PATH 3530/3530L INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY COURSE SYLLABUS DR. ELIZABETH LITTLE FALL SEMESTER 2013 Learning Objectives: Students will critically explore and understand the causes, mechanisms, and management of plant disease. the biological and ecological aspects of pathogenesis. the diversity of disease causing organisms and types of diseases they cause. the role of plant diseases in both agriculture and the natural world. the application of sustainable and integrated disease management techniques. Lectures: Monday & Wednesday, 10:10 to 11:00 a.m., Room 2401 Plant Sci. Bldg. Laboratory: Section I: Wednesday, 12:20 to 2:15 p.m., Room 2104 Plant Sci. Bldg. Section II: Wednesday, 3:35 to 5:30 p.m., Room 2104 Plant Sci. Bldg. Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Little 3311 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 542-4774 E-mail: elittle@uga.edu TAs: Peng Tian Minglu Gao Text: APSNet Plant Disease Lessons (material for disease case studies): http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/Pages/default.aspx pengtian @uga.edu hugogao @uga.edu Lab Manual (required) – sold at Bel-Jean Copy Center, 163 E. Broad St. Other required readings, as assigned, will be posted on eLearning site. Not required but suggested: Agrios, G. N. 2005. Plant Pathology, 5th ed. Academic Press Attendance: Attendance is mandatory for the laboratory portion of the course. If you have more than one unexcused absence from the lab you could be withdrawn from the course. Your instructor decides on what is an excused absence, but typically you will need to provide a written medical excuse or get your absence approved by the Office of Student Affairs. Absences must be excused within 1 week of the lab you missed or it will be counted as an unexcused absence. There may be a make-up lab session depending on availability of materials, time to be arranged. Grading: Two in-class exams (75 pts. each) Final exam (100 pts.); last third of class, 25% comprehensive Seven in-class quizzes based on disease case studies (15 pts. each) Five lab quizzes (lowest grade dropped) (15 pts. each, 60 pts. total) Term paper (35 pts.); based on laboratory exercise 4 Laboratory notebooks collected twice and graded (50 points) Make-up Exams and Quizzes: In order to retake a missed exam or quiz, students must have a legitimate, documented excuse, and make every effort to contact the instructor prior to the test to be missed. (in person, by email, or by phone). Scale: A total score of ≥90% receives at least an A-, ≥80% receives at least a B-, ≥70% receives at least a C-, ≥60% receives at least a D, and <60% receives an F. Within these broad categories, I will look for discontinuities in the final (cumulative) point distribution to determine plus, minus, or ‘straight’ letter grades. This has the advantage of not giving students with very similar numerical grades different letter grades. In addition to these discontinuities, I will look at the specific performance on each assignment for each student around the breakpoint. This individual consideration may determine the cut-off between these finer grade distinctions Academic honesty: Academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. All students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to the university’s policy on academic honesty. Moreover, no student will be allowed to take his or her exam from the classroom or copy exam questions. You will be given ample opportunity in class and during my office hours to review your exams. The university’s academic honesty policy may be found at http://www.uga.edu/honesty/ahpd/ah.pdf Other plant pathology courses of interest: PATH (ANTH) (BTNY) 3010 – Fungi: Friends and Foes (Spring) (PATH) CRSS (ENTO) 3500 – Turfgrass Pest Management (Spring) PATH (BTNY) 4200-4200L – Introductory Mycology (Fall) PATH 4280-4280L – Diagnosis and Management of Plant Diseases (Fall) PATH 4300 – Clinical Plant Pathology PATH 4360 – Ornamental Pest Management (Fall) (PATH) (CRSS) ENTO 4740-4740L – Integrated Pest Management (Spring) INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY - PATH3530 LECTURE SCHEDULE - FALL 2013 Date Subject Reading in Agrios, 5th ed 12 Aug 14 19 21 26 28 02 Sep 04 09 Introduction, Terminology Parasitism and Disease Development Disease Triangle, Disease Cycle Disease Cycle, Pathogen Groups Management Concepts, Fungi as Plant Pathogens I Fungi as Plant Pathogens II No class - Labor Day Holiday Oomycetes, Potato Late Blight Case Study (not graded) Downy Mildew of Cucurbits, Disease Forecasting 4-8, 29-45, 65-71 77-104 77-104 249-263, 265-278 385-409 433-438 11 EXAM I (through Fungi as Plant Pathogens) 16 18 23 25 30 02 Oct 07 09 Ascomycetes and Deuteromycetes Apple Scab Case Study, more Ascomycetes Powdery Mildews Dutch Elm Disease Case Study; Chestnut Blight Basidiomycetes I Wheat Stem Rust Case Study; Basidiomycetes II Root and Seedling Diseases I Root and Seedling Diseases II 14 EXAM II (Oomycetes through Root Diseases) 16 21 23 28 30 04 Nov 06 11 13 18 20 25,27 02 Dec Bacteria - Concepts and Classification Bacterial Diseases, exam review Fire Blight Case Study; Fastidious Prokaryotes Viruses I Viruses II, Tomato Spotted Wilt Cucumber Mosaic Case Study; Nematodes I Nematodes II Lesion Nematode Case Study Disease Management I Disease Management II Integrated Disease Management, Parasitic Plants No class - Thanksgiving Holiday Air Pollution and other Abiotic Diseases 9 Final Exam 9 a.m. 409-433 278-289 439-447 483-514 448-456 473-483, 523-534 562-593 562-593, 604-614 410-421, 523-528 534-552, 593-603 615-626 627-637, 656-673 638-656, 678-703 723-756 764-777, 795-799, 816-823 757-758, 825-837 838-849, 863-874 849-853 293-314, 314-348, 134-142, 165-172 348-350, 705-722 357-384 Students are expected to be prepared to discuss each of the disease case studies using the outline handed out in class. Each disease case study (except the first one on potato late blight) will be associated with an in-class quiz. Note that the above dates are merely approximate. The exact dates for which to prepare each case study will be announced in class. Case studies can be found at http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/Pages/default.aspx The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary.