Hours per week
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): to understand structure, replication, movement and spread of plant viruses, and methods to reduce their impact in crops.
Course contents: Isolation, taxonomy and structure of plant viruses, Families and groups of plant RNA and DNA viruses and viroids (genome structure and expression, replication and movement, pathogenicity and resistance, biotechnological applications).
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