Modern Approaches in Plant Disease Management
| Title | Σύγχρονες Προσεγγίσεις στην Αντιμετώπιση των Ασθενειών των Φυτών / Modern Approaches in Plant Disease Management |
| Code | ΣΦΠ106Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Georgios Karaoglanidis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020773 |
Programme of Study: PMS « SYGCΗRONĪ FYTOPROSTASIA KAI VIOTECΗNOLOGIKES EFARMOGES» (2021-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600247529
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600247529
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. know the basic characteristics of all the available plant disease management methods
2. recommend appropriate strategies of plant diseases based on their epidemiological characteristics
3. recommend appropriate methods supporting the selected strategies
4. develop integrated disease management schemes at field level
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction into Plant Disease Management - Principles and strategies of plant disease control - Plant disease management and Climate change
Chemical Control - Fungicide groups (Mechanisms and activity spectrum Χημική Καταπολέμηση– Modern trends in chemical control and Green Deal
Fungicide Resistance (Molecular mechanisms of resistance, detection methods), Factors affecting the resistance risk, Resistance management, resistance development in specific fungicide groups
Biological control of plant diseases - Types of biocontrol agents and mechanisms of biological control, modes of application of biological control agents
Bioactive compounds/Plant resistance inducers for the control of plant diseases. Characteristics of resistance inducers, types of inducers (chemical/physical/microbial inducers) and their applications in the agricultural practice
Applications of nanotechnology in planbt disease management / characteristics of nano fungicides, modes of synthesis, types of nano fungicides and their mode of action against plant pathogens
Biotechnological approaches for plant disease control - cultivars of monogenic/polygenic resistance to plant pathogens, CRISPR-Cas manipulations of plant material, RNA silencing with exogenous applications of RNA molecules
Postharvest pathogens and their control, physicochemical methods (applications of ozone, irradiation, thermotherapy, edible coatings), biological control with yeasts
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Fieldwork | 16 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 120 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 250 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Jeger, M., Beresford, R., Bock, C. et al. Global challenges facing plant pathology: multidisciplinary approaches to meet the food security and environmental challenges in the mid-twenty-first century. CABI Agric Biosci 2, 20 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00042-x
Juroszek, P. and von Tiedemann, A. (2011), Potential strategies and future requirements for plant disease management under a changing climate. Plant Pathology, 60: 100-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02410.x
Umetsu N, Shirai Y. Development of novel pesticides in the 21st century. J Pestic Sci. 2020 May 20;45(2):54-74. doi: 10.1584/jpestics.D20-201. PMID: 33132734; PMCID: PMC7581488.
Hirooka, T., Ishii, H. Chemical control of plant diseases. J Gen Plant Pathol 79, 390–401 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-013-0470-6
Andy LEADBEATER, 2015. "Recent developments and challenges in chemical disease control - a review," Plant Protection Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 51(4), pages 163-169.
Hideo Ishii and Derek William Hollomon. 2016. Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens, Springer Tokyo, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55642-8
Deising HB, Reimann S, Pascholati SF. Mechanisms and significance of fungicide resistance. Braz J Microbiol. 2008 Apr;39(2):286-95. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220080002000017. Epub 2008 Jun 1. PMID: 24031218; PMCID: PMC3768401.
Hu M, Chen S. Non-Target Site Mechanisms of Fungicide Resistance in Crop Pathogens: A Review. Microorganisms. 2021 Feb 27;9(3):502. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030502. PMID: 33673517; PMCID: PMC7997439.
Massi F, Torriani SFF, Borghi L, Toffolatti SL. Fungicide Resistance Evolution and Detection in Plant Pathogens: Plasmopara viticola as a Case Study. Microorganisms. 2021 Jan 6;9(1):119. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9010119. PMID: 33419171; PMCID: PMC7825580.
Sierotzki H, Scalliet G. A review of current knowledge of resistance aspects for the next-generation succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor fungicides. Phytopathology. 2013 Sep;103(9):880-7. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-01-13-0009-RVW. PMID: 23593940.
Bonaterra A, Badosa E, Daranas N, Francés J, Roselló G, Montesinos E. Bacteria as Biological Control Agents of Plant Diseases. Microorganisms. 2022 Aug 31;10(9):1759. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10091759. PMID: 36144361; PMCID: PMC9502092.
Köhl J, Kolnaar R, Ravensberg WJ. Mode of Action of Microbial Biological Control Agents Against Plant Diseases: Relevance Beyond Efficacy. Front Plant Sci. 2019 Jul 19;10:845. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00845. PMID: 31379891; PMCID: PMC6658832.
Legein M, Smets W, Vandenheuvel D, Eilers T, Muyshondt B, Prinsen E, Samson R, Lebeer S. Modes of Action of Microbial Biocontrol in the Phyllosphere. Front Microbiol. 2020 Jul 14;11:1619. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01619. PMID: 32760378; PMCID: PMC7372246.
He DC, He MH, Amalin DM, Liu W, Alvindia DG, Zhan J. Biological Control of Plant Diseases: An Evolutionary and Eco-Economic Consideration. Pathogens. 2021 Oct 12;10(10):1311. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10101311. PMID: 34684260; PMCID: PMC8541133.
Alexandersson E, Mulugeta T, Lankinen Å, Liljeroth E, Andreasson E. Plant Resistance Inducers against Pathogens in Solanaceae Species-From Molecular Mechanisms to Field Application. Int J Mol Sci. 2016 Oct 2;17(10):1673. doi: 10.3390/ijms17101673. PMID: 27706100; PMCID: PMC5085706.
M.D.M. Oliveira, C.M.R. Varanda, M.R.F. Félix, Induced resistance during the interaction pathogen x plant and the use of resistance inducers, Phytochemistry Letters 15, 2016, Pages 152-158, ISSN 1874-3900, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2015.12.011.
Urban, L.; Lauri, F.; Ben Hdech, D.; Aarrouf, J. Prospects for Increasing the Efficacy of Plant Resistance Inducers Stimulating Salicylic Acid. Agronomy 2022, 12, 3151. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12123151
Shang, Y.; Hasan, M.K.; Ahammed, G.J.; Li, M.; Yin, H.; Zhou, J. Applications of Nanotechnology in Plant Growth and Crop Protection: A Review. Molecules 2019, 24, 2558. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24142558
Cruz-Luna, A.R.; Cruz-Martínez, H.; Vásquez-López, A.; Medina, D.I. Metal Nanoparticles as Novel Antifungal Agents for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Advances and Future Directions. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7121033
Jeong, M.-.-A. and Jeong, R.-.-D. (2018), Applications of ionizing radiation for the control of postharvest diseases in fresh produce: recent advances. Plant Pathol, 67: 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12739
Mahajan PV, Caleb OJ, Singh Z, Watkins CB, Geyer M. Postharvest treatments of fresh produce. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2014 May 5;372(2017):20130309. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2013.0309. PMID: 24797137; PMCID: PMC4006172.
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