2 (2+0)

PLPT 200:  Introduction to Plant Protection

The importance of plant pathogens/pests and the economic losses caused by these pathogens and pests, Different plant disease symptoms, Different plant pathogens, Introduction to different groups of insects and their effect on plants, Plant pests other than insects and their impact on different plant parts, Control of agriculture pests, Pesticides, different application methods, and standard regulations of their applications, Importance of controlling plant diseases and pests.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 211:  Introduction to Plant Protection

Introduction of microbiology, importance and achievement of scientists to developed this science, Classification of microorganisms (Witcker classification), Microscopes, Protozoa, Algae, viruses, rekitzia and phtyplasma, Introduction of fungi and its classification, Nutrition of fungi, Introduction of bacteria, their structure, aggregation, reproduction and nutrition, Pigments and bacterial classification and its movement, Soil microorganisms, food, dairy and plant disease and municipal wastewater.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 214: Agricultural Entomology

Introduction to Animal Kingdom, general characteristics of Phylum Arthropoda and Class Insecta. The economic importance of insects, Know the morphology of insects, body wall, moulting, head capsule and antennae. Mouthparts, the legs, wings and wing venation, Know anatomy of different systems, digestive system, circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems, Metamorphosis, types of larvae, pupae and polymorphism. Flight mechanism, abdomen and its appendages, Sense organs, auditory organs, visual organs, excretory system, Recognize the reproduction in insects, reproductive system, types of reproduction, embryonic growth and glands, Introduction of the classification of class insect and General characters of Order and Families.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 221:  Principals of Plant Pathology

Basic Concepts and principles of plant diseases, Symptoms, signs and diagnosis, General aspects of infectious plant diseases, Host-plant interactions, Effect of environment of diseases, Biotic pathogens and disease caused, Abiotic pathogens and disease caused, Principles and methods of control.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 261:   General Pesticides

An overview of the concepts, terms and the different classes of pesticides, Inorganic and botanical pesticides, The chemical structure and mechanism of action of organic insecticides, Organic fungicides, Organic herbicides, Pesticide formulations and application methods.

1 (0+1)

PLPT 264: Pesticides and Occupational Safety

Occupational safety, objective, acute and chronic toxicity of pesticides, Pesticide label and its importance to occupational safety, Handling precautions-risks of pesticides transport and storage, Pesticides occupational safety evaluation, Exposure to pesticides, instruments used to determine the concentrations of pesticides, Evolution of pesticides occupational safety methods, Training on the evaluation of the occupational safety in pesticide work sites (factories, selling stores, and farms).

2 (1+1)

PLPT 298: Introduction to Noninfectious Plant Diseases

Introduction to this course, Characteristics of noninfectious plant diseases (NPD), Soil Factors: a.Soil moisture, aeriation and temp, b. Soil acidity & alkalinity, c. soil mineral disorders, Climate Factors: a. High and low air temperature, b. Light, Agric. Chemicals: a. Injuries by seed disinfection & by foliage spraying, b. Injuries by fungicides, c. Injuries by insecticides, d. Injuries by herbicides, Air Pollutants: a. Particulate matters (PM), b. Non-photochemically produces gaseous pollutants, c. Gases produced by photochemically reactions, Storage Diseases: a. Factors causing NPD, b. Example: Black heart of potato.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 300:  Beekeeping

The economic importance of beekeeping, Species and races of bees, classification of labor in honey bee colony, equipment, management and manipulations, Biological and behavioral characteristics of honey bee, Apiary set up and beekeeping manipulations and practices, Bee queen rearing methods, manipulate honey production and honey standards, Honey bee diseases, pests, and poisoning by pesticides, Migratory beekeeping and apiary management, Current and future of beekeeping in Saudi Arabia.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 322:   Fungal Plant Diseases

Characteristics of plant pathogenic fungi, Habits, distribution and taxonomy of plant pathogenic fungi, Symptoms of plant diseases caused by fungi, Plant diseases caused by Oomyctes and Zygomycetes, Plant diseases caused by Ascomycetes and Deuteromycetes, Plant diseases caused by Basidiomycetes.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 323:    Viral Plant Diseases

