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Department of Plant Pathology
and Microbiology
D. N. Appel, L.W.Barnes, M. N. Beremand, M. C.
Black, D. R. Cook, D. J. Ebbole, R. A.Frederiksen, C.F.Gonzalez,
D. C. Gross (Head), T. S. Isakeit, C. M. Kenerley, M. V. Kolomiets,
J.P.Krausz, C. W. Magill, J. M. Magill, D. S. Marshall, B. A. McDonald,
Jr., M. E. Miller, T. E. Mirkov, G. N.Odvody, C. M. Rush, H. B.
Scholthof*, K. B. Scholthof, J. L. Starr, G. W. Sundin, T. A. Wheeler,
H. H. Wilkinson
* Graduate Advisor
Members of the Department of Plant
Pathology and Microbiology direct the Master of Science and Doctor
of Philosophy degrees in genetics, plant breeding, plant pathology
and plant physiology. Students carry out their thesis and dissertation
research using facilities located on campus and/or at one of
the research centers.
A competent command of the English
language is required. For complete information on the options
available, prospective students should contact the Department
of Plant Pathology and Microbiology.
The department offers two options
in its Master of Agriculture (MAgr) degree program: plant protection
and plant sciences. The MAgr is a non-research professional degree
which requires more formal course work in lieu of the thesis.
This program emphasizes excellence in academic training and development
of professional competence for students interested in careers
in the agricultural industry, related biological-environmental
agencies and industries and teaching. Professional internship
opportunities are an integral part of the MAgr degree program.
Plant Pathology
Plant pathology is the science of
plant diseases, their nature, causal agents and interrelated
phenomena. The major objectives concern the scientific training
of professional phytopathologists. Emphasis is placed on the
fundamental and practical concepts associated with pathology
and the conceptual schemes of fungal, bacterial, viral, nematological,
mycoplasmal and physiogenic diseases. In addition, superior facilities
are available for research in most phases including physiology
of parasitism, host-parasite relationships, genetics of host
resistance, genetics of pathogen variation and variability, genetics
of host-pathogen-hyperparasite populations, ecology of soil-borne
pathogens, etiology and epidemiology of plant diseases, nematology,
virology, phytotherapeutics and clinical phytopathology.
(PLPA)
610. Host Plant Resistance.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Host plant resistance programs
from the standpoint of the plant breeder, plant pathologist
and entomologist; team taught with each discipline represented;
roundtable discussions of assigned readings and lectures. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor. Cross-listed with ENTO 610 and AGRO
610.
611. Advanced Plant Pathology
I. (3-0). Credit 3.
Principles and concepts of plant
pathogenesis, plant disease epidemiology, and plant disease
management at the level of the whole plant and in plant populations;
impact and control of significant plant diseases. Prerequisites:
PLPA 301 or equivalent; approval of instructor.
616. Methods in Molecular
Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions. (2-0). Credit 2.
Concepts and techniques used in
molecular plant pathology to study the interactions between
hosts and pathogens; focus on understanding the rationale for
implementing certain procedures and the theoretical concepts
underlying the methodology. Prerequisite: PLPA 611 or approval
of instructor.
617. Principles and Concepts
of Plant Pathogenesis. (3-3). Credit 4.
Critical review of the literature
on plant pathogenesis, specificity, mechanisms of host defenses
and host-parasite interactions; theoretical aspects of pathogenesis;
designed for the advanced student in plant pathology. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification in plant pathology or approval of instructor.
618. Bacterial Plant Diseases.
(2-3). Credit 3.
Bacterial diseases of fruit and
vegetable crops, field crops and ornamental plants; nature
of the disease, dissemination of the pathogen and methods of
control. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
620. Plant Virology. (2-3).
Credit 3.
An overview of plant virology
with an emphasis on the molecular biology of host-virus interactions;
topics will include virus replication, gene expression, movement,
symptoms, transmission and control; current literature and
techniques important to virology will be presented. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
623. Diseases of Field Crops.
(2-3). Credit 3.
Fundamental and practical aspects
of more important and representative diseases of field crops;
plant disease problems peculiar to extensive cultivation methods.
Prerequisites: PLPA 301 and 303.*
625. Plant Pathogenic Fungi.
(2-4). Credit 4.
Identification of fungi responsible
for plant diseases; representative pathogens used to illustrate
principles used in differentiating species. Prerequisites:
PLPA 301 and 303; approval of instructor.*
626. Diagnosis of Plant Diseases.
(1-3). Credit 2.
Techniques employed in field diagnosis
of plant diseases; histological and microbiological studies
to verify initial diagnosis. Prerequisite: PLPA 625 or approval
of instructor.*
627. Theory of Plant Disease
Epidemics. (2-3). Credit 3.
Nature, scope, techniques and
theoretical basis of quantitative plant disease epidemiology.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
681. Seminar. Credit 1 each
semester.
Reports and discussions of topics
of current interest in plant pathology; review of literature
on selected subjects.
684. Professional Internship.
Credit 1 to 4.
Work-study program for on-the-job
training. The student's major professor and job training supervisor
will grade the individual. Prerequisite: Graduate classification
in Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology.
685. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 4 each semester.
Individual problems or research
not pertaining to thesis or dissertation. Prerequisites: PLPA
301 and 303; approval of instructor.
689. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Special topics in an identified
area of plant pathology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
690. Theory of Research. (1-0).
Credit 1.
Design and development of research
theory, inquiry and methodology in various subfields of plant
pathology and microbiology; includes examination of modern
trends and advances, the analysis of research approaches, and
the evaluation and interpretation of data using examples from
current research literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
691. Research. Credit 1 or
more each semester.
Original investigations in support
of thesis or dissertation.
* Field trip required for which
departmental fee may be assessed to cover costs.
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