300 Introduction to Plant Pathology. 4 cr. Economic importance, symptoms, causes, and methods of control of representative plant diseases. P: Intro course in bot.
309 Diseases of Landscape Trees and Shrubs. (Crosslisted with Forest, Hort, Land Arc) 3 cr. Fundamental disease concepts, pathogens and causal agents, diagnosis, and biologically rational strategies and practices for management of diseases of woody landscape plants. For professionals and degree students. One lecture/discussion and one lab/field trip per week. P: One semester of plant sci or cons inst.
323 Soil Biology. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) 2 cr. Nature, activities and role of organisms inhabiting soil. Effects of soil biota on ecosystem function, response to cultural practices, and impacts on environmental quality, including bioremediation of contaminated soils. P: Chem 104 and Botany 130 or equiv.
332 Fungi. (Crosslisted with Botany) 4 cr. Growth, development, variability and dispersal of saprophytic, parasitic, and symbiotic fungi, with a consideration of their ecological and economic significance. P: A 5 cr intro crse in botany.
368 Environmental Law, Toxic Substances, and Conservation. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Envir St) 2 cr. Development of and need for "environmental law"; an introduction to the legal system; public and private rights in the environment; regulation of pesticides and toxic substances; environmental legislation and rulemaking; environmental impact statements; professionals as expert witnesses. No prior knowledge of law assumed. For scientists and others dealing with environmental issues in academia, industry and government. P: So st.
375 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. Subjects of current interest to undergrads. P: Cons inst.
399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education. 1-8 cr. P: So, Jr or Sr st and cons supervising inst, advisor, and internship program coordinator.
500 Insects and Diseases in Forest Resource Management. (Crosslisted with Entom, Forest) 4 cr. Nature and significance of representative insects and diseases of natural and planted forests with emphasis on their control through manipulation of basic ecological and biological factors. P: Botany 151 & 152 or equiv.
505 Plant-Microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects. (Crosslisted with Botany, Entom) 3 cr. Molecular and ecological aspects of the interactions between plants and microorganisms. This course explores many of the themes, from genetic to integrative, of modern biology, and illustrates how study of plant-microbe interactions contributes to understanding of fundamental plant science. P: An upper level crse in microbiol (e.g. Bact 303); biochem (e.g. Biochem 501); & genetics (e.g. Genetics 466) or cons inst.
517 Plant Disease Resistance. 2-3 cr. Role of host resistance in plant disease control, and lab techniques used for evaluating host resistance and incorporating resistance factors into new crop varieties. P: Pl Path 300 & genetics or plant breeding crse, or cons inst.
559 Diseases of Economic Plants. 3 cr. Symptoms, epidemiology and control of diseases of crop plants; emphasis on disease diagnosis. Plant disease clinic, field trips, lectures and lab. P: Plant Path 300 & 332.
602 Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases. 3 cr. Environmental factors in the development and spread of diseases, pathogen variability, genetics of disease resistance, and principles of disease control. P: Knowledge equiv to that obtained in Pl Path 300, Botany 332, Stat 571, Math 212, & Pl Path 616 or cons inst.
606 Colloquium in Environmental Toxicology. (Crosslisted with Entom, Soil Sci, Ahabs, Wl Ecol, M&Envtox) 1 cr. Lectures by resident and visiting professors on toxicology and problems related to biologically active substances in the environment.
616 Plant Nematology. 1-3 cr. Isolation, identification, and behavior of plant parasitic nematodes, and research methods for their study in laboratory, greenhouse and field. P: Plant Path 300 or cons inst.
620 Plant Pathogenic Fungi. (Crosslisted with Botany) 3 cr. Review of taxonomic systems used for the identification of major groups of plant pathogenic fungi. Cytology and morphology of plant pathogenic fungi and histopathology of host-pathogen relations. P: Pl Path 300 & 332.
622 Plant-Bacterial Interactions. (Crosslisted with Microbio) 2-3 cr. Physiology, genetics, taxonomy, and ecology of bacterial pathogens, epiphytes, and symbionts of plants. P: A course in advanced bacteriology; Genetics 466 or equiv; Biochem 501 or equiv; or cons inst.
640 General Virology-Multiplication of Viruses. (Crosslisted with Microbio, Oncology) 3 cr. Bacterial and animal viruses, their structure, multiplication, and genetics. P: Intro crses in bact, biochem & genetics.
655 Biology and Genetics of Filamentous Fungi. (Crosslisted with Microbio, Botany, Genetics, MM&I) 3-4 cr. Fungal genetics, genomics, and physiology using plant pathogenic fungi and the genetic models Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa as model systems to explore the current knowledge of fungal genetics and plant/fungal interactions. P: Cons inst; Pl Path 300 & 332 recommended; Genetics 466 or equiv; general microbiol crse.
699 Special Problems. 1-5 cr. P: Sr st & cons inst.
799 Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching. 1-3 cr. Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher education level in the agricultural and life sciences, direct teaching experience under faculty supervision, experince in testing and evaluation of students, and the analysis of teaching performance. P: Grad st & cons inst.
800 Inquiry-Based Biology Teaching. 1-2 cr. The goal is for students to develop competence and confidence as teachers. The course covers fundamentals of learning theory and practical strategies for teaching biology. Students practice lecturing, manage classroom dynamics, and teach laboratory sections (optional).
801 Teaching Biology: Special Topics. 1 cr. Students will learn about mentoring and/or instructional materials. Students have two options: (a) practice mentoring undergraduate researchers with feedback and evaluation and/or (b) develop and evaluate instructional materials. This course builds on content from Plant Pathology 800. P: Pl Path 800 or con reg.
875 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. Topics of current interest to Grad students. P: Grad st and cons inst.
923 Seminar. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
930 Seminar-Mycology. (Crosslisted with Botany) 1 cr. P: Grad st.
990 Research. 1-9 cr. P: Cons inst.