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Winter 99/Spring 00 Course Descriptions
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Plant Pathology (PL P) Dept Info - College Info

PL P 195B Agriculture As a Science (1) II (Identical with PL S 195B, which is home).

PL P 197A Genetic Engineering (1) S P, open to students in the Horizons Unlimited Summer Program. (Identical with PL S 197A, which is home).

PL P 285L Principles of Microbiology Laboratory (1) II P, MCB 181R, MCB 181L, ECOL 182, CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, CHEM 104A, CHEM 104B: CR, MIC 285R for MIC and V SC majors. Strongly recommended for all others. (Identical with MIC 285L, which is home).

PL P 285R Principles of Microbiology (4) II P, MCB 181R, MCB 181L, ECOL 182, CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, CHEM 104A, CHEM 104B: CR, MIC 285L for MIC and V SC majors. Strongly recommended for all others. (Identical with MIC 285R, which is home).

PL P 299 Independent Study (1-3) I II

PL P 299H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 305 Introductory Plant Pathology (3) I Detailed study of representative plant diseases, with emphasis on basic concepts of diagnosis, cause, epidemiology, and control. P, PL S 100 or MCB 181. (Identical with MIC 305).

PL P 393 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 399 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

PL P 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 402 Agriculture and the Environment: Focus on Pesticides (3) II (Identical with AGTM 402, which is home). May be convened with PL P 502.

PL P 421A Microbiological Techniques (3) I 1R, 6L. P, MIC 205R, MIC 205L. MIC 421A is not prerequisite to MIC 421B. (Identical with MIC 421A, which is home).

PL P 421B Microbiological Techniques (3) II 1R, 6L. P, MIC 205R, MIC 205L. MIC 421A is not prerequisite to MIC 421B. (Identical with MIC 421B, which is home).

PL P 427L General Mycology Laboratory (2) I General mycology laboratory, with emphasis on the microfungi. P, PL P 427R. (Identical with MIC 427L).

PL P 427R General Mycology (3) I General mycology, with emphasis on the microfungi. P, PL P 205. (Identical with MIC 427R).

PL P 428 Microbial Genetics (3) I II Prokaryotic gene structure and function; methods of gene transfer and mapping, DNA structure, replication, transcription, and translation. Hands-on computer analysis of DNA sequences and gene cloning strategies. Principles of regulation of gene expression. Biology of plasmids and bacteriophages. Writing Emphasis Course. P, SWES 325 or ECOL 320 or PL S 312. (Identical with MIC 428, ECOL 428, MCB 428, SWES 428, V SC 428). May be convened with PL P 528.

PL P 451 Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents (4) II Examines the biological properties of the various groups of plant pathogens and the contemporary methods used to characterize these agents and the diseases they cause. P, PL P 305, one laboratory course or consent of instructor. (Identical with MIC 451). May be convened with PL P 551.

PL P 493 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 494R Research (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II P, ENGL 101, MATH 110, ABE 120, instructor consent.

PL P 496A Contemporary TPCS Plant Path (1-3) I II

PL P 496B Research Discussions (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

PL P 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

PL P 498H Honors Thesis (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

PL P 499 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

PL P 502 Agriculture and the Environment: Focus on Pesticides (3) II (Identical with AGTM 502, which is home). May be convened with PL P 402.

PL P 512 Biological Electron Microscopy (4) I II P, one college level course in each of physics, chemistry, and biology. (Identical with MCB 512, which is home).

PL P 516 Plant Nematology (2) II The nature, ecology, classification, and control of nematode diseases in plants. P, PL P 551 or consent of instructor.

PL P 528 Microbial Genetics (3) II For a description of course topics see PL P 428. Graduate-level requirements include: analyzing three additional current research papers; analyzing unknown DNA sequence of an entire operon; extensive term paper. (Identical with GENE 528). May be convened with PL P 428.

PL P 550 Graduate Plant Pathology (4) I Topics include major concepts in classical and molecular genetics of plant-pathogen interactions; physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of plant pathogenesis; principles of plant epidemiology and theories and practices of plant disease control. P, PL P 305 or consent of instructor.

PL P 551 Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents (4) II For a description of course topics see PL P 451. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments. May be convened with PL P 451.

PL P 575 Advanced Mycology (3) I II Biology of fungi, including morphology, physiology, classification, genetics, ecological significance, and economic importance; emphasis on plant pathogens and environmentally essential fungi. P, PL P 427R or consent of instructor.

PL P 593 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 596A Contemporary Topics Plant Path (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II

PL P 596B Research Discussions (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

PL P 599 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

PL P 601 Rizosph/Root Infection of Fungi (3) I Current literature and concepts concerning the rhizosphere ecology and epidemiology of soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi. P, PL P 305, PL P 551.

PL P 611 Molecular Plant-Virology (3) II Current advances in the structure of viral genomes, function and regulation of viral genes, molecular plant-virus interactions, and molecular strategies for viral disease control. P, PL P 305, BIOC 460.

PL P 621 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (3) I Molecular properties that control development of host, parasite, and symbiotic relationships. Contemporary molecular hypotheses are related to genetic and biochemical data available on disease resistance and pathogenesis. P, BIOC 460. (Identical with MCB 621, BIOC 621).

PL P 693 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 694A Clinical Plant Pathology (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

PL P 694B TCH Tech Plant Pathology (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

PL P 695A Plant Biology (1) [Rpt./ 4 units] I (Identical with MCB 695A, PL S 695A).

PL P 695B Plant Pathology (1) II (Identical with MCB 695B, PL S 695B).

PL P 699 Independent Study (1-5) I II

PL P 900 Research (2-8) [Rpt./]

PL P 909 Master's Report (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

PL P 910 Thesis (2-8) [Rpt./]

PL P 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

PL P 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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