SAFS 651 - Plant Pathology
Plant pathology is the science of plant diseases. A plant pathologists’ goal is to reduce losses caused by disease to increase crop quality, yield, and grower profit. Plant diseases are caused by the same types of organisms that cause diseases in animals and humans and, as a result, many of the principles that apply to animal and human medicine apply to plant diseases. This course provides students with a survey of plant pathogens, their basic biology, introductory concepts of infection, disease spread, and management. Students will also learn about interactions between beneficial and pathogenic microbes leading to biological control.
BIOL 704/804 Plant-Microbe Interactions
Microbes and plants have developed intriguing strategies to encourage, resist or profit from their coexistence. Several of the mutualistic or antagonistic interactions that we study illustrate broader principles and contribute to our fundamental understanding of biological processes. These interactions have a strong impact on agricultural ecosystems, and as such are also of applied importance. This course focuses on mechanisms driving plant-pathogen interactions. Emphasis is also placed in plant-beneficial microbe interactions leading to biological control and the implications of these interactions for ecosystem functioning and sustainable agriculture.
BIOL 510 - Mushrooms, Molds, and Mildews: Introduction to the Fungal Kingdom
Fungi represent a diversity of both form and function, and occupy nearly every habitat and niche on the planet. Fungi have been crucial in early and current scientific discovery as many species are used as model systems in biological sciences for the study of ecology, epidemiology, evolution, genetics, genomics, and physiology. Fungi occupy a number of important niches in natural and man made environments including: human, animal, insect, and plant pathogens, plant symbionts, organic matter decomposers, food source, antibiotic production, and are a crucial component of global nutrient cycling. The most recent use of fungi has been the identification of specific enzymes produced by fungi to degrade lignin substrates for the production of biofuels. This course will introduce students to the wonderful world of fungi in all their diversity and complexity.
ANFS 895(08) - Special Topics: Thesis Writing
Advanced studies in specific areas of relevance to agriculture, nutrition, and/or food systems. . Open to COLSA graduate students only.
Plant pathology is the science of plant diseases. A plant pathologists’ goal is to reduce losses caused by disease to increase crop quality, yield, and grower profit. Plant diseases are caused by the same types of organisms that cause diseases in animals and humans and, as a result, many of the principles that apply to animal and human medicine apply to plant diseases. This course provides students with a survey of plant pathogens, their basic biology, introductory concepts of infection, disease spread, and management. Students will also learn about interactions between beneficial and pathogenic microbes leading to biological control.
BIOL 704/804 Plant-Microbe Interactions
Microbes and plants have developed intriguing strategies to encourage, resist or profit from their coexistence. Several of the mutualistic or antagonistic interactions that we study illustrate broader principles and contribute to our fundamental understanding of biological processes. These interactions have a strong impact on agricultural ecosystems, and as such are also of applied importance. This course focuses on mechanisms driving plant-pathogen interactions. Emphasis is also placed in plant-beneficial microbe interactions leading to biological control and the implications of these interactions for ecosystem functioning and sustainable agriculture.
BIOL 510 - Mushrooms, Molds, and Mildews: Introduction to the Fungal Kingdom
Fungi represent a diversity of both form and function, and occupy nearly every habitat and niche on the planet. Fungi have been crucial in early and current scientific discovery as many species are used as model systems in biological sciences for the study of ecology, epidemiology, evolution, genetics, genomics, and physiology. Fungi occupy a number of important niches in natural and man made environments including: human, animal, insect, and plant pathogens, plant symbionts, organic matter decomposers, food source, antibiotic production, and are a crucial component of global nutrient cycling. The most recent use of fungi has been the identification of specific enzymes produced by fungi to degrade lignin substrates for the production of biofuels. This course will introduce students to the wonderful world of fungi in all their diversity and complexity.
ANFS 895(08) - Special Topics: Thesis Writing
Advanced studies in specific areas of relevance to agriculture, nutrition, and/or food systems. . Open to COLSA graduate students only.