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CO1: Students acquire knowledge on plant disease diagnosis
CO2: Students gain hands-on training on isolation and identification of plant pathogens
CO3: Students gains experience for devising management strategies against major plant diseases
CO4: Students gain knowledge on online platforms and mobile applications for identification and management of plant diseases
CO5: Instill confidence in students for setting up agri-clinics and other agri-enterprises for farmers
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.
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 1
Introduction to basic concepts in plant pathology
https://youtu.be/iWpIhc1g8is
SESSION 2 : QUIZ
SESSION 3
Symptoms, etiology and management of diseases of rice: blast, brown spot and sheath blight
https://youtu.be/KAlvzK_391s https://youtu.be/p8MGjRjhxrM |
Session 6
Symptoms, etiology and management of maize diseases: stalk rots, downy mildew, leaf spots
https://youtu.be/SWwapLBacEA
Session 9 & 10
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Bajra and ragi :downy mildew and ergot |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY3KmyGm8zw
Session 11
Symptoms, etiology and management of groundnut diseases: early and late leaf spots, wilt
https://youtu.be/AYNQuSCXVec
Session 12
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Soybean: Rhizoctonia blight, bacterial spot |
https://youtu.be/elVSfq_FFyI
Session 13
Symptoms, etiology and management of soybean diseases:Seed and seedling rot and mosaic
https://youtu.be/8ZL0-Lytdgk
Session 14
Symptoms, etiology and management of pigeon pea diseases: phytophthora blight, wilt and sterility mosaic
https://youtu.be/WOo5UqL9ZLg
https://youtu.be/-Zo_RslCW4I
Session 15
Symptoms, etiology and management of other pulses: cercospora leaf spot and anthracnose, web blight and yellow mosaic
https://youtu.be/DOoSiGuy5Bw |
Session 16
Symptoms, etiology and management of castor diseases: phytophthora blight
https://youtu.be/4u6aAkBZXv0 |
Session 17
Symptoms, etiology and management of tobacco diseases: black shank, black root rot and mosaic https://youtu.be/XFlERecpA_o |
Session 18
Symptoms, etiology and management of guava diseases: wilt, leaf spots
https://youtu.be/Hg0Q9BXDJ54
Session 19
Symptoms, etiology and management of banana diseases: panama wilt, bacterial wilt, sigatoka
https://youtu.be/p2HHA4Q7vKI |
Session 20
Symptoms, etiology and management of banana diseases : viral diseases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPKR8Ra1bxk
Session 21
Symptoms, etiology and management of papaya diseases: foot rot, leaf curl and mosaic
https://youtu.be/WFdzu0c0JFs |
Session 22
Symptoms, etiology and management of pomegranate diseases: bacterial blight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt4mi0i5PCU
Session 23
Symptoms, etiology and management of cruciferous vegetable diseases: alternaria leaf spot and black rot
https://youtu.be/3GWLzv6jjF0 |
Session 24
Symptoms, etiology and management of brinjal diseases: phomopsis blight and fruit rot and sclerotinia blight |
https://youtu.be/6pUfl36BUQo
Session 25
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of tomato: early and late blight, Damping-off and wilt |
https://youtu.be/ckb0yZO9VrY
Session 26
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of tomato diseases: buck eye rot and viral diseases of Tomato |
https://youtu.be/ckb0yZO9VrY
Session 27
Symptoms, etiology and management of okra diseases: yellow vein mosaic, powdery mildew |
https://youtu.be/pfBIZAs3STo
Session 28
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Beans: anthracnose and bacterial blight |
https://youtu.be/mYzgz3YEkno
Session 29
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Ginger: soft rot |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Edmc1cwjFE
Session 30
Symptoms, etiology, disease cycle, and management of Colocasia: Phytophthora blight
https://youtu.be/40c0hxmDNB0
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Session 31
Symptoms, etiology and management of coconut diseases: wilt and bud rot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj2FeNjHhHk
Session 32
Symptoms, etiology and management of tea and coffee: blister blight; rust
https://youtu.be/7OwTJ-BykvI
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 […]