BOT 835
Viral and Mycoplasma Diseases
3
Course Description
A review of plant diseases including distinction between bacterial diseases; fungal disease and viral diseases should be highlighted.
Course Outline
A review of plant diseases including distinction between bacterial diseases; fungal disease and viral diseases should be highlighted; Transmission of plant viruses: through insects; animals; mechanical transmission; vegetative propagation; seeds; dodder; fungi; etc; Physical and chemical properties of viruses; virus structure and chemistry; diseases - swollen shoot; cassava mosaic; pepper mosaic; Applications in plant breeding