Introduction to Plant Pathology (BIOL235Z)

Detailed, no-nonsense university lecture notes on an introduction to plant pathology. This document discusses what makes a biotic interaction pathogenic, defines different classes of plant pathogens and strategies and identifies disease-causing agents, with either examples or reading notes from research papers.

Detailed, no nonsense lecture notes on molecular plant immunity, which discusses the theory of gene for gene interactions in plant pathology and critically discusses the zig-zag model of plant immunity in depth, including personalised notes with evidence from reading research papers.

Detailed, no nonsense lecture notes on the interactions of abiotic and biotic factors in pathogenic defence, which discusses with examples, the interaction of biotic and abiotic stimuli, considers experimental design in understanding interaction studies, and discusses the importance of ABA in cross-talk between abiotic and biotic stresses – clear interaction between ABA and the environment.

Detailed, no nonsense lecture notes the role of effectors in infection and the delivery systems pathogens use, thinking about common strategies employed by a variety of pathogens and thinking of the broader significance of studying plant pathology, including case studes on: • The Magnaporthe-rice pathosystem (case study 1). • The Pseudomonas-Arabidopsis pathosystem (case study 2).