APPLIED PLANT VIROLOGY
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 2° Year - Curriculum Tecnologie fitosanitarieCredit Value: 6
Scientific field: AGR/12 - Plant pathology
Taught classes: 28 hours
Exercise: 28 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
Learning Objectives
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of Virology for recognition, prediction, prevention and complex management systems of virus and virus-like agents causing damages to the quality and quantity of crops..
Course Structure
Lectures and laboratory/field exercises
Detailed Course Content
Knowledge on Plant pathology, Botany and Plant systematics.
Textbook Information
The teacher provides the necessary materials for the study of the topics covered through the platform STUDIUM. The student can consult any text for the study of the discipline but the following texts are reccomended:
- Giunchedi L., D. Gallitelli, M. Conti, G.P. Martelli. Elementi di Virologia vegetale. Ed. Piccin Nuova Libreria
S.p.A. Padova.
- Matta, Bonaurio, favaron, Scala, Scala. Fondamenti di patologia vegetale. Pàtron Editore Bologna
- G. N. Agrios. Plant Pathology. Elsevier Academic Press.
- AA.VV. I principali virus delle piante ortive. Edagricole.
- AA.VV. Le virosi delle piante ortive. Reda.
- AA.VV. Le virosi delle piante da frutto. Reda
- L. Bos. Plant viruses, unique and intriguing pathogens, Backhuys Publishers Leiden
- Decreti legislativi, Normativa Europea, Pubblicazioni aggiornate sull'argomento