Course outline and class hours (32 class hours in total)

1 Introduction (1学时/1 class hour)  
2 Genetics of plant diseases (6学时/6 class hours)  
2.1 Genes and diseases (1学时/1 class hour)
2.2 Gene variability in hosts and pathogens (1学时/1 class hour)  
2.3 Genetics of virulence in pathogens and resistance in host plants (2学时/2 class hours)
2.4 Coevolution of hosts and pathogens (2学时/2 class hours)
3 Molecular aspects of plant diseases (6学时/6 class hours)
3.1 Associated molecules in host-pathogen interactions (1学时/1 class hour)  
3.2 Signaling in plant disease development (2学时/2 class hour)
3.3 Molecular aspects in fungal diseases (1学时/1 class hour)
3.4 Molecular aspects in bacterial diseases (1学时/1 class hour)  
3.5 Functional analysis of MYB transcription factors in G. zeae (1学时/1 class hour)
4 How pathogens attack plants (8学时/8 class hours)  
4.1 How pathogens attack plants - Disease development (2学时/2 class hours)
4.2 Mechanical forces exerted by pathogens on host tissues (2学时/2 class hours)
4.3 Chemical Weapons of Pathogens
4.3.1 Enzymes in plant diseases (1学时/1 class hour)
4.3.2 Microbial toxins in plant diseases (1学时/1 class hour)
4.3.3 Growth regulators in plant diseases (1学时/1 class hour)
4.4 Molecular mechanisms of fungicide resistance in plant pathogenic fungi (1 class hour)  
5 Resistance mechanisms in plants (8学时/8 class hours)  
5.1 Preexisting structural and chemical defenses (2学时/2 class hours)  
5.2 Defense through lack of essential factors (2学时/2 class hours)
5.3 Induced structural defenses (2学时/2 class hours)
5.4 Induced biochemical defenses (2学时/2 class hours)      
6 Plant disease control: Resistance Gene Engineering (3学时/3 class hours)
6.1 Vectors for gene engineering (1学时/1 class hour)  
6.2 Delivering genes to the plant (1学时/1 class hour)  
6.5 The use of cloned resistance genes (1学时/1 class hour)