Check the Timetable or with the Department for specific course offerings in a given semester.
PP 123 Plants, Parasites, And People. 3 cr. Profs. Allen, Bent, MacGuidwin, and Keller. Interface between plant diseases and human existence from historical and current perspectives with attention to how the scientific method shapes our knowledge of the world around us. Course addresses the issues of risk and decision-making in agriculture with an emphasis on genetic engineering of crops and microbes. Lab segment of course especially popular. Prereqs: None, non-majors biology option. Freshman-friendly course.
PP 299 Independent Study. 1-3 cr. Prereqs: Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior St and written Cons Inst.
PP 300 Introduction to Plant Pathology. 4 cr. Fall, annually. Introduction to the study of plant diseases. Profs. Rouse and Andrews. Life histories of the organisms which cause disease and host reaction to these organisms at the cellular, whole plant, and crop level. Laboratory emphasizes identification, isolation, culture, and control of representative fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes which harm ornamental, vegetable, fruit and field crops. Prereqs: Intro Botany.
PP 309 Diseases of Landscape Trees and Shrubs. 2 cr. Professor Glen Stanosz. Fall, even calendar years. Fundamental disease concepts, pathogens and causal agents, diagnosis, and biologically rational strategies and practices for management of diseases of woody landscape plants. For professionals and degree students. Const. Inst.
PP 323 Soil Biology. 2-3 cr. (Also Soil Science 323). Fall, annually. Prof. Balser. Nature, activities, and role of organisms inhabiting soil. Effects of soil biota on ecosystems function, response to cultural practices, and impacts on environmental quality, including bioremediation of contaminated soils.Prereqs: Chem 104 and Botany 130 or equiv.
PP 332 Fungi. 4 cr. (Also Botany 332). Spring, annually. Growth, development, variability and dispersal of saprophytic and parasitic fungi, with a consideration of their ecological and economic significance. Prereqs: A 5 Cr Intro Course in Botany.
PP 368 Environmental Law, Toxic Substances, and Conservation. 2 cr. (Also Env Tox, Envir St. 368). Prof. Dawson, Harkin . Development of and need for environmental law; an introduction to the legal system; public and private rights in the environment; regulation of pesticides and toxic substances; environmental legislation and rule-making; environmental impact statements; professionals as expert witnesses. No prior knowledge of law assumed. For scientists and others dealing with environmental issues in academia, industry and government. Prereqs: So st.
PP 375 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. Subjects of current interest to undergrads. Prereqs: Cons Inst.
PP 399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education. 1-8 cr. All semesters. Internship Program Coordinator. Prereqs: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior St and Cons Supervising Inst, Advisor, and ??
Forest 500 Insects and Diseases in Forest Resource Management. 1-4 cr. (Also Entomology, Forestry 500). Prof. Raffa, Stanosz. Fall, odd calendar years. Nature and significance of representative insects and diseases of natural and planted forests with emphasis on their control through manipulation of basic ecological and biological factors. Prereqs: Botany 151 and 152 or equiv.
PP 505 Plant-Microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects. 3 cr. (Also Botany and Entomology 505). Spring, annually. Profs. German, Allen, Halterman, and Keller. Uses examples from the contemporary study of plant diseases and comparisons with other host/parasite systems to explore many of the themes of modern biology. The course considers plant diseases and symbioses at all levels, from molecular and genetic to ecological and integrative, with particular emphasis on molecular biology. The course is designed for students with a sound understanding of basic biology who wish to expand their knowledge to plants, plant pathogens, and their interactions with the environment. Prereqs: An upper level course in microbiology (e.g. Bact 303); Biochem (e.g. Biochem 501); and Genetics (e.g. Genetics 466) or Cons Inst.
PP 517 Plant Disease Resistance. 3 cr. Spring, odd calendar years. Prof. Bent. Role of host resistance in plant disease control, and lab techniques used for evaluating host resistance and incorporating resistance factors into new crop varieties. Prereqs. Pl Path 300 and Genetics or Plant Breeding Course, or Const Inst.
