HRT-260 Applied Plant Pathology w/ IPM

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.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BIO-121 or BIO-125 or BIO-251

Department

• Environmental Conservation and Horticulture

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: In Person

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

HRT 260: Applied Plant Pathology w/ IPM

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

4

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	2
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall

Prerequisites

BIO-121 or BIO-125 or BIO-251

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Outline the fundamental concepts of plant pathology.
2. Illustrate the process of plant disease infection.
3. Apply principles of IPM to plant disease management.
4. Describe major types of plant pathogens.

Topic Outline

1. 1. What is plant pathology, and why is it important?
2.     Using the Irish potato famine as a case study to introduce the disease triangle concept and how it prompted the understanding of pathogens causing disease.
3. 2. Symptoms and signs of disease
4.     Observation of the whole plant and its parts to diagnose plant diseases.
5. 3. Types of diseases
6.     A study of the range of plant diseases, how they affect plants, and why.
7. 4. IPM and disease management, including pesticides
8.     How plant diseases can be managed using integrated strategies: genetic, cultural, biological, and chemical.
9. 5. Fungal diseases
10.     Biology of fungal plant pathogens, diseases they cause, and management strategies.
11. 6. Plant pathogenic bacteria
12.     Biology of plant pathogenic bacteria, diseases they cause, and management strategies.
13. 7. Nematodes
14.     Biology of plant pathogenic nematodes, diseases they cause, and management strategies.
15. 8. Viruses
16.     Biology of plant pathogenic viruses, diseases they cause, and management strategies.
17. 9. Abiotic disorders
18.     Environmental factors that cause plant disorders.
19. 10. Plant-pathogen interactions
20.     How pathogens and plants interact at the molecular level and how this influences control methods.
21. 11. People and plant diseases
22.     Plant epidemics and how our agricultural and trade practices influence plant pathogens.