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Bangladesh Agricultural University | |
| Department of Plant Pathology |
Level 4 ( elective courses)
Course Title: Post-harvest pathology and food safety
Course Number: PPATH 4201
Credits: 2 Contact Hours: 2 Level: 4 Semester: 1
Rationale:
Provide basic knowledge on post-harvest diseases and food safety.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
1. Describe the concept of post-harvest diseases.
2. Explain detection of post-harvest pathogens.
3. Illustrate food safety concept ensuring safe food and food security.
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Summary of course content:
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Concept, scope and importance of post-harvest pathology
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Nature and causes of post-harvest diseases
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Detection of post-harvest diseases and associated pathogens
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Factors affecting post-harvest disease development
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Physiological and biochemical changes during post-harvest disease development
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Approaches for post-harvest loss management: Physical, Biological and Chemical means |
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Microbial contamination and mycotoxin in foods and feeds
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2 |
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Pesticide toxicity in foods and feeds
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Quality management activities in respect to safe food handling and
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processing: coating materials, wrapping and preservatives Study tour/Field trip to agro- processing and food industries |
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2 |
Books Recommended:
Ahmed, S., Siddique, M.A., Rahman, M., Bari, M.L. and Ferdousi, S., 2019. A study on the prevalence of heavy metals, pesticides, and microbial contaminants and antibiotics resistance pathogens in raw salad vegetables sold in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Heliyon, 5(2), p.e01205.
Arah, I.K., Ahorbo, G.K., Anku, E.K., Kumah, E.K. and Amaglo, H., 2016. Postharvest handling practices and treatment methods for tomato handlers in developing countries: A mini review. Advances in Agriculture, 2016.
Bakırcı, G.T., Acay, D.B.Y., Bakırcı, F. and Ötleş, S., 2014. Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from the Aegean region, Turkey. Food chemistry, 160, pp.379-392.
Buck, J.W., Walcott, R.R. and Beuchat, L.R., 2003. Recent trends in microbiological safety of fruits and vegetables. Plant health progress, 4(1), p.25.
Chen, C., Qian, Y., Chen, Q., Tao, C., Li, C. and Li, Y., 2011. Evaluation of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from Xiamen, China. Food Control, 22(7), pp.1114-1120.
El-Ramady, H.R., Domokos-Szabolcsy, É., Abdalla, N.A., Taha, H.S. and Fári, M., 2015. Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables storage. In Sustainable agriculture reviews (pp. 65-152). Springer, Cham.
Hewett, E.W., 2006. An overview of preharvest factors influencing postharvest quality of horticultural products. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 1(1), pp.4-15.
Keikotlhaile, B.M., Spanoghe, P. and Steurbaut, W., 2010. Effects of food processing on pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables: a meta-analysis approach. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 48(1), pp.1-6.
Korsten, L., 2006. Advances in control of postharvest diseases in tropical fresh produce. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 1(1), pp.48-61.
Mebdoua S. (2018) Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables. In: Mérillon JM., Ramawat K. (eds) Bioactive Molecules in Food. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham
Naqvi, S.A.M.H., 2004. Diagnosis and Management of Pre and Post-harvest Diseases of Citrus fruit. In Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables Volume I (pp. 339-359). Springer, Dordrecht.
Narayanasamy, P. and Narayanasamy, P., 2006. Postharvest pathogens and disease management (No. 04; SB608. F8, N3.). Wiley-Interscience.
Nunes, C., Usall, J., Teixidó, N., Eribe, X.O.D. and Viñas, I., 2001. Control of post‐harvest decay of apples by pre‐harvest and post‐harvest application of ammonium molybdate. Pest Management Science: formerly Pesticide Science, 57(12), pp.1093-1099.
Paliyath, G., Murr, D.P., Handa, A.K. and Lurie, S., 2009. Postharvest biology and technology of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. John Wiley & Sons.
Prusky, D. and Gullino, M.L., 2010. Postharvest pathology (pp. 1-211). New York, USA: Springer.
Ranasinghe, L., Jayawardena, B. and Abeywickrama, K., 2005. An integrated strategy to control post‐harvest decay of Embul banana by combining essential oils with modified atmosphere packaging. International journal of food science & technology, 40(1), pp.97-103.
Sams, C.E., 1999. Preharvest factors affecting postharvest texture. Postharvest biology and Technology, 15(3), pp.249-254.
