Includes preparation of microscope slides, diagnosis of field samples, and use of diagnostic keys. Laboratory covers identification techniques, soil sampling and processing techniques, and process of pathogenesis. Cross-listed with PLPA 206. Developmental Genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans. A review of contemporary developmental genetic research using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans .
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. Six-day demonstration and field study course in applied nematology including diagnosis and prediction of nematode field problems, strategies for control, field plot design and establishment in association with diverse California crops.