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Course description

This course is all about identifying, examining & controlling the various microbes that cause plant diseases & which threaten Australian agriculture & native flora & also an understanding of the causes of abiotic disorders. The aim of this course it to provide students with: knowledge in the life cycles of the major groups of plant pathogens; this includes plant pathogens that are fungi, nematodes, viruses & nematodes; Knowledge of abiotic factors that can cause disorders in plant growth; skills in plant disease diagnoses (describing symptoms & identifying the causal agent); knowledge on how to control plant diseases whether through genetic, chemical or by biological control methods; knowledge of the major plant diseases affecting Australian crops & native flora; the ability to recognise the relevance of quarantine regulations in attempts to control incursions of plant diseases.

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