Historical review, Examples of some virus diseases causing losses in human, Animals and Plants, Identification of viruses and their chemical structure, Virus shapes and sizes and their strains, Methods of plant virus transmission, Identification of plant virus and their control, Examples of some virus diseases in the Kingdom, Final theory exam.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 325: Plant Diseases Caused by Nematodes

Introduction and history of plant nematology, Major structures of the nematode body, Some biological functions of nematodes, Taxonomy and grouping of plant- parasitic nematodes, Mechanisms of disease and disease symptoms, Diseases of roots and aerial parts of plants, Nematode ecology and interactions, Methods of nematode control.

1 (1+0)

PLPT 326:  Agricultural quarantine

Importance of plant quarantine for agricultural in Saudi Arabia, History of plant quarantine, with some definitions and terms, Relationships between plant quarantine and other related sectors and agents, Problems facing plant quarantine, First exam, Rules and legislations of plant quarantine in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, Detection methods of agricultural pests, Treatment methods of agricultural consignment, Project of establishing an ideal garden for plant isolation, Development of plant quarantine regulations, Review, Final exam.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 328:   Plant Bacterial Diseases

Characteristics of plant pathogenic bacteria and their genera, Symptoms of bacteria diseases, Bacterial spot diseases, Bacterial wilt diseases, Bacterial blight diseases, Bacterial tumor diseases, Bacterial rot of fruit diseases, Management of bacterial diseases.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 340:    Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Introduction, General characteristics of Arthropods and their medical and veterinary importance, relationship between parasite and vector, Mouth parts of medically important insects, Diptera of medical importance: mosquitoes, Diptera of medical importance: culicoides and flies, Blattaria: roaches, Phthiraptera: Anoplura and Mallophaga, Hemiptera and Siphonaptera, Less important insects: Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera, Arachnida: spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites, Forensic Entomology and Biotechnology.

1 (1+0)

PLPT 341: Public Health Pest Control

Public health pests, distribution in KSA. Mosquitoes: Anopheles spp. Aedes spp. Culecs spp. Flies, Cockroaches, Bedbugs, Ticks   and other arthropods pests. Vertebrate pests, Rodents, Biology, distribution and behaviors and habitats of specific vectors and pests, as well as modes of disease transmission, Principle of public pest control and surveillance practices, Integrated Vector Management of the most important vector borne diseases in Saudi Arabia, Pesticides regulation and methods for safe use and handling, toxicology, classification, worker safety and equipment, The responsibility of individuals and community for mitigation of public health pest threats, Community awareness and environment sanitation. 

3 (2+1)

PLPT 343:  Economic Entomology

Introduction to economic insect pests (insect orders) and insect -plant relationship, Polyphagous insect pests, Identification, their host plants, symptoms and damages, and damages, their life cycle and control measures, Date palm insect pests, Identification, their host plants, symptoms, and damages, their life cycle and control measures, Fruit trees and forest trees insect pests, Identification, their host plants, symptoms, and damages, their life cycle and control measures, Vegetables crop insect pests, Identification, their host, plants, symptoms, and damages, their life cycle and control measures, Insect pest of field crops and legumes, Identification, their host plants, symptoms, and damages, their life cycle and control measures, Insect pests of stored products, Identification, their host plants, symptoms, and damages, their life cycle and control measures, Strategies for insect pest control. 

2 (1+1)

PLPT 348:  Ecology of Agricultural Pests

Introduction Estimation of Insect Population Density, Economic benefits related to the study of ecology, Natural Balance, Food Webs and Insect Density Dependent Factors, Effects of humidity, light and air currents on insect population density, Effects of temperature on Insect population density, Effects of biological factors on insect population density, Population density of insects of economic importance, Dispersal of Insects, Insect behavior, Meteorological equipment.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 349:  Non-Insect Animal Pests

Morphological differences between Arthropod classes and their economic importance, Class Arachnida and its economic importance, Morphology of mites and ticks, and their economic importance, Physiology of mites compared to that of insects, Life cycle of mites, Phytophagous  mites that infest date palm trees, fruits, vegetable crops and cultivated plants in green-houses, Control measures of mites, Knowledge of aves (Birds), Snails, slugs and Bats, Rodents and their economic importance, Introduction to the classification of class insecta and general characteristics of insect orders and families.

