Plant Diseases (BIOL3201)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Incompatible
BOTN2004 or BOTN6017
Prerequisite
BIOL2203
Recommended prerequisite
BIOL1020 + BIOL1040
Restricted
Approval of Head of School
Assessment methods
Mid semester practical exam; research paper assignment based on practical project; end of semester theory exam; end of semester practical exam
Course enquiries
Professor Elizabeth Aitken (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Prof Elizabeth Aitken (e.aitken@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course is not available until 2010. 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.
