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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2021/2022
SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
SBT 2414: PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
DATE: APRIL 2022 TIME: 2 HOURS
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INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE [COMPULSORY] AND
ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
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QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]
(a) Define a plant disease. [3 marks]
(i) List six caused agents of plant diseases. [3 marks]
(ii) Outline ways in which pathogens cause plant diseases. [4 marks]
(b) Describe host-pathogen interaction. [5 marks]
(c) Explain the following terms:-
(i) Local lesions [2 marks]
(ii) Nutrient sink [2 marks]
(iii) Hypersensitivity [2 marks]
(iv) Elicitors [2 marks]
(v) Tylose [2 marks]
(d) Outline the bases of plant disease classification. [5 marks]

QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]

Discuss plant disease epidemiology

QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]

Discuss the weapons used by the pathogen to cause plant disease.

QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]

Discuss plant defense against plant pathogens.