3 (2+1)

PLPT 360:  Toxicology and Pesticides Chemistry

Revision of basics of organic chemistry, Chemistry of  pesticides and ways of their nomenclature, Classification of pesticides according to their chemical structure, Pesticides structure-activity relationship

Principles of toxicology and pesticides toxicology, Pesticides mode of action and metabolism, The fate and the impacts of pesticides on the environment.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 361:  Pesticide Residues Analysis

Importance of pesticide residues analysis.  Relation to human health, Sampling for pesticides residues analysis, Sample preparation for pesticides residues analysis, Analytical techniques used for pesticides residues analysis. (emphasis on chromatographic techniques), Application of some pesticide residues analysis.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 363:  Fungicides and Bactericides

Plant pathology and plant pathogens, Fungicide and bactericide discovery   and development, Fungicide  and bactericide performance, Chemical classes of fungicides and bactericides, The mode of action of fungicides and bactericides, Sensitivity monitoring and resistance to fungicides and bactericides, Strategy and tactics in the use of fungicides and bactericides.

8 (0+8)

PLPT 403:   Collaborative summer training

Gaining the knowledge of all agricultural practices from soil preparation through seeding and up to harvesting necessary for all kinds of crops, Symptoms produced by pathogenic agents and damages caused by insects and other pests, Identification methods of disease agents and insect pests, Assessment of losses caused by disease agents, insects and other pests, Management of disease agents and insect pests using integrated pest management methods such as cultural practices and pesticides.

4 (0+4)

PLPT 405: Field Training

Field trips to expose students to the problems caused by insect pests and diseases and how to deal with them, Examination and processing of field samples taken during previous trips, Final written and oral examination on field trips and laboratory reports.

2 (1+1)

PLPT 421: Introduction to stored product pests 

Review and recognize different kind of losses in harvesting, transporting, distribution, storage, milling, silos, and food preparing, Know and recognize inspection and sampling and factors affecting grain storage, Recognize and describe identification of stored food insect pests (polyphagous, dates, grain, legume), Clothes and dry wood stored product insect pests, Know and apply control of stored grain and stored products pests (physical, pheromones and chemical).

2 (1+1)

PLPT 447:   Biological Control of Insects

Definition of natural control and examples of natural control agents, History of biological control, The importance of biological control among various control methods, The principles on which biological control method are based, The characteristics of biological control agents, The characteristics of parasitoids, The steps by which the parasitoid can define the host and the mechanism of parasitism. The predators and its role in biological control, Importing of natural enemies from their native country and methods of spreading them and then their acclimatization to new environment. Microbial control of insects, Spreading technique of pathogenic microorganism of insects e.g. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses, and nematodes that used as agents of microbial control. Biological control of weeds.

3 (3+0)

PLPT 448:  Integrated Pest Management

Concepts of the integrated management of plant diseases, The main components of IPM program and strategies of plant disease management, IPM strategies and tools for insect control, IPM program organisms in agricultural ecosystem, Key points of IPM, Pesticide properties that used in IPM, Harmful effects of using conventional pesticides, Designing of IPM suitable to Saudi agricultural system.   

3 (2+1)

PLPT 460: Pesticides Formulation and Application

Pesticide types of formulation and their advantages and disadvantages, Pesticide adjuvants and their functions, The Pesticide label, type of information on pesticide label, Surfactants classification and their role in pesticide performance, Controlled release formulation, Pesticides application methods and equipment. Pesticide equipment calibration and calculation, Applying pesticides in the field.  (Practical).