APPLIED PLANT VIROLOGY

The course aims to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of Virology for recognition, prediction, prevention and complex management systems of virus and virus-like agents causing damages to the quality and quantity of crops..

Knowledge on Plant pathology, Botany and Plant systematics.

The teacher provides the necessary materials for the study of the topics covered through the platform STUDIUM. The student can consult any text for the study of the discipline but the following texts are reccomended:

- Giunchedi L., D. Gallitelli, M. Conti, G.P. Martelli. Elementi di Virologia vegetale. Ed. Piccin Nuova Libreria

S.p.A. Padova.

- G. N. Agrios. Plant Pathology. Elsevier Academic Press.

- AA.VV. I principali virus delle piante ortive. Edagricole.

- AA.VV. Le virosi delle piante ortive. Reda.

- AA.VV. Le virosi delle piante da frutto. Reda

- L. Bos. Plant viruses, unique and intriguing pathogens, Backhuys Publishers Leiden

- Decreti legislativi, Normativa Europea, Pubblicazioni aggiornate sull'argomento