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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Plant Science

Undergraduate Course: Fungi and Plant Pathology (PLSC10004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis courses covers both molecular mechanisms of plant pathogen response and practical applications in the defence of crops.
Course description This courses is part-taught with SRUC, and covers both molecular mechanism of plant pathogen response and practical applications in the defence of crops. It covers a fungi as plant pathogens with examples from worldwide agriculture, characteristics of plant parasitic fungi and the diseases they cause. Methods of isolation and identification, chemical and non-chemical control.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Notepads
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 33, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 63 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Preparation of disease leaflet 50%
Essay 50%
Feedback Within 15 days
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. To understand the major virulence mechanisms that phytopathogens employ to colonise plants.
  2. The ability to research the background literature relating to a particular area of molecular plant pathology.
  3. Develop an appreciation for the strategies that can be employed to convey disease resistance to crop plants.
  4. To present recent research findings in the form of an oral report.
  5. To become proficient at discussing the state-of-the-art developments in molecular plant pathology.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPLSCFungiPP
Contacts
Course organiserProf Gary Loake
Tel: (0131 6)50 5332/5339
Email: G.Loake@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karen Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3404
Email: Karen.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk
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