PP 558 Biology of Plant Pathogens. 3 cr Spring odd years. Prof. Ann MacGuidwin. In depth study of the mcirobes that cause plant diseases. This course will be devoted to plant pathogenic bacteria, virsuses, fungi, oomycetes, and nematodes. The focus will be on the biology of these organisms, specifically on understanding their ability to infect, colonize, and cause symptoms on higher plants, as well as the traits enabling them to effectively reproduce, disseminate, and survive.
PP 559 Diseases of Economic Plants. 3 cr. Summer, odd years. Prof. Rouse & staff. Symptoms, epidemiology and control of diseases of crop plants; emphasis on laboratory and field approaches to disease diagnosis. Includes plant disease clinic, field trips, lectures and laboratories on conventional and molecular methods. Prereqs: Pl Path 300 and 332.
PP 602 Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases. 3 cr. Fall, even years. Prof. Rouse and Andrews. A graduate course designed to acquaint students with the ecology of plant pathogens, plant epidemiology, and the theory of disease control including the role of resistance breeding in the management of plant disease. Prereqs: Knowledge equiv to that obtained in Plant Path 300, Botany 332, Stats 571, Math 212, or Cons Inst.
PP 606 Colloquium in Environmental Toxicology. 1 cr. (Also Env Tox, Entom, Soil Sci, Vet Sci, and Wildlife Ecology 606). All semesters. Prof. Harkin. Lectures by resident and visiting professors on toxicology and problems related to biologically active substances in the environment.
PP 616 Plant Nematology. 1-3 cr. Spring, even years. Prof. MacGudiwin. Isolation, indentification, and behavior of plant parasitic nematodes and research methods for their study in labratory, greenhouse and filed. P: Plant Path 300 or cons instr.
PP 620 Plant Pathogenic Fungi. 3 cr. 9 (Also Bact. 620) 3 cr. Review of taxonomic systems used for the indentification of major groups of plant pathogenic fungi. Cytology and morphology of plant pathogen fungi and histopathology of host-pathogen relations. P: Pl Path 300 and 332.
PP 622 Plant Bacterial Interactions. 3 cr. (Also Bact. 622). Fall, even years. Prof. Allen. Ecology, epidemiology, and molecular and biochemical bases of interactions between bacteria and their plant hosts. Prereqs: A course in advanced Bacteriology; Genetics 466 or Equiv; Biochem 501 or Equiv; or Cons Inst.
PP 640 General Virology. 3 cr. (also Oncology/Bacteriology 640). Fall, annually. Prof. Ahlquist. Plant, bacterial and animal viruses, structure, multipication, and genetics. Prereqs: intro courses in bact, biochem, and genetics.
PP 655 Biology and Genetics of Filamentous Fungi. 3 cr. (also Genetics, Bacteriology, Botany and Medical Microbiology 655). Spring, odd years. Profs. Keller and Yu. Fungal genetics, genomics, and physiology using plant pathogenic fungi and genetic models. Prereqs: intro plant path, genetics and microbiology course.
PP 699 Special Problems. 1-5 cr. Independent research on problems in Plant Pathology. Prereqs: Senior St; Cons Inst.
PP 799 Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching. 1-3 cr. Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher education level in the agricultural and life sciences, direct teaching experience under faculty supervision, experience in testing and evaluation of students, and the analysis of teaching performance. Prereqs: Grad St; Cons Inst.
PP 800 Teaching Biology. 1 cr lecture, 1 cr lab. Prof. Handlesman and Sarah Miller. The goal is for students to develop competence and confidence as teachers. The course covers fundamentals of learning theory and practical strategies for teaching biology. Students practice lecturing, manage classroom dynamics, and teach laboratory sections (optional).
PP 801 Teaching Biology, Special Topics. 1 cr. Prof. Handelsman and Sarah Miller. Special topics include mentoring and instructional materials. Students have two options: (a) practice mentoring undergraduate researchers with feedback and evalution and/or (b) develop and evaluate instructional materials. This course builds on content from PP 800. Prereq: PP 800, Teaching Biology (or concurrent registration).
PP 875 Special Topics. Contact Department for information on this year's PP875 offerings.
PP 908 Seminar-Nitrogen Fixation.
PP 923 Seminar. 1 cr. Fall, Spring. 3:15-4:30 T, R. Seminar presentations of research in Plant Pathology.
PP 990 Research. 1-9 cr. Graduate research in Plant Pathology. Prereqs: Const Inst.
