Prerequisites: BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA or BIOL 020, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C, CHEM 001C or CHEM 01HC, CHEM 008C and CHEM 08LC, or CHEM 08HC and CHEM 08HLC, MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB, PHYS 002C, PHYS 02LC, BCH 100 or BCH 110A, one course in statistics; or consent of instructor
Description: An introduction to the study of plant diseases. Topics include diseases and disease-caus- ing agents, host-pathogen interaction during disease development, and strategies for disease management. An optional, separate laboratory is offered. Cross-listed with BIOL 120 and PLPA 120. Credit is not awarded for PLPA 210 if it has already been awarded for BIOL 120/MCBL 120/PLPA 120 and/or BIOL 120L/ MCBL 120L/PLPA 120L. Manosalva Upon entering the program, a student advisory committee is appointed for each student to help plan a program of study. The committee consists of the student’s major professor, who serves as chair, and two other professors from the program with expertise in the student’s area of interest. Graduate students must meet at least annually with their advisory committee to plan their courses; however, students are encouraged to meet with their committee more often. Minutes of the meeting, prepared by the chair, are approved by the rest of the committee and then placed in the student’s file. In addition, prior to advancement to candidacy, students present the advisory committee with a written summary of their research progress and plans at the beginning of each academic year.