Course detail

LFT5880 - Plant Disease Control


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
3
2
8
15 weeks
120 hours

Instructor
Daiana Bampi
Ivan Paulo Bedendo
Lilian Amorim
Luis Eduardo Aranha Camargo
Thais Regina Boufleur

Objective
Provide the students, primarily Master's students, the general principles for disease control and its forms of application categorized under the chemical, genetic, biological, and physical control methods.

Content
General Principles of Plant Disease Control. Chemical Control: Classification of chemical control agents according to their mode of action. Legislation and pesticide registration. Fungal resistance to fungicides and strategies for fungicide use.Genetic Control: Horizontal and vertical resistance. Flor's gene-for-gene theory and resistance breakdown. Strategies for the use of vertical resistance genes. Specific aspects of breeding for genetic resistance.Biological Solutions: Application of biological solutions in plant disease control.Physical Control: Disease management through physical regulation. Cultural Control Principles: Cultural practices for disease prevention. Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases: Strategies to ensure disease control while promoting sustainability.

Bibliography
Agrios, G.N. Plant Pathology. Orlando. Academic Press. 2024. 6th edition Amorim, L.; Rezende, J.A.; Bergamin Filho, A.; Manual de Fitopatologia. Vol 1. 2018. Quinta edição Oliver, R.P.; Hewitt, H.G. Fungicides in Crop Protection, CAB International. 2014 Artigos de períódicos, que incluem Plant Disease, Phytopathology, Annual Review of Phytopathology, Plant Pathology, Revisão Anual de Doenças de
Plantas.