NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 植物-微生物交互作用與永續農業(6830)
	(Eng.) Plant-Microbe Interactions in Sustainable Agriculture
Offering Dept	Master Program in Plant Health Care
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	Tao-Ho Chang
Department	Master Program in Plant Health Care/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2024-FALL
Course Description	The emerging area of plant-microbe interactions determines the shape of modern sustainable agriculture. This course aims to uncover the relationship of plants and microbes (especially at the molecular level), and focus on the application of microbes in agriculture.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	N

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Introduction of the concepts of plant-microbe interactions 2. Understanding the insight in molecular plant-microbe interactions (MPMI) 3. Cases studies of plant-microbe interactions			topic Discussion/Production Discussion Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Introduction: course introduction and brief of mini reports Week 2 Concepts of plant-microbe interactions (PMI) Week 3 Model systems of plant-microbe interactions Week 4 Plant immune systems: signalling responses Week 5 Discussion: friends or foes, what determines the beneficial microbes or pathogens? Week 6 Plant immune systems: redox burst and cell death Week 7 Discussion: How do resistance proteins activate cell death? Week 8 Virulence factors of pathogens: bacteria and fungi Week 9 Discussion: How do pathogens evolve novel virulence activities? Week 10 Midterm exam Week 11 Virulence factors of pathogens: viruses and nematodes Week 12 Discussion: Why do some pathogens need so many effectors whereas others need a few? Week 13 Beneficial microorganisms and their impact on stresses Week 14 Discussion: How do plants emerge with beneficial microorganisms while restricting pathogens at the same time? Week 15 Beneficial microorganisms and their impacts on plants abiotic stresses Week 16 Current PMI biotechnology in agriculture Week 17 Discussion: How can we translate basic research into emerging crop plants? Week 18 Final reports: Project plan presentation (3 minutes talk)
Evaluation
Group discussion participation (30%) Attendance (30%) Mini report (40%)
Textbook & other References
1. Bouarab, K., Brisson, N. & Daayf, F. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. (CABI, 2009). 2. Tyagi, S., Kumar, R., Saharan, B. S. & Nadda, A. K. Plant-Microbial Interactions and Smart Agricultural Biotechnology. (CRC Press, 2021) 3. Lugtenberg, B. Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions: Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture. (Springer, 2014) 4. Hakeem, K. R., Tombuloğlu, H. & Tombuloğlu, G. Plant Omics: Trends and Applications. (Springer, 2016). 5. The Top 10 Unanswered Questions of MPMI https://www.apsnet.org/about/newsroom/releases/Pages/Top10MPMI.aspx.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Office Hours
Every Tuesday morning from 9:00~12:00. Please make reservation in advanced.
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
02.Zero Hunger   09.Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure include experience courses：N

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