Snowdon, A.L., 1988. A Review of the Nature and Causes of Post-harvest Deterioration in Fruits and Vegetables, with Especial Reference to those in International Trade. In Biodeterioration 7 (pp. 585-602). Springer, Dordrecht.
Snowdon, A.L., 1990. A colour atlas of post-harvest diseases and disorders of fruits and vegetables. Volume 1: General introduction and fruits. Wolfe Scientific Ltd.
Torres, A.M., Barros, G.G., Palacios, S.A., Chulze, S.N. and Battilani, P., 2014. Review on pre-and post-harvest management of peanuts to minimize aflatoxin contamination. Food Research International, 62, pp.11-19.
Wisniewski, M.E. and Wilson, C.L., 1992. Biological control of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables: recent advances. HortScience, 27(2), pp.94-98.
Zhang, S., Zheng, Q., Xu, B. and Liu, J., 2019. Identification of the Fungal Pathogens of Postharvest Disease on Peach Fruits and the Control Mechanisms of Bacillus subtilis JK-14. Toxins, 11(6), p.322.
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Course Title: Molecular-Plant Microbe Interactions and Bioinformatics
Course code : PPATH 4203
Credits: 1 Contact Hours: 2 Level: 4 Semester: 2
Rationale:
Provide basic knowledge on plant-microbe interactions at molecular level and bioinformatics.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
1. Discuss molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions.
2. Explain plant defense responses at molecular level.
3. Demonstrate different bioinformatics tools to study plant-microbe interactions.
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Molecular basis of pathogenesis: molecular mechanisms of virulence of fungal, bacterial, viral and nemic plant pathogens
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Host-pathogen recognition and pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs): concept and mechanisms
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Host-pathogen recognition and pathogen effectors: concept, role of pathogen effectors in plant disease development and zig-zag model in plant immunity
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Programmed Cell Death (PCD) and Hypersensitive Response (HR): concept, mechanisms and their roles in plant immune system |
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Molecular and biochemical basis of plant defence mechanisms: Concept, molecular mechanisms, secondary metabolites and antimicrobial proteins,Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) and Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR)
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Plant microRNAs (miRNAs): Definition, types and their roles in plant defence responses
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Plant hormones in plant defence responses: concept, role of salicyclic acid (SA), jasmonates (JA) and ethylene (ET) in plant responses to biotic stresses
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Bioinformatics: Definition, scope and applications Sequence and structure databases: types of sequences used in bioinformatics and databases: EMBL, DDBJ, GenBank, PIR, SwissProt, CSD, PDB, NCBI, EXPASY etc
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Sequence analysis: Sequence alignment, significance of sequence alignment pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, local and global alignment, alignment tools: BLAST, FASTA, CLUSTALW etc.
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Introduction to Medline, Pubmed, OMIM. Genomics and proteomics (Basic concepts), Data mining, ENTREZ and SRS.
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Books Recommended:
1. Bouarab K. et al. 2009. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (First edn.), CABI. UK
2. Sessa, G. 2012. Molecular Plant Immunity (First edn.), John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Inc, USA
3. Martin F. and Kamoun, S. 2011. Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions (First edn.), John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Inc, USA
4. Walters et al. 2014. Induced Resistance for Plant Defense (First edn.), John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Inc, USA
4. Tropp B. E. 2008. Molecular Biology (3rd edn.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Massachusetts,
USA.
5. Karp G. 2002. Cell and Molecular Biology (3rd edn.). John Wiley & Sons, New York. USA.
6. Watson J.D. et.al. 2004. Molecular Biology of the Gene. (5th edn.). Pearson Education, Inc. USA.
7. Krebs J. E. et al. 2010. Lewin’s Essential Genes (2nd edn.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Massachusetts, USA.
8. Twyman R.M. 1998. Advanced Molecular Biology. Bios Scientific Publishers, Oxford. UK.
9. Lesk A.M. 2003. Introduction to Bioinformatics. Oxford University Press. UK.
10. Lewin B. 2004.Genes VIII Pearson Prentice-Hall. USA.
11. Nelson D.L and M.M. Cox. 205 Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (4th edn.). W.H. Freeman and Co. New York, USA.
12. Pasha M.K. 2000. Anobik Zibobiggan. Vol. I, II and III. Bangla academy. Dhaka, Bangladesh.