Emphasis on epidemiology and control. Structure, function, and biochemical-biophysical properties of plant viruses. Plant Disease Epidemiology. F., offered 1998. Analysis of genetic, environmental, and disease management factors that alter the course of plant disease epidemics.
Laboratory emphasizes techniques for quantitative measurement and modeling of epidemics.
Diseases of Turfgrasses. See Horticulture . F., offered 1998. S., offered 1998. Focuses on plant-associated bacteria in terms of their ecology, diversity, and the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in their interactions with plants.