Plant Pathology 100 Hours Certificate Course

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Learn and understand how to remedy plant health problems correctly! This is a necessary course for horticulturalist who want to improve their plant health and prevent damage by pests and diseases.

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About this course

The first part of the course develops an understanding of the different types of problems which can occur and how to identify them.
Terminology is covered in some depth, so as to enable the student to be able to read and understand books and articles written about plant diseases. Other major topics of study include "symptoms" (ie. necroses, hypoplases, hyperplases, etc), "types of pathogens" (ie. viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, etc), and the life-cycle of a disease.
The second part of the course looks at how to control pathology problems. The major methods of controlling pathogens (ie. sanitation, resistant varieties, biological controls, soil drenches and chemical sprays, etc.) are all studied, along with types of equipment and safety.
The third part of the course looks at some of the most common plant pathology problems in commercial horticulture, how to identify them and how they are controlled.
Describe a range of pathological problems that affect plants.
Describe symptoms of a range of diseases that affect plants.
Describe disease life cycles and explain how this knowledge can be applied in disease control
Explain the methods used to control diseases
Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of a particular plant pathogen.
Identify and describe a range of non-infectious diseases and problems that affect plants
Identify and describe a range of common pathogens that affect ornamental plants.
Identify and describe a range of common pathogens that affect crop plants 

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Subjects

  • Pathology

Course programme

There are 8 lessons:


1. Introduction

  • Overview of plant disease
  • Diagnosis of problems: nutritional, environmental, pathological
  • Symptoms
  • Common terminology

2. Types of Diseases

  • Morphological changes
  • Necroses
  • Hypoplases
  • Hyperplases
  • Types of pathogens: viruses, bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, nematodes
  • Techniques for diagnosing plant diseases: optical equipment, preparing pathogens for observation, culture methods, inoculation, etc
  • Plant viruses; detection and diagnosis
  • Plant nematodes
  • Case study: Australian plant nematodes
  • Main types of diseases
  • Spots
  • Rots
  • Cankers
  • Galls
  • Mildews
  • Rusts
  • Moulds
  • Wilts
  • Scabs
  • Others
  • Using a key to diagnose diseases in plants

3. The Lifecycle of a Disease

  • Inoculation
  • Penetration
  • Infection
  • Growth and reproduction
  • Dissemination
  • Methods of penetration by bacteria and nematodes
  • Lifecycle of nematodes
  • Fungal biology
  • Role of insect spreading fungal and bacterial pathogens

4. Control Techniques

  • Sanitation
  • Resistant Plant Varieties
  • Biological Controls
  • Soil Drenches/dips
  • Chemical Controls
  • Nematicides
  • Soil fumigants
  • Contact poisons
  • Fungicides and the environment
  • Systemic fungicides
  • Misters, dusters, blowers, sprayersSpray maintenance and cleaning
  • Natural controls: cultural, physical, biological, etc
  • Terminology

5. Selected Pathogen Diseases Ornamentals

  • Fungi affecting turf
  • Phytopthera cinnamomi
  • The process of tree decay: Shigo
  • Case study: how phytopthera cinnamomi kills a susceptible Eucalyptus
  • Peach powdery mildew
  • Rose powdery mildew
  • Honey fungus on rhododendrons and azaleas
  • Petal blight on rhododendrons and azaleas

6. Selected Pathogen Diseases Crops

  • Sclerotinia rot in vegetables
  • Nematodes and citrus production
  • Citrus diseases: scaly butt, lemon crinkle, citrus canker
  • Brown rot
  • Fire blight
  • Apple fruit rot caused by trichoderma harzianum
  • Prunus necrotic ringspot virus in cut flower roses
  • Potato and tomato blight
  • Club root

7. Non-Infectious Diseases

  • Nutritional disorders
  • Lack of water
  • Excess water
  • Other environmental problems
  • Disorders caused by man: mechanical damage, pollution
  • Case Study: Air pollution
  • Other disorders: genetic, disturbed growth
  • Non parasitic turf problems

8. Special Project

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

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