May 04, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOL (PLPA) 6540 - Plant Virology

4 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
Study of plant viruses: their morphology, biochemistry, purification, and transmission; symptoms resulting from virus infection; virus vector relationships. Serological and nucleic acid hybridization procedures. Diagnosis of viral diseases and the identification of causal agents. Replication of plant viruses, the interaction between viral host and plant genome. Control of plant viral diseases. Students are expected to have completed coursework in biochemistry or introductory microbiology before enrolling in this course. May also be offered as PLPA 6540 . Coreq: BIOL 6541 .



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