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Plant Microbe Interactions
Unit code: LQB685
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
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Microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria and fungi, cause many devastating diseases in plants and are responsible for significant losses to crops in Australia and Internationally. Diagnosis and control of these organisms, which vary considerably in their biology and infection strategies, is an ongoing challenge. However, plant genetic engineering approaches are now offering new and novel solutions to these problems. These approaches are of widespread scientific, commercial and humanitarian interest. The application of current technologies and development of new, novel technologies relies on an understanding of the biology of the organism, of the way in which these organisms cause disease in plants and the mechanism by which many plants are resistant.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
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