1.  To provide students with a systematic approach to the diagnosis of a wide 
variety of infectious diseases and non-infectious disorders of field crops,
vegetable crops, fruits and nuts, ornamentals, turf, and shade and forest trees.


2.  To introduce students to modern laboratory methods and techniques used for the 
detection and identification of a wide variety of biotic pathogens, and non-
infectious agents associated with  nutritional disorders, air pollution injury, and 
herbicide damage.

3.  To instruct students in the basic principles of disease management and provide 
an opportunity for students to apply learned principles and formulate specific 
control measures for a diverse group of diseases and disease situations.


Note: The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced 
to the class by the instructor may be necessary.

A systematic approach to plant disease diagnosis
Disease development and the disease cycle
General principles of control
Diagnosis of fungal diseases of above-ground plant parts
	Symptoms and signs of foliar fungal diseases
	Characteristics and identification of fungal pathogens
Exclusion and eradication for disease control				
Chemical control of fungal plant diseases
	Fungicide development and use
	Fungicide characteristics
	Fungicide resistance and resistance management
Host resistance			
	Genetics of disease resistance
	Development of resistant genotypes
		Breeding for resistance
		Genetic engineering for disease resistance
Post-harvest diseases of fruits, vegetables and grains
	Symptoms and signs of post-harvest diseases
	Management of post-harvest diseases
Diagnosis of fungal diseases of roots, seeds, seedlings, and below-ground plant parts
	Symptoms and signs of diseases caused by soilborne fungi
	Characteristics and identification of soilborne fungi
Management of diseases caused by soilborne pathogens
	Chemical seed treatment 
	Soil fumigation
	Seed testing and certification 
Biological control of plant diseases
Plant diseases caused by bacterial pathogens
	Symptoms and signs of bacterial plant diseases
	Characteristics of bacterial pathogens
	Identification of bacterial pathogens
	Management of bacterial diseases
Plant diseases caused by fastidious prokaryotes
	Characteristics of fastidious bacteria and mollicutes
	Diagnosis of diseases caused by fastidious prokaryotes
	Management of disease caused by fastidious prokaryotes
Plant diseases caused by viruses and viroids
	Characteristics of viruses and viroids
	Symptoms of virus diseases
	Diagnosis of virus diseases
	Management of virus diseases
Plant diseases caused by nematodes
	Characteristics of plant parasitic nematodes
	Symptoms and signs of plant diseases caused by nematodes
	Soil sampling and nematode extraction
	Nematode identification
	Management of nematode diseases
Abiotic disorders
	Symptoms associated with physical environment (temperature, moisture, wind,
        etc.)
	Symptoms associated with chemical environment (pH, salt injury, herbicide 
         damage, nutrient deficiencies, toxicities, air pollutants)
Integrated disease management

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty and 
integrity in every phase of their academic careers.

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