Undergraduate Course: Fungi and Plant Pathology (PLSC10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Notepads |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 33,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
63 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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:
- To understand the major virulence mechanisms that phytopathogens employ to colonise plants.
- The ability to research the background literature relating to a particular area of molecular plant pathology.
- Develop an appreciation for the strategies that can be employed to convey disease resistance to crop plants.
- To present recent research findings in the form of an oral report.
- To become proficient at discussing the state-of-the-art developments in molecular plant pathology.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | PLSCFungiPP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gary Loake
Tel: (0131 6)50 5332/5339
Email: G.Loake@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Karen Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3404
Email: Karen.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk |
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