Soil-borne plant pathogens and their management (PP-404), 3(2-1)

This course has two portions theory and practical. Theory deals with; importance of soil borne diseases; Introduction to soil borne and plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, nematode and viruses; Survival mechanism of soil borne plant pathogens; Interaction between soil borne plant pathogens; Effect of soil edaphic factors on soil borne pathogens; Interaction of soil borne pathogens with saprophytic soil microorganisms; Management of soil borne pathogens through chemicals, bio-control agents, plastic mulching and other cultural methods. Whereas practical deals with;Techniques for isolation and identification of soil borne pathogens; In vitro evaluation of chemical, physical and biological methods for the management of soil borne pathogens; Demonstration of different methods for management of soil borne pathogens.