This is the course of postgraduate-level of Biochemistry and Physiology of Diseased Plants. The main emphasis of this course is the study of biochemical and physiological changes in diseased plants. The infections caused by fungi, bacteria viruses and nematodes develop many biochemical and physiological changes in attacked plants. So, that study would be about the development of changes in diseased plants by plant pathogens. And would be about the mechanism taking place during changes by plant pathogens.

 Contents:

1. Infection process of fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes
2. Comparative analysis of biochemical and physiological changes in diseased and healthy plants
3. Influence of plant pathogens on photosynthesis, respiration, translocation, transpiration, cell wall composition and metabolism, nucleic acid and protein metabolism
4. Changes in secondary metabolites, membrane alterations
5. Growth regulators phyto allexins and toxins
6. Lectin degrading enzymes affecting host cell and cell wall
7. Cutin and suberin degrading enzymes
8. Effect of pathogens on trans-cellular and vascular transport
9. Nature of morphological and biochemical resistance in host plants
10. Energy use and metabolic regulation in plant-pathogen interactions
11. Effects of root infecting fungi on structure and function of cereal roots
12. Effects of disease on plant water relations; alterations in secondary metabolism
13. Gene activation and interaction
14. Experiments to illustrate infection processes by plant pathogens
15. Histopathology of infected plant tissue, biochemical analysis to demonstrate changes induced by biotic andabiotic factors
16. Bioassay of toxin and selection for host resistance

Pre-Requisite: Nil

Recommended Books:

1. Bonnie H, O, Robert N. T.  Plant Pathology Concepts and Laboratory Exercises. 2016. 
2. Guar H.N. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology springer 2018

Suggested Books:

1. Neil Boonhm.,  Molecular Methods in Plant Disease. CABI Publishing 2016
2. Misra, J.R. Photosynthesis in Plants. DPH, India 2004.