PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
16:765:531 Fall, 2000
Instructor: Dr. Bradley I. Hillman
Office: 932-9375 X334 Lab: X333 e-mail: hillman@aesop.rutgers.edu
Department of Plant Pathology
Office: 339 Foran Hall, Cook
Office hours: by arrangement
Lecture: T,Th 1:10-2:30

Text: Agrios, G. N., 1997. Plant Pathology (4th Ed.) Academic Press, San Diego. A few additional readings will be required. These will be made available.

Most lectures will be provided by Dr. Hillman (BIH). Guest lectures will also be provided by the following people:

Bruce B. Clarke (BBC) clarke@aesop.rutgers.edu
Ann B. Gould (ABG) gould@aesop.rutgers.edu
Norman Lalancette (NL) lalancette@aesop.rutgers.edu
Donald Y. Kobayashi (DYK) kobayashi@aesop.rutgers.edu
Peter V. Oudemans (PVO) oudemans@aesop.rutgers.edu
James F. White (JFW) jwhite@aesop.rutgers.edu
Richard J. Buckley (RJB) clinic@aesop.rutgers.edu
Michael Lawton (ML) lawton@aesop.rutgers.edu
 

Student contact numbers
 

Course requirements: Three exams, participatory class discussions, and a short paper will be required. The exams will include material covered in lectures, laboratories, and readings. The midterm exams will be 1 hour each and will each count for 25% of your grade. The final exam will count for 40% and will be cumulative, but emphasizing the last third of the course. The paper and the discussion combined will count for 10% of your grade.


 
 



Preliminary Schedule
Plant Biology 531: Principles of Plant Pathology Fall, 2000
Tuesday, Thursday 1:10-2:30

 






Required course text is Plant Pathology (4th Edition), Academic Press, G. N. Agrios, 1997.

Sept. 5 Course introduction (BIH)
Sept. 7 Principles and history (power point file) (BIH) pp 3-41

Sept. 12 Overview of microbial pathogens  (power point file) (BIH) pp 245-260; 407-412; 479-484; 565-569
Sept. 14 Introduction to fungi and fungal structures (ABG)

Sept. 19 Microbial pathogenesis and virulence factors (DYK) pp 43-62; 63-82
Sept. 21 Host defense response to pathogen attack (pdf document) (ML); 83-114

Sept. 26 Abiotic diseases and principles of disease identification (ABG) pp 225-243
Sept. 28 Recognizing disease symptoms in a field setting (BBC)

Oct. 3 Ascomycetes (PowerPoint document) 1 (BIH) pp 286-367
Oct. 5 Ascomycetes 2 (BIH) Presentation 1: Pitch Canker in Monterey

Oct. 10 Basidiomycetes 1 (JFW) pp 368-404 Presentation 1a: Karnal Bunt
Oct. 12 Basidiomycetes 2 (JFW) Presentation 2: Diseases Associated with Fairy Rings

Oct. 17 Wrap-up fungi (BIH) EXAM1: 1:30-2:30 PM
Oct. 19 Lower fungi 1 (PVO) pp 260-286 Presentation 3: Decline of Port Orford Cedar

Oct. 24 Lower fungi 2 (PVO) Presentation 4: Blue Mold of Tobacco
Oct. 26 Nematodes (RJB) pp 565-597 Presentation 5: Nematode genomics

Oct. 31 Bacteria, phytoplasmas (DYK) pp 407-453; 453-470 Presentation 6: Citrus Canker
Nov. 2 Bacteria, phytoplasmas (DYK) Presentation 7: Xylella genomics

Nov. 7 Mycorrhizae; parasitic plants (ABG) pp 404-406; 471-478
Nov. 9 Endophytes (JFW) Presentation 8: Claviceps alkaloids

Nov. 14 Viruses (BIH) pp 479-563 Presentation 9: Plum pox
Nov. 16 Wrap-up viruses (BIH) EXAM2: 1:30-2:30 PM

Nov. 21 Chemical control of plant pathogens (BBC) pp 173-221 Presentation 10: Benlate contamination
Nov. 23 No classes - Thanksgiving

Nov. 28 Population biology, ecology, and biological control (BIH) Presentation 11: Biocontrol of weeds and controlled plants with pathogens
Nov. 30 Biotechnology in plant pathology (BIH)

Dec. 5 Epidemiology (NL) pp 153-172 Presentation 12: Rice blast control with mixed cultivars
Dec. 7 Disease forecasting and modeling (NL) Presentation 13: Viruses for gene expression in plants

Dec. 12 Remote sensing and precision agriculture (PVO)

FINAL EXAM - AS SCHEDULED: 8-11 AM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22