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Program Specifications

Ph.D in Plant Protection / Study Plan

1.   This plan confirms to the valid regulations of programs of graduate studies.

  2.   Specialties of Admission:

-  The First priority:  M.A. in Plant Protection or any of its fields.

-  The Second priority:  M.A. in Horticulture and Plant Protection or any of   its fields

-  The Third priority: M.A. in Plant Production or any of its fields

​-  The Fourth priority: M.A. in Agricultural Sciences or any of its fields.

-  The Fifth priority: M.A. in Biological Sciences or any of its fields.

  3.   Admission policies: The Third Policy

Second:   SPECIAL CONDITIONS:           None.

Third:   STUDY PLAN: Stu dying (54) Cre dit hours as follows:

  1. Obligatory Courses Studying (18) credit hours successfully:
Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Theory Prac. Prerequisite
0606921 Ecology and Management  of  Plant Pathology 3 3 -  
0606931 Seed Pathology 3 3 -  
0606950 Biotechnology in Plant Protection 2 2 -  
0606951 Biological Control 3 3 -  
0606953 Ecology of Insect Population 3 3 -  
0606972 Weed Ecology and Physiology 3 3 -  
0606991 Seminar in Plant Protection 1 1 -  

            2.     Elective Courses: Studying (18) Credit hours successfully from the following :

Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Theory Prac. Prerequisite
0606913 Pesticide Analysis 3 2 1  
0606923 Nematode Ecology 3 3 -  
0606945 Selected Topics in Plant Protection 3 3 -  
0606952 Insect Taxonomy 3 2 1  
0606954 Pesticide Toxicology 3 3 -  
0606955 Insect – Plant Relationship 3 3 -  
0606956 Immature Insects 3 3 -  
0606957 Herbicides 3 3 -  
0606958 Wild Medicinal Herbs 3 2 1  
0606962 Nematode Taxonomy 3 2 1  
0606963 Ecology and Genetics of Phyto- Pathogenic Bacteria 3 3 -  
0606964

Reproduction and Genetics of

Viral  Diseases

3 3 -  
0606965 Fungal Taxonomy 3 2 1  

           3.    Pass the qualif ying Exam: (0606998)

            4.   Thesis: (18) Credit hours   (0606999).​