DISEASES OF FIELD & HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT-I
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Course Name : DISEASES OF FIELD & HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT-I
Code(Credit) : ASPP2202 (2-1-0)
Course Objectives
To familiarize the students about the causal organism, symptomatology, etiology and epidemiology of the important diseases of field and horticulture crops for devising efficient management strategies against them
CO - PO Mapping
| COs | Course outcomes | Mapping COs with POs |
| CO1 | Students acquire knowledge on plant disease diagnosis and devising management strategies against them. | PO1, PO2 |
| CO2 | Students gain hands-on training on isolation and identification of plant pathogens. | PO1, PO2 |
| CO3 | Instill confidence in students for setting up agri-clinics and other agri-enterprises farmer | PO2 |
PO1: Knowledge Enhancement
PO2: Professional Enhancement
Course Syllabus
Theory
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle and management of major diseases of following crops: Field Crops: Rice: blast, brown spot, bacterial blight, sheath blight, false smut, khaira, tungro, Stem Rot, Sheath Rot, Bacterial Leaf Streak; Maize: stalk rots, downy mildew, leaf spots, Banded sheath blight, Northern corn leaf spot, Maize Mosaic; Sorghum: smuts, grain mold and anthracnose, Bajra :downy mildew and ergot; Groundnut: early and late leaf spots, wilt, Stem rot, Soybean: Rhizoctonia blight, bacterial spot, seed and seedling rot, soybean mosaic mosaic, Yellow Mosaic; Pigeonpea: Phytophthora blight, wilt and sterility mosaic; Finger millet: Blast and leaf spot; black & green gram: Cercospora leaf spot and anthracnose, web blight and yellow mosaic; Castor: Phytophthora blight; Tobacco: black shank, black root rot, mosaic, Damping off and Orobanche. Horticultural Crops: Guava: wilt and anthracnose; Banana: Panama wilt, bacterial wilt, Sigatoka , bunchy top, Bract Mosaic, Infectious chlorosis, Anthracnose; Papaya: foot rot, leaf curl and mosaic; Pomegranate: bacterial blight; Cruciferous vegetables: Alternaria leaf spot, black rot; White rust and Club root; Brinjal: Phomopsis blight and fruit rot and Sclerotinia blight; Tomato: damping off, wilt, early and late blight, buck eye rot and leaf curl, mosaic, Powdery Mildew, Root Knot; Okra: Yellow Vein Mosaic; Beans: anthracnose and bacterial blight; Ginger: soft rot; Colocasia: Phytophthora blight; Coconut: wilt, bud rot; Tea: blister blight; Coffee: rust
Practical
Identification and histopathological studies of selected diseases of field and horticultural crops covered in theory. Field visit for the diagnosis of field problems. Collection and preservation of plant diseased specimens for Herbarium.
Reference Books
Singh, R.S.2005. Plant Diseases. Oxford & IBH Publications, New Delhi
Rangaswami, G & Mahadevan, K.2001. Diseases of crop plants in India, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Chaube, H.S and V.S. Pundhir,2012. Crop Diseases & Their Management. PHI Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Mehrotra, R.S. and Aggarwal, A. 2003. Plant Pathology. Mc Graw Hill Education India.
Session Plan
Theory (32)
Session 1
Introduction to basic concepts in plant pathology
Session 3
Symptoms, etiology and management of diseases of rice: blast, brown spot and sheath blight
Session 4
Symptoms, etiology and management of rice diseases: false smut, bacterial leaf blight, tungro and khaira disease
Session 5
Symptoms, etiology and management of rice diseases: minor diseases
Session 6
Symptoms, etiology and management of maize diseases: stalk rots, downy mildew, leaf spots
Session 7
Symptoms, etiology and management of maize diseases: minor diseases
Session 8
Symptoms, etiology and management of sorghum diseases: smuts, grain mold and anthracnose
Session 9
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Bajra : downy mildew and ergot
Session 10
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of ragi :Blast and Leaf spot
Session 12
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Soybean: Rhizoctonia blight, bacterial spot
Session 11
Symptoms, etiology and management of groundnut diseases: early and late leaf spots, wilt
Session 13
Symptoms, etiology and management of soybean diseases:Seed and seedling rot and mosaic
Session 14
Symptoms, etiology and management of pigeon pea diseases: phytophthora blight, wilt and sterility mosaic
Session 15
Symptoms, etiology and management of other pulses: cercospora leaf spot and anthracnose, web blight and yellow mosaic
Session 16
Symptoms, etiology and management of castor diseases: phytophthora blight
Session 17
Symptoms, etiology and management of tobacco diseases: black shank, black root rot and mosaic
Session 18
Symptoms, etiology and management of guava diseases: wilt, leaf spots
Session 19
Symptoms, etiology and management of banana diseases: panama wilt, bacterial wilt, sigatoka
Session 21
Symptoms, etiology and management of papaya diseases: foot rot, leaf curl and mosaic
Session 22
Symptoms, etiology and management of pomegranate diseases: bacterial blight
Session 23
Symptoms, etiology and management of cruciferous vegetable diseases: alternaria leaf spot and black rot
Session 24
| Symptoms, etiology and management of brinjal diseases: phomopsis blight and fruit rot and sclerotinia blight |
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Session 25
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of tomato: early and late blight, Damping-off and wilt
Session 26
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of tomato diseases: buck eye rot and viral diseases of Tomato
Session 27
Symptoms, etiology and management of okra diseases: yellow vein mosaic, powdery mildew
Session 28
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Beans: anthracnose and bacterial blight
Session 30
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Colocasia: Phytophthora blight
Session 31
Symptoms, etiology and management of coconut diseases: wilt and bud rot
Session 32
Symptoms, etiology and management of tea and coffee: blister blight; rust
Practical ( 16)
Session 7
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of sorghum and maize
Session 8
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of groundnut, bajra and ragi.
Session 9
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of soybean and pulses
Session 10
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of castor, Tobacco and Guava
Session 11
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of banana, papaya and pomegranate
Session 12
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of cruciferous vegetables, brinjal and tomato
Session 13
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of ginger, turmeric, colocasia
Session 14
Identification and histopathological studies of diseases of tea, coffee, coconut and arecanut
Contents Revised
1. The following diseases have been introduced new in syllabus
Rice - Stem Rot, Sheath Rot, Bacterial Leaf Streak
Maize - Banded sheath blight, Northern corn leaf spot
Soybean – Yellow mosaic
Tobacco – Damping off, Orobanche
Banana - Bract Mosaic, Infectious chlorosis
Cruciferous Crops - White rust, Club root
2. The old fungicides were replaced with new generation fungicides
3. New resistant varieties of the crops have been added
Our Main Teachers
Dr. Aravind. T is working as Asst. Professor in Department of Plant Pathology, M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, India. He completed his graduation from Kerala Agriculture University, Kerala, Post-graduation from Anand Agriculture University, Gujarat and Ph. D from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand India. He […]