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Introductory Plant Pathology


Course Description

Principles and concepts of plant pathology, including disease development, environmental interactions, microbial biology and life cycles, and disease control strategies. Broad concepts rather than diagnosis and control of specific diseases.


Athena Title

INTRO PLANT PATH


Prerequisite

(PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L and PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L and BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L)


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

To provide students an introduction to principles and concepts of plant pathology, including disease development, environmental interactions, microbial biology and ecology, disease cycles, and disease control strategies. The emphasis is on teaching broad concepts and principles, not on describing specific disease diagnosis and control recommendations. Plant disease examples are selected to illustrate concepts and principles, and not to provide specific crop or crop-production area information.


Topical Outline

I. Introduction A. Principles, classification, and terminology B. Concepts of parasitism C. Principles of disease control II. Diseases caused by fungi A. Introduction to mycology B. Diseases caused by Oomycetes C. Diseases caused by Ascomycetes/ Deuteromycetes D. Diseases caused by Basidiomycetes III. Diseases caused by bacteria A. Introduction to bacteriology B. Studies of specific bacterial diseases C. Studies of specific mycoplasma diseases IV. Diseases caused by viruses A. Introduction to virology B. Studies of specific virus diseases V. Plant-parasitic nematodes A. Introduction to nematology B. Studies of specific nematode/plant associations


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