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CONFIDENTIAL AS/MAR2004/AGR154
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION
COURSE PLANT PATHOLOGY
COURSE CODE AGR154
DATE 13 MARCH 2004
TIME 3 HOURS (9-00 a.m - 12.00 p.m)
FACULTY Applied Sciences

SEMESTER November 2003 - March 2004
PROGRAMME/CODE Diploma in Planting Industry Management / AS110
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This question paper consist of three (3) parts: PART A (10 Questions)
PART B (3 Questions)
PART C (4 Questions)
2. Answer ALL questions from all three (3) parts.

i) Answer PART A in the Objective Answer Sheet.
ii) Answer PART B in the Answer Booklet,
iii) Answer PART C in the Answer Booklet.
3. For PARTS B and C, start each answer on a new page.
4. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.
5. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
i) the Question Paper
ii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty / Campus
iii) an Objective Answer Sheet
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PART A (10 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions
1. The scientist known as "Father of Modern Pathology" is
A. Pier Antonio Micheli

B. Theophrastus
C. Anton de Bary
D. Millardet
2. A disease that is caused by extreme environmental condition is known as
A. infectious disease
B. non-infectious disease
C. disease plant
D. symptom
3. A virus is
A. a parasite
B. an obligate saprophyte
C. an obligate parasite
D. a saprophyte
4. The following are local necrosis symptoms except,
A. blast
B. leaf spot
C. anthracnose
D. rust
5. The piercing apparatus used by nematode to suck cell sap of plants is called
A. satellite
B. sucker
C. stylet
D. needle
6. The pathogen causing "powdery mildew" on cucurbit is
A. Plasmodiophora brassicae
B. Pseudoperonospora cubensis
C. Erysiphe cichoracearum
D. Pythium sp
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7. The asexual spores that have flagella are known as
A. zygospores
B. zoospores
C. sporangiospores
D. ascuspores
8. Anisogamous means
A. 2 gametes having the same size and shape

B. 2 gametes having the different size and shape
C. 2 gametes having the same shape but different size
D. 2 different gametes
9. The scab disease on potato is caused by
A. Spongospora subterranean
B. Streptomyces scabies
C. Phytophthora infestans
D. Sclerotium rolfsii
10. The symptom normally caused by virus is
A. mosaic
B. rust
C. wilt
D. leaf spot
(10 marks)

PART B (40 MARKS)
QUESTION 1
Indicate T for TRUE and F for FALSE on the statements below
a) Basidiomycetes have sexual spores in the ascocarp. _____
b) Pathogenesis is the ability of pathogen to cause disease in plants. _____
c) White root disease on rubber is caused by Corticium salmonicolor. _____
d) Blight is a symptom of local necrosis. _____
e) Koch's Postulate is used to diagnose diseases caused by fungi. _____
f) Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) is a medium to grow bacteria. _____
g) Propagule is a unit of inoculum. _____
h) The order Uredinales are known as "rust fungi". _____
i) Chlamydospore is an example of resting spore. _____
j) Peritrichous is the presence of flagella from only one end of the bacteria.
(10 marks)
QUESTION 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer
a) The symptom of _________ is the deformation of the flower due to either

infection of disease or some other external factors causing the flower (petals) to be
stunted.
b) Yellow Aster is caused by ___________________.
c) __________________of cocoa is caused by Oncobasidium theobromae.
d) The three (3) main elements in disease triangle are:
i) ________________
ii) ________________
iii) _______________

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e) The bacteria from the genus __________ produce endospores as a means

for survival.
f) The root knot nematode is from the genus
g) The four (4) types of sexual spores in fungi are:
i) _____________________
ii) _____________________
iii) _____________________
iv) _____________________
h) The "Bordeaux Mixture" consists of:
i) _______________
i) The conidia are normally placed on special hyphae called

(15 marks)

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QUESTION 3
Complete the table shown below
Crop Disease Pathogen
1 . Black pepper Foot rot
2. Potato Black wart
3. Chili Colletotrichum capsici
4. Tomato Ralstonia solanacearum
5. Cabbage Club root
6. Cocoa Black pod
7. Rubber Pink disease
8. Rubber SALE
9. Oil palm Basal stem rot
10. Oil palm Marasmius sp
1 1 . Banana Sigatoka
12. Long bean Rust
13. Coffee Rust
14. Corn Smut
15. Mango Meliola mangiferae

(15 marks)

PART C (50 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions
QUESTION 1
a) Explain the difference between:
i) Primary inoculum and secondary inoculum

ii) Sclerotia and hypodia
iii) Zygospore and Zoospore
b) Explain briefly the following terms:
Obligate parasite
Pathogen
(10 marks)
QUESTION 2
a) List five (5) abiotic factors that cause non-infectious diseases.

(5 marks)
b) Draw and label a generalized bacterial cell.

(5 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) What is Koch's Postulate?

(2 marks)
b) Describe the steps in Koch's Postulate.

(10 marks)
c) What is an infectious disease?

(3 marks)
QUESTION 4
Describe five (5) types of symptoms in a disease and give examples to explain your answer.
(15 marks)
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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

COURSE PLANT PATHOLOGY

COURSE CODE AGR154

DATE 13 MARCH 2004

TIME 3 HOURS (9-00 a.m - 12.00 p.m)

FACULTY Applied Sciences

2. Answer ALL questions from all three (3) parts.

3. For PARTS B and C, start each answer on a new page.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

PART A (10 MARKS)

Answer ALL questions

1. The scientist known as "Father of Modern Pathology" is

A. Pier Antonio Micheli

2. A disease that is caused by extreme environmental condition is known as

4. The following are local necrosis symptoms except,

6. The pathogen causing "powdery mildew" on cucurbit is

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7. The asexual spores that have flagella are known as

A. 2 gametes having the same size and shape

9. The scab disease on potato is caused by

10. The symptom normally caused by virus is

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PART B (40 MARKS)

Indicate T for TRUE and F for FALSE on the statements below

a) Basidiomycetes have sexual spores in the ascocarp. _____

b) Pathogenesis is the ability of pathogen to cause disease in plants. _____

c) White root disease on rubber is caused by Corticium salmonicolor. _____

d) Blight is a symptom of local necrosis. _____

e) Koch's Postulate is used to diagnose diseases caused by fungi. _____

f) Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) is a medium to grow bacteria. _____

g) Propagule is a unit of inoculum. _____

h) The order Uredinales are known as "rust fungi". _____

i) Chlamydospore is an example of resting spore. _____

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer

a) The symptom of _________ is the deformation of the flower due to either

b) Yellow Aster is caused by ___________________.

c) __________________of cocoa is caused by Oncobasidium theobromae.

d) The three (3) main elements in disease triangle are:

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e) The bacteria from the genus __________ produce endospores as a means

f) The root knot nematode is from the genus

g) The four (4) types of sexual spores in fungi are:

h) The "Bordeaux Mixture" consists of:

i) The conidia are normally placed on special hyphae called

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Complete the table shown below

Crop Disease Pathogen

1 . Black pepper Foot rot

2. Potato Black wart

3. Chili Colletotrichum capsici

4. Tomato Ralstonia solanacearum

5. Cabbage Club root

6. Cocoa Black pod

7. Rubber Pink disease

9. Oil palm Basal stem rot

10. Oil palm Marasmius sp

12. Long bean Rust