| 1 | Knows symptoms of abiotic factors and give recommendations to solve abiotic disease problems. |
| 2 | Recognize the general characteristics and symptoms of biotic causes of disease such as fungi, bacteria and viruses. |
| 3 | Identify semi-parasitic and parasitic plants, knows differences of these plants from weed species and give recommendations to control weeds and parasitic plants. |
| 4 | Identify diseases of some important horticultural and agronomic crops. |
| 5 | Understands the ways of transmission and spread of disease agents. |
| 6 | Have information about disease control methods (sanitation, resistant plants, biological, mechanical and chemical) and their practical applications in agriculture. |
| 7 | Have knowledge on general pest management and control principles. |