7. COURSE CONTENTS
A. Theory
Module 1 Characteristics of plant pathogens
Fungi, its Reproduction, Nutrition, Classification. Life cycle of plant pathogenic fungi, Types of fungal diseases, Bacteria, Types of bacterial diseases, Viruses, Nature of Plant virus, Modes of transmission, Virus-Vector relationship, diseases caused by viruses,
Mycoplasma-like organisms, Physiogenic or non-infectious diseases

Module 2 Diseases of crops
Diseases of cereals, millets, maize, sorghum, ragi, bajra,
Diseases of pulses, pigeonpea, chickpea, greengram and blackgram
Diseases of oilseeds, groundnut, sesamum, sunflower
Diseases of cash crops Cotton, sugarcane, tabacco
Diseases of Plantation Crops, coconut, arecanut, coffee, tea, rubber, cardamom, pepper, turmeric, tapioca,
Diseases of fruit crops, banana, mango, grapes, citrus, apple, papaya
Diseases of vegetables of crops, tomato, brinjal, bhindi, potato, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, beet root, and chillies
Diseases of other horticultural crops like rose, crossandra, jasmine, betelvine

Module 3 Management of Crop
Diseases
Exclusion
Plant quanrantines, Eradication, Protection, Immunization, Biological control, Fungicides
Classification of fungicides, Copper, Sulphur, Organomercuric, Fungicides compounds, Non-mercurial organic compounds, Miscellaneous chemicals Systemic fungicides
Methods of application of fungicides, Seed treatment/Foliar application/ Soil application, Phytotoxicity/Compatibility
Biological control, Application of organic manures, Use of antagonists/Botanicals
Integrated diseases management
B. Practical
1. Examination of asexual and sexual reproductive structures of fungal pathogens
2. General symptoms produced by fungal pathogens
3. General symptoms produced by bacterial, viral pathogens and non-pathogenic disorders
4. Differentation of diseases of symptoms
5. Identification of diseases affecting rice and wheat, maize, sorghum and bajra
6. Identification of diseases affecting pigeonpea, chickpea, soyabean, blackgram and green gram, groundnut sesamum, mustard and sunflower
7. Identification of diseases affecting cotton and sugarcane, coconut arecanut, coffee and tea
8. Identification of diseases of mango, grape, citrus and apple, banana
9. Identification of diseases of tomato, brinjal, chillies and bhindi
10. Tapioca, turmeric and potato, cauliflower, cabbage, beans and beet root
11. Identification of diseases of jasmine, rose, crossandra, and betelvine
16. Study of fungicides

Module I Insect Morphology, and classification.
Insect morphology and Behavior, Economic classification of Insects, 3 Pests and categories of Pests

Module II: Pest Management Methods
2.1 Methods of Pest Management
Cultural Methods/Physical Methods/Mechanical Methods
Legal and Regulatory Methods
Resistant Varieties/Biological Methods/Chemical methods

2.2 Integrated Pest management
Medule III: Pests of crops and stored Produce
Pests of Field crops/Horticultural Crops/Pests of Stored Produce

B. Practical
Unit -I Injury caused by pests, their assessment and management
Unit -II Pests of rice, wheat, millets and sugarcance
Unit -III Pests of pulses of cotton and oil seed crops
Unit -IV Pests of plantation crops, ornamentals and stored products