PLANT PATHOLOGY (PL P)
195. Colloquium
b. Agriculture as a Science (1) (Identical with PL S 195b, which is home).
197. Workshop
a. Genetic Engineering (1) Open to participants in Horizons Unlimited Summer Program (Identical with PL S 197a, which is home).
305. Introductory Plant Pathology (3) 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).
402. Agriculture and the Environment: Focus on Pesticides (3)
(Identical with AGTM 402, which is home). May be convened with 502.
421A -
421B -. Microbiological Techniques (3-3) (Identical with MIC
421a-421b, which is home).
427R . General Mycology (3) General mycology, with emphasis on the
microfungi. P, 205. (Identical with MIC 427R).
427L . General Mycology Laboratory (2) General mycology laboratory,
with emphasis on the microfungi. P, 427R or CR. (Identical with MIC 427L).
428. Microbial Genetics (3) 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. P, SWES 325. or ECOL 320, or PL S 312.
(Identical with ECOL 428, MCB 428, MIC 428, SWES 428 and V SC 428). May be
convened with 528.
451. Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents (4)
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. 3R, 3L. P, 305 and at least one laboratory course (e.g.,
MIC 205, MCB 181/182, etc.) or consent of instructor. May be convened with
551. (Identical with MIC 451).
494r . Practicum: Research (3) [Rpt./2] P, ENGL 101, MATH 117, ABE
120, and consent of instructor.
496. Seminar
a. Contemporary Topics in Plant Pathology (1-3) [Rpt./8] May be convened
with 596a.
b. Research Discussions (1-3) [Rpt./3]. May be convened with 596b.
502. Agriculture and the Environment: Focus on Pesticides (3)
(Identical with AGTM 502, which is home). May be convened with 402.
512. Biological Electron Microscopy (4) (Identical with MCB 512, which
is home).
516. Plant Nematology (2) The nature, ecology, classification, and
control of nematode diseases in plants. P, 551, or consent of instructor.
528. Microbial Genetics (3) For course topics see 428. Graduate-level
requirements include: analyzing three additional current research papers;
analyzing unknown DNA sequence of an entire operon; extensive term paper.
550. Advanced Plant Pathology (4) 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, 305 or
consent of instructor.
551. Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents (4) For a
description of course topics, see 451. Graduate-level requirements include
additional assignments. 3R, 3L. P, 305 and at least one laboratory course
(e.g., MIC 205, MCB 181/182, etc.) or consent of instructor. May be convened
with 451.
575. Advanced Mycology (3) Biology of fungi, including morphology,
physiology, classification, genetics, ecological significance, and economic
importance; emphasis on plant pathogens and environmentally essential fungi.
2R, 3L. P,427 or consent of instructor.
596. Seminar
a. Contemporary Topics in Plant Pathology (1-3) [Rpt./12] May be convened with 496a.
b. Research Discussions (1-3) [Rpt./3] May be convened with 496b.
601. Rhizosphere Biology of Root Infecting Fungi (3) Current
literature and concepts concerning the rhizosphere ecology and epidemiology of
soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi. 3R, 3L. P, 305, 551.
611. Molecular Plant Virology (3) 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. 3R. P, 305,
BIOC 460.
621. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (3) 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
BIOC 621 and MCB 621)
694. Practicum
a. Clinical Plant Pathology (1-3) [Rpt./2] P, 551.
b. Teaching Techniques in Plant Pathology (1-3) [Rpt./2] P, 551.
695. Colloquium
a. Plant Biology (1) (Identical with MCB 695a and PL S 695a).
b. Plant Pathology (1) (Identical with MCB 695b and PL S 695b).