PlP 429/529 General Course Information 2006

PlP 429/529 meets Monday and Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. for lecture and Wednesday from 2:10 to 5:00 p.m. for lab. Both will be held in Johnson Hall room 343.

PlP 529 meets Friday morning at 8:10 a.m. in Johnson Hall room 346 and by arrangement.

LECTURE

Objectives:
To develop the concepts and define the terminology associated with the classification, symptoms, causes, development, and control of plant diseases. The emphasis is on the concepts and terminology related to Plant Pathology. Principles of plant disease development and control are illustrated with specific examples. Diagnosis and control of specific diseases will not be emphasized.

Prerequisites:
PlP 429 - Biol 107 and/or 120 are strongly recommended
PlP 529 - Current Graduate standing

Text:
PlP 429 - Essential Plant Pathology, G.L. Schumann and C.J. D'Arcy, 2006, APS Press.
PlP 529 - Plant Pathology, G.N. Agrios, 2005, Elsevier Academic Press.

Instructors:
Dr. Tim Murray, 311A Johnson Hall, 335.9541
Office hours: T, Th 1:30-3:00pm and by appointment

Dr. Hanu Pappu, 353 Johnson Hall, 335.9541
Office hours: M, W 9:30 to 11:00 am and by appointment

Department of Plant Pathology office - 345 Johnson Hall, 335.9541

Teaching Assistants:
Hongyan Sheng and Dipak Sharma Poudyal 337 Johnson Hall, 335.6855

LABORATORY

Objective:
To provide hands-on experience with plant diseases and plant pathogens.

Structure:
Students will be assigned to a group at the beginning of the semester. Each group will have an assigned seating area in the laboratory for the entire semester. Groups will conduct exercises, summarize results, and develop conclusions together. Each group will have assigned microscopes for use throughout the semester.

A description of the activities for each laboratory is in the lab syllabus. Students are expected to prepare for each lab by reading the handout ahead of time. Each lab period will begin with a quiz covering the previous week’s lab and then a short lecture covering the material to be examined that day. Attendance is required at each laboratory. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the laboratory materials, make-up labs cannot be provided.

Quizzes:
Lab quizzes will consist of practical questions requiring students to identify types of diseases, pathogen structures and their role in the disease cycle, symptoms, and signs. Questions based on material contained in the syllabus including scientific names of pathogens, disease cycles, control measures, and isolation techniques, also will be included on the lab quizzes. Points will be deducted for incorrect spelling of technical terms and scientific names.

Notebook:
The purpose of a laboratory notebook is to record observations and data from laboratory exercises at the time these observations are made. Notes and drawings from the laboratory exercises must be kept in the space provided after each exercise in the syllabus and must be original, that is, taken during the laboratory period and not transcribed after class. Each page of the notebook must be signed and dated by you as it is completed, and the last page of each exercise must be initialed and dated by the lab instructor or a Teaching Assistant before leaving the laboratory for the day.

Notebooks will be graded on completeness, organization, and quality of drawings. To be considered excellent a notebook should be neat, well-organized, and contain drawings labeled with the magnification at which the material was observed, labels with lines and arrows indicating important structures, notes on symptoms and signs of diseases observed in lab, descriptions of group exercises or demonstrations, and the results and conclusions from these exercises or demonstrations. Questions follow each lab exercise to emphasize specific aspects of the lab and provoke thought. Lab questions should be answered before the quiz, but need not be answered during the lab period.

Students with Disabilities: We are committed to providing assistance to help you be successful in this course. Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. If you have a disability and may need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please visit the Disability Resource Center (DRC). All accommodations MUST be approved through the DRC (Admin Annex Bldg, Room 205). Please stop by or call 509-335-3417 to make an appointment with a disability specialist.

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