Career opportunities in research, education, and public relations will include positions as technical representatives, field persons, extension specialists, research assistants, federal and state inspectors, and others. The needs, desires, and abilities of the student will help determine the specific program. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Original investigations of assigned problems in plant pathology. Lecture 3 hours per week.
Emphasis is given to the integration of control measures and epidemiology of plant diseases.
Lecture 3 hours per week. Practical study of diseases affecting fruit and vegetable crops, with emphasis on etiology, symptomatology, epidemiology, and control. The epidemiology, symptomatology, cause, pathogen life cycles, and methods of control for diseases of major agronomic crops in Arkansas. Lecture three hours per week. Utilizes team teaching approach.