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Course Number 0455-3424-01
Course Name Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Academic Unit The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences -
Biology
Lecturer Prof. Guido SessaContact
Lecturer Prof. Amir SharonContact
Contact Email: guidos@tauex.tau.ac.il
Office Hours By appointmentBuilding: CohenPorter/Britania-Life Sci , Room: 526
Contact Email: amirsh@tauex.tau.ac.il
Office Hours By appointmentBuilding: CohenPorter/Britania-Life Sci , Room: 535
Mode of Instruction Lecture
Credit Hours 3
Semester 2020/1
Day Wed
Hours 10:00-13:00
Building
Room
Fully online course
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Short Course Description

Course description: Pests have threatened crop production from the beginning of plants domestication. Among different types of pests, plant pathogens are the most significant cause of crop damages, accounting for more than 20% yield losses annually. The course presents the area of plant diseases with emphasis on the molecular mechanisms of interactions between pathogens and plants. The course objective is to introduce to the students the plant immune system and the different groups of plant pathogens.
The course will include the following topics: the plant immune system, pathogens and pathogenicity mechanisms of fungal, bacterial, and viral plant pathogens. The general characteristics and interaction mechanisms of each group of pathogens with plants will be presented along with examples of advanced disease control methods as alternatives for chemical pesticides.



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Course Requirements

Final Exam

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