University :Mansoura University |
Faculty :Faculty of Science |
Department :Botany Department |
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| 1- Course data :- |
| | Code: | 43402 | | Course title: | Botany (3)A | | Year/Level: | رابعة نبات وكيمياء | | Program Title: | | | Specialization: | | | Teaching Hours: | Theoretical: | 2 | Tutorial: | 2 | Practical: | 4 |
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| 2- Course aims :- |
| - Give scientific background of different plant pathogens
- Understand the mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis
- Equip students with the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes required to practice research and solve problems in the field of plant pathology
- Understand and forming knowledge about general characters, classification, replication and biochemistry of viruses
- Know and understand plant pathogens selectivity and its social impact
- Undertake experience and gain skills of investigation, isolation, purification and preservation of plant pathogens as well as diagnosis of different plant diseases common in Egypt
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| 3- Course Learning Outcomes :- |
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| 4- Course contents :- |
| | No | Topics | Week |
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| 1 | Historical introduction, scientific investigation and discovery of virus & nature of viruses | | | 2 | Isolation, purification, classification, cultivation of viruses in organized tissue | | | 3 | Biochemistry of viruses/ chemical composition | | | 4 | Virus transmission and control of virus infection | | | 5 | Virus replication | | | 6 | Plant Viruses – virus control | | | 7 | Classification of plant disease and symptoms/ isolation & pathogenicity test | | | 8 | Disease cycle/ pathogen attack /plant defense / control of plant disease | | | 9 | Diseases incited by different microorganisms such as: Bacteria, Virus, Nematodes | | | 10 | Diseases incited by fungi such as: Plasmodiophoromycetes, Chytridiomycetes | | | 11 | Oomycetes, Zygomycetes and Basidiomycetes | | | 12 | Control of plant diseases | |
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| 5- Teaching and learning methods :- |
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| Lecture (2 h/ week) | | Tutorial discussions (2h/ week) | | Practical - (laboratory practice – conducting experiments and writing reports – 4 h/ week) | | Homework assignments (formative) |
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| 6- Teaching and learning methods of disables :- |
| - none
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| 7- Student assessment :- |
| A. Timing |
| | No | Method | Week |
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| 1 | Practical Exam | 13 | | 2 | Written Exam | 14 | | 3 | Oral Exam | 14 | | 4 | Quizzes (formative) | Week 6 - Week 12 | | 5 | Course work (formative) | Every two weeks |
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| B. Degree |
| | No | Method | Degree |
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| 1 | Mid_term examination | 0 | | 2 | Final_term examination | 70 | | 3 | Oral examination | 10 | | 4 | Practical examination | 20 | | 5 | Semester work | 0 | | 6 | Other types of asessment | 0 | | Total | 100% |
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| 8- List of books and references |
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| 1 | Virology for B.Sc. Students | | | 2 | An Introduction To Viruses S. B. Biswas & B. Atmita | | | 3 | Plant Virology Protocols G. D. Foster & S.C. Taylor | | | 4 | www.botany,hawai, edu.faculty/wong, Molecular Virology, Virology | | | 5 | Notes in plant pathology | | | 6 | Plant pathology, P.D. Sharma (2001) | | | 7 | Principle Diagnostic techniques in plant pathology , R.T.V. Fox (1993) | |
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| 9- Matrix of knowledge and skills of the course |
| | S | Content | Study week |
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| Historical introduction, scientific investigation and discovery of virus & nature of viruses | | | Isolation, purification, classification, cultivation of viruses in organized tissue | | | Biochemistry of viruses/ chemical composition | | | Virus transmission and control of virus infection | | | Virus replication | | | Plant Viruses – virus control | | | Classification of plant disease and symptoms/ isolation & pathogenicity test | | | Disease cycle/ pathogen attack /plant defense / control of plant disease | | | Diseases incited by different microorganisms such as: Bacteria, Virus, Nematodes | | | Diseases incited by fungi such as: Plasmodiophoromycetes, Chytridiomycetes | | | Oomycetes, Zygomycetes and Basidiomycetes | | | Control of plant diseases | |
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| Course Coordinator(s): - |
| - زكريا عوض محمد بقا
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| Head of department: - |
| Mohamed Nageb Abd Elghany Hassanein |
