OUTLINES OF LECTURES:
1. History and development of molecular plant virology
2. The nature of viruses and viral composition
3. Classification of plant viruses and viral gene expression models
4. Monopartite RNA viruses (1): TMV, movement protein and host range determinants
5. Monopartite RNA viruses (2): TEV and polyprotein processing
6. Monopartite RNA viruses (3): PVX as plant viral vector
7. Bipartite RNA viruses (1): CPMV and gene expression
8. Bipartite RNA viruses (2): TRSV and its satellite RNAs
9. Tripartite RNA viruses (1): CMV and the viral replicase
10. Tripartite RNA viruses (2): host range determinants of BMV and CCMV
11. Plant Rhabdoviruses and gene expression
12. Plant Tospoviruses and vectors
13. Plant Reoviruses: genome organization of RDV
14. ss DNA viruses: Giminiviruses and gene vectors
15. ds DNA viruses: Caulimoviruses and 35S promoter
16. Subviral pathogens: defective interfering RNAs, satellite viruses, satellite RNAs and viroids
17. Control of plant viruses: classical and molecular approaches