HRT-260 Applied Plant Pathology with Integrated Pest Management
A practical and hands-on course investigating the nature, causes, diagnoses, and management options of plant health problems. Interactions between the environment, disease causing organisms, and the plant will be considered as related to integrated pest management (IPM) controls. Students will be trained to identify common plant diseases including environmentally caused disorders. Consideration of site management and corrective horticultural practices as related to plant health will be included. Students will further investigate each topic utilizing laboratory skills and techniques. Field trips are included in the course.
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Course Outline
Department
Environmental Conservation and Horticulture
Course Description
A practical and hands-on course investigating the nature, causes, diagnoses, and management options of plant health problems. Interactions between the environment, disease causing organisms, and the plant will be considered as related to integrated pest management (IPM) controls. Students will be trained to identify common plant diseases including environmentally caused disorders. Consideration of site management and corrective horticultural practices as related to plant health will be included. Students will further investigate each topic utilizing laboratory skills and techniques. Field trips are included in the course.
Credit Hours
4Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall
Prerequisites
BIO-121 or BIO-125 or BIO-251
Course Learning Outcomes
- Outline the fundamental concepts of plant pathology.
- Illustrate the process of plant disease infection.
- Apply principles of IPM to plant disease management.
- Describe major types of plant pathogens.