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BTNY
535
Plant
Disease Management |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Offered: |
Spring
semester |
| Next
Offered: |
Spring
semester - 2009 |
| Capacity: |
15
students |
| Lecture: |
Meets
2 times per week for 1 hour and 15 minutes/meeting |
| Instructor: |
Dr.
Ray D. Martyn |
| Description: |
An
examination of the current principles, strategies, and technologies
used in plant disease control. Emphasis is placed on the integration
of various technologies and strategies for efficacious, environmentally
sound management principles for specific types of plant diseases.
Major topics include plant disease management through regulatory
procedures, pathogen exclusion, pathogen eradication, environmental
modification, host modification, host resistance, cultural practices,
host protectants, plant disease forecasting, and the epidemiological
basis of disease management strategies. |
| Objectives: |
The
first half of the course will be devoted mainly to the understanding
of how plant diseases spread in nature, how the environment effects
their spread, and the basic principles of management, including
chemical and physical practices and the use of genetically engineered
organisms (GMO’s). The second half of the course will be
devoted to issues that relate to pesticide use and safety, release
of GMO’s into the environment, and government and
legal issues. |
| Textbook(s): |
There
is no assigned textbook for the course; however, numerous handouts
from various sources will be provided to supplement the lecture notes. |
| Pre/Corequisites: |
Prerequisite: BTNY
301. Authorized equivalent courses or consent
of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites. |
| Notes: |
This
course is required for the Plant
Pathology minor. Student’s
completing this course with a minimum grade average of "B" will
qualify for an Indiana Certified Pest Applicator’s
license in one of the following categories: 1A (agronomic crops);
1C (vegetables); 3A (landscape and greenhouse crops); 3B (turf). |
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