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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
agroecology & plant health
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Oded Yarden
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof Oded Yarden
Course/Module description:
The following topics will be discussed during the course meetings:
Fungal lifestyles
Life cycles of fungi and plant pathogens and their adaptation to pathogenesis.
Development and function of fungal infection structures.
Fungal effectors and plant response.
Involvment of phytoalexins and toxins during pathogenesis.
Resistance to fungicides.
Students will prepare a research proposal and present it in class.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Familiarity with fungalk lifestyles and pathgenesis
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
The following topics will be discussed during the course meetings:
Fungal lifestyles
Life cycles of fungi and plant pathogens and their adaptation to pathogenesis.
Development and function of fungal infection structures.
Fungal effectors and plant response.
Involvment of phytoalexins and toxins during pathogenesis.
Resistance to fungicides.
Students will prepare a research proposal and present it in class.
Required Reading:
will be presented during the course
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Additional information:
Prerequisites: Intro to Plant Pathology (71502) and a course in molecular biology
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