Includes preparation of microscope slides, diagnosis of field samples, and use of diagnostic keys. Baldwin NEM 206. Laboratory covers identification techniques, soil sampling and processing techniques, and process of pathogenesis. Cross-listed with PLPA 206. Baldwin, Roberts NEM 225.
Course is repeatable.
Cross-listed with BIOL 225. Nematode Taxonomy and Comparative Morphology. The taxonomy and comparative morphology of soil, plant parasitic, and aquatic nematodes. Emphasis on the Tylenchida, their importance, distribution, phylogeny, and speciation. A review of contemporary molecular plant nematology.