Plant-microbe interactions

About this programme

Knowledge equivalent to 120 credits at basic level including - 90 credits Biology or - 30 credits Biology + 60 credits Forest Science including 15 credits Chemistry - 30 credits Biology + 60 credits Horticultural Science including 15 credits Chemistry - 30 credits Biology + 60 credits Agricultural Science including 15 credits Chemistry and - English 6 The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest. Knowledge equivalent to 120 credits at basic level including - 90 credits Biology or - 30 credits Biology + 60 credits Forest Science including 15 credits Chemistry - 30 credits Biology + 60 credits Horticultural Science including 15 credits Chemistry - 30 credits Biology + 60 credits Agricultural Science including 15 credits Chemistry and - English 6 Plants are in contact with a large number of microorganisms, some of which damage the plant while others are beneficial. The course deals with interactions between plants and microbes for both pathogenic and symbiotic interactions. Infection mechanisms, plant defence and ecological consequences are covered. The intention is to explain the mechanisms and interactions all the way down to the molecular level wherever that is possible. In the course, interactions between plants and microbes are discussed on general and detailed level for both pathogenic and symbiotic interactions. Infection mechanisms, defence of plants, stress responses and a large number of important problems within agriculture, horticulture and forestry a