Department of Food Production

SEMESTER: 2

COURSE TITLE: PLANT PATHOLOGY and VIROLOGY

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 8

PREREQUISITE: NONE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The importance, etiology, epidemiology and control of crop diseases under different farming systems in the Caribbean is studied here, including those caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, mycoplasma and abiotic agents. Strategies for disease control examine the merits and demerits of chemical, cultural, integrated and other cheap and practical measures. Practicals include field trips to farmers’ fields and a plant disease clinic where students learn to recognise, diagnose and control disease.

Assessment:

Coursework 100%