brinjal, Tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, radish, potato, Sweet, potato, Okra, Beans &amp; Cucurbirs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of Spices: Chilies, Turmeric, Ginger, Onion, Garlic, &amp; black pepper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of Flowers: Rose, Chrysanthemum, Marigold, Dahlia &amp; Tuberose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of seedlings in the nursery and seedbed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of agro-forestry trees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of narcotic and beverage crops: Tea, tobacco, betelnut, betelvine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diseases of important medicinal plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Practical ( 1.5 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on symptoms and causal agents of the major diseases of the important fruit, vegetable, spices and narcotic &amp; beverage crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study on symptoms and causal agents of the major disease of the nursery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit of field for observation and collection of disease specimens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each student need t submit a herbarium of 50 disease specimens.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : Post Harvest Pathology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Code\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : PLP 480<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Course Credit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : 3+1.5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Theory ( 3.0 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Seed Pathology <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introduction to seed pathology: seed-borne diseases of crops and their significance in crop production, list of major seed- borne diseases of major crop of Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mechanism of seed transmission of pathogens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seed health test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Production of disease free seed of major crops grown in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deterioration of seed in storage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Post harvest Pathology:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Concepts of post harvest loss of vegetables, fruits, tuber &amp; root crop and spices of per- shambles: Transit, storage and market loss; Extent of post harvest loss and its<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(i) Harvesting of produce- Concept of maturity, maturity indices,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 considerations during harvesting, pre-harvest treatment of produce- trimming,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cleaning, water elimination, curing waxing and grading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(ii) Packing house preparation-purpose and function of parking house, packaging and transport of produce- Function of packaging, damage caused\u00a0\u00a0 during packing, improving package performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(iii) Transportation-Bulk transport condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(iv) Storage and marketing-Storage and market environment and duration.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Post harvest disease: Types of diseases, source of infection, factors affecting disease development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Management of post harvest diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Practical ( 1.5 Cr hr.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demonstration of the methods on seed health testing-dry inspection, incubation method, growing on test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seed treatment against seed-borne pathogen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seed treatment against seed-borne pathogen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit to the market t collect post harvest diseases and loss assessment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY The department Of plant Pathology offers courses for Undergraduate studies and Graduate program leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degree . 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