TEACHING GUIDE ON PLANT DISEASE

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SUBJECT: Basic Science
TOPIC: Plant Diseases
AGE: 9-10 years
PERIOD: Single
TIME: 45 Minutes
SEX: Co-educational
DATE: APRIL 26, 2020.

Behavioural Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the learners should be able to know the different plant and the diseases that attack them.

Previous Knowledge:
The learners should have seen in their surroundings a dead plant attacked by a disease.

Instructional Material:
A plant attacked by a disease and a good plant to be able to show the difference between a dead plant and a good plant.

Introduction:

Presentation:

Step 1: What are Plant Diseases?

It is a state of unhealthy condition in a plant caused by an infection. Some diseases are transmitted to the plants by pests.

*Step 2: Plant Destroyed by Plant Diseases

**S/NPlant DiseasesPlant Attacked**
1.Mealy bug diseaseCassava and Yam
2.Cassava MosaicCassava
3.Blast DiseaseRice
4.Monilia and Witches Broom DiseaseCocoa
5.Bunchy Top DiseaseBanana
6.Rust DiseaseWheat and Maize
7.Smut DiseaseMaize
8.Rot DiseaseTomatoes
9.Wilt DiseaseCassava
10.Rosette DiseaseGroundnuts

Step 3: Plant Diseases Control

  1. Destruction of the stocks of plants already infected.
  2. Crop rotation.
  3. Use of fungicides.

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To ascertain the learners level of understanding, the teacher should ask them to mention one plant disease and the plant they attack.

Homework:

  1. What is plant's diseases?
  2. Mention two ways of controlling plants' diseases.
  3. Mention 5 plant and their diseases.


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