Nematode Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management (1+1)

Lecture Schedule

Course Title: Nematode Pests of Horticultural Crops and their management 2 (1+1)
Course Leader: Dr.(Mrs.) Anju Sudhakar Khanna, Senior Scientist, Dept. of Fruit Science, YSPUHF, Nauni – Solan (H.P.)

Weeks	Theory
1st Week	Lecture 1: History and Development of Nematology
2nd Week	Lecture 2: Economic Importance of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
3rd Week	Lecture 3: General Characters of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
4th Week	Lecture 4: General Morphology (I)
5th Week	Lecture 5: General Morphology (II)
6th Week	Lecture 6: General Morphology (III)
7th Week	Lecture 7: Biology of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
8th Week	Lecture 8: Symptomatology (I)
9th Week	Lecture 9: Symptomatology (II)
10th Week	Lecture 10: Nematode Pests of Vegetable Crops and their Management (I)
11th Week	Lecture 11: Nematode Pests of Vegetable Crops and their Management (II)
12th Week	Lecture 12: Nematode Pests of Tuber Crops and their Management
13th Week	Lecture 13: Nematode Pests of Fruit Crops and their Management (I)
14th Week	Lecture 14: Nematode Pests of Fruit Crops and their Management (II)
15th Week	Lecture 15: Nematode Pests of Ornamental plants and their Management
16th Week	Lecture 16: Nematode Pests of Spice and Plantation Crops and their Management
17th Week	Lecture 17: Role of Nematodes in Plant Disease Complexes
	Practicals
1st Week	Exercise 1: Survey and surveillance
2nd Week	Exercise 2: Collection of Soil and Root Samples
3rd Week	Exercise 3: Extraction of Nematodes from Soil Samples
4th Week	Exercise 4: Extraction of Nematode from Plant Material
5th Week	Exercise 5: Handling and Use of Microscopes
6th to 8th Week	Exercise 6: Counting and Picking of Nematodes
9th Week	Exercise 7: Preparation of Fixatives and their Recipes/Compositions
10th to 12th Week	Exercise 8: Preparation of Temporary and Permanent Mounts
13th Week	Exercise 9: Morphology of a Typical Plant Parasitic Nematode
14th Week	Exercise 10: To Study the Symptoms Produced by Nematodes
15th and 16th Week	Exercise 11: Collection and Preservation of Nematode infested plant specimens
17th Week	Exercise 12: Nematicides and their Application