Molecular Phytopathology

Credits: 4

Responsible: Prof. PhD. Alfredo Seiiti Urashima

Summary: Important concepts in phytopathology: phytopathogenic agents, Koch postulates, cycle of pathogen-host relationships, plant resistance, co-evolution and pathogenic diversity. Use of molecular tools to examine the cycle of pathogen-host relationships, genetic characterization and variability of phytopathogens. Molecular diagnosis: main tools. Use of molecular tools in the control of plant diseases.