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Lecture Schedule
Sr. No.
Topic
No. of Lecture (s)
Theory
1.
Need for disease resistance in forest trees
1
2.
Process of infection, variability in plant pathogens
3
3.
Inheritance of resistance
3
4.
Disease resistance mechanisms in trees
2
5.
Clonal resistance
1
6.
Disease resistance breeding techniques
3
7.
Types of resistance techniques of isolating resistant genes
3
8.
Developing disease resistant transgenic plants
2
9.
History and importance of insect pest resistance
1

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Forestry–Forest Biology and Tree Improvement
599
10.
Types and mechanism of resistance
2
11.
Insect-tree relationships
3
12.
Basis of resistance: Induced resistance and acquired resistance.
Defence mechanisms against insects
4
13.
Factors affecting tree pest resistance
2
14.
Breeding for insect resistance
2
Total
32
Practical
1.
Disease progression in relation to resistance
3
2.
Disease resistance in clonal plantations and seed orchards
2
3.
Hypersensitivity and its mechanisms
2
4.
Disease resistance screening
3
5.
Screening for insect pest resistance
2
6.
Chemical and morphological characterization of susceptible/ resistance
tree species
2
7.
Defence strategies of woody plants
2
Total
16
I. Course Title
: Tree Seed Technology
II. Course Code
: FBT 513
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
To impart knowledge and develop understanding about tree seed development,
harvesting, processing, storage, dormancy, germination of tropical, sub-tropical
and temperate species, their testing and certification.