Laboratory of Diagnostics in Plant Pathology

The main objective of the course is to supply the information requested for performing the diagnosis of the plant diseases. Based on the topics described during the lessons and the laboratory trainings, the student will optimize his capability to select the work strategy suitable to formulate the diagnostic report.

Identification of main symptom patters of plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses, and viroids; (ii) competence in challenging the diagnostic process steps: field surveys, sample collection and preparation for the laboratory analyses; (iii) Utilization of diagnostic tools employed for pathogen detection and identification (biological and traditional methods, serological methods, molecular analyses); (iv) employment of the criteria utilized for evaluating the diagnostic tools (efficiency, specificity, sensitivity); (v) interpretation of obtained data analyses and statement of the diagnostic report.