May be repeated for credit. Plant pathogenic fungi, including recognition of fungus disease symptoms, isolation and identification of fungi that cause diseases, cultural features of fungi, morphological characteristics, physiological reactions to environment, disease cycles, and management of pathogens and diseases. Research not related to a thesis. F, S Areas of plant pathology and plant physiology not covered by formal courses. Relevant literature is reviewed.
Material is organized and presented by students.
Serological and nucleic acid hybridization procedures. Diagnosis of viral diseases and the identification of causal agents. Replication of plant viruses, the interaction between viral host and plant genome. Students may select courses and a major area of research from the departments of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Forest Resources, Horticulture, and Plant Pathology and Physiology. Dissertation projects are available in the Food Science Department.