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Plant Microbes Interaction

  • Course Status: Upcoming

  • Course Type: Core

  • Language for Course Content: English

  • Duration: 12 weeks

  • Category: Biosciences

  • Credit Points: 4

  • Level: Undergraduate/Postgraduate

  • Start Date: 01 Jul 2025

  • End Date: 30 Sept 2025

  • Enrollment Ends: 28 Jun 2025

  • Exam Registration Ends: 15 Aug 2025

  • Exam Date: 02 Nov 2025 (IST)

  • NCrF Level: 4.5 — 8.0

  • About the course: This course on Plant–Microbe Interactions explores the complex relationships between plants and microorganisms, including both beneficial and pathogenic interactions. It covers molecular mechanisms, signaling pathways, and immune responses in plants. Students will gain insights into applications such as biocontrol, biofertilizers, and plant growth-promoting microbes. The course integrates recent advances and research tools for understanding plant health and productivity.
  • Aim of objective: The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the molecular and ecological interactions between plants and microbes. It also aims to equip them with knowledge of applications in agriculture and biotechnology for sustainable plant health management.
  • Course layout: 

    Week 1: Introduction to Plant–Microbe Interactions

      • Types of interactions: symbiotic, pathogenic, mutualistic
      • Overview of microbial communities in the rhizosphere and phyllosphere

    Week 2: Beneficial Soil Microbes

      • Rhizobacteria and their role in plant growth
      • Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)

     

    Week 3: Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

      • Arbuscular and ectomycorrhizae
      • Mechanisms of nutrient exchange and signaling

     

    Week 4: Nitrogen Fixation and Rhizobia

      • Rhizobia-legume interactions
      • Nodulation process and nodule formation genes

     

    Week 5: Plant Pathogens and Disease Development

      • Types of plant pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses)
      • Koch’s postulates and host range

     

    Week 6: Plant Innate Immunity

      • PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI)
      • Hypersensitive response (HR) and systemic acquired resistance (SAR)

     

    Week 7: Molecular Signaling in Plant–Microbe Interactions

      • Plant hormones in defense (salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, ethylene)
      • Signal transduction pathways

     

    Week 8: Microbiome and Holobiont Concept

      • Microbial diversity in different plant tissues
      • Role of endophytes and microbiome engineering

     

    Week 9: Biocontrol Agents and Antagonistic Interactions

      • Biocontrol of plant pathogens using microbes
      • Mechanisms: competition, antibiosis, induced resistance

     

    Week 10: Genomics and Omics Approaches

      • Use of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
      • Functional analysis of microbial and plant genes

     

    Week 11: Applications in Agriculture and Biotechnology

      • Biofertilizers, biopesticides, microbial inoculants
      • Case studies of successful field applications

     

    Week 12: Recent Advances and Future Directions

      • Synthetic biology and microbial consortia
      • Emerging trends in sustainable crop protection and productivity

     

    • Exam Pattern: Computer based test
    • Certificate: This is an AICTE based FDP course.