Fungi & Plant Diseases (BIOL3201)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2018
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Agriculture Food Sciences Schl
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Incompatible
BOTN2004 or BOTN6017
Recommended prerequisite
BIOL1020 + BIOL1040 + BIOL2203
Assessment methods
Progressive practical exams undertaken in mid and end of semester; assignment based on practical project; end of semester theory exam
Course enquiries
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course is all about identifying, examining & controlling the various microbes that cause plant diseases & which threaten Australian agriculture & native flora & also an understanding of the causes of abiotic disorders. The aim of this course it to provide students with: knowledge in the life cycles of the major groups of plant pathogens; this includes plant pathogens that are fungi, nematodes, viruses & nematodes; Knowledge of abiotic factors that can cause disorders in plant growth; skills in plant disease diagnoses (describing symptoms & identifying the causal agent); knowledge on how to control plant diseases whether through genetic, chemical or by biological control methods; knowledge of the major plant diseases affecting Australian crops & native flora; the ability to recognise the relevance of quarantine regulations in attempts to control incursions of plant diseases.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |