Plant Pathology (PLP)
PLP 2143 Global Agricultural Biosecurity and Forensics
Description: Biosecurity vs. biosafety; bioterrorism vs. biocrimes; microbial forensics; globalization; international trade and emerging organisms; invasive species; quarantine; responses; surveillance; detection and diagnostics; risk analysis; the biosecurity system integrated to science and agricultural specialties, economics and defense. Same course as ENTO 2143.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 3343 Principles of Plant Pathology
Prerequisites: PBIO 1404 or MICR 2123 or HORT 1113 or PLNT 2013.
Description: Introduction to basic principles and concepts of plant pathology, including the nature, cause and control of biotic and environmentally induced plant diseases, with emphasis on principles and methods of disease management. Offered in combination with PLP 5343. No credit for both PLP 3343 and PLP 5343. Previously offered as PLP 3344.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 3553 Fungi: Myths and More
Prerequisites: BIOL 1114 or (BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111) or equivalent.
Description: Fungal biology covering environmental roles and impacts on the health and nutrition of plants, animals and humans. Ethnomycological and industrial uses of fungi in foods, medicines, and intoxicants, and associated folklore and myths. Microscopy, microbiological methods, mushroom cultivation, and identification of microfungi and wild mushrooms. Same course as BOT 3553 or PBIO 3553.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 3663 Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management
Prerequisites: PLP 3343, ENTO 2993.
Description: The biology, ecology and identification of fungal, nematode and insect turfgrass pests. Contemporary concepts and applications of integrated control practices available for managing turfgrass pests presented along with decision-making tools for use in turfgrass pest management programs. Same course as ENTO 3663.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 4400 Special Topics
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Special topics in Plant Pathology, Entomology or related fields. Same course as ENTO 4400. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 4923 Applications of Biotechnology in Pest Management
Prerequisites: BIOL 1114 or (BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111) and CHEM 1215 or equivalent.
Description: Applications of biotechnology in controlling arthropod pests of plants and animals, plant pathogens, and weeds. Introduction to underlying technology, products being developed and deployed, their effectiveness and associated problems or concerns resulting from their use. Same course as ENTO 4923 and PLNT 4923. Previously offered as PLP 4922. May not be used for Degree Credit with PLP 5923.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5000 Research
Description: Research for the MS degree Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5003 Plant Nematology
Prerequisites: PLP 3343 or concurrent enrollment.
Description: General morphology, taxonomy and bionomics of nonparasitic and plant parasitic nematodes. Plant parasitic nematode assay techniques, subfamily identification, symptomology, pathogenicity and control. Previously offered as PLP 5004.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5014 Plant Virology
Prerequisites: PLP 3343 or MICR 2125 or PLNT 2013 or instructor permission.
Description: Plant viruses as causal agents of plant diseases. Taxonomy, biological, chemical, and physiological properties; transmission; host-virus and vector-virus relationships; replication; molecular virology; detection, diagnosis; ecology, biosecurity. Lab; primer design for RT-PCR and isothermal methods; serology. Previously offered as PLP 5013. May not be used for degree credit with MICR 5123.
Credit hours: 4
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 2 Contact: 5
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5104 Mycology
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Description: A systematic study of the fungi, with emphasis on taxonomy, comparative morphology and fungal biology. Same course as BOT 5104 or PBIO 5104.
Credit hours: 4
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 2 Contact: 5
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5304 Phytobacteriology
Prerequisites: PLP 3343.
Description: Bacteria as plant pathogens, with examination of the taxonomy, genetics, ecology, physiology, host-parasite interaction, and control of phytobacteria.
Credit hours: 4
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 4 Contact: 6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5343 Principles of Plant Pathology
Prerequisites: PBIO 1404 or MICR 2123 or HORT 1113 or PLNT 2013.
Description: Introduction to basic principles and concepts of plant pathology, including the nature, cause and control of biotic and environmentally induced plant diseases. Offered in combination with PLP 3343. No credit for both PLP 3343 and PLP 5343. Graduate students will be expected to complete extra assignments. Previously offered as PLP 5043.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5413 Plant Disease Epidemiology
Prerequisites: PLP 3343 or PLP 5043.
Description: Introduction to methodology and technical equipment used in epidemiological research and application of epidemiological principles in plant disease control.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5523 Integrated Management of Insect Pests and Pathogens
Prerequisites: ENTO 2993 and PLP 3344.
Description: Modern theory and practices for management of insect pests and pathogens in plant production systems, emphasizing an ecologically-based, integrated approach. Basic concepts of pest management, decision-making, cost/benefit analysis and risk/benefit analysis. Previously offered as PLP 5524. Same course as ENTO 5523.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path
PLP 5560 Problems in Plant Pathology
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Offered for variable credit, 1-5 credit hours, maximum of 10 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-5
Contact hours: Contact: 1-5 Other: 1-5
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5613 Host Plant Resistance
Prerequisites: ENTO 3343 and ENTO 2993 or equivalent and a general genetics course; or consent of instructor.
Description: Interactions of plants and the herbivorous insects and pathogenic micro-organisms that attack them. Development and deployment of multiple-pest resistant cultivars in crop management systems. Same course as ENTO 5613.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5623 Advanced Biotechnology Methods
Prerequisites: BIOC 3653, BIOL 3023 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Description: Principles of biotechnology and laboratory experience with basic techniques used in biochemical and molecular biological research. Same course as ENTO 5623. Previously offered as FOR 5623.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Lab: 4 Contact: 5
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5700 Teaching Practicum in Plant Pathology
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing.
Description: Variable credit offering for graduate students who wish to develop skills in teaching, assessment and course development working in conjunction with a primary instructor. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Discussion
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5723 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Prerequisites: PLP 3343 and BIOC 3653.
Description: This course covers the biochemistry, molecular biology and molecular genetics of pathogenic and symbiotic interactions between microbes and plants to explain the mechanisms by which microbe's infection and activation of plant immunity and symbiosis signaling pathways. Same course as BIOC 6663.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5860 Colloquium
Prerequisites: PLP 3343.
Description: Concepts and principles of plant pathology through discussions of pertinent literature. Offered for fixed credit, 2 credits, maximum of 2 credit hours.
Credit hours: 2
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5870 Scientific Presentations
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Preparation and delivery of scientific presentations, including 50-minute seminars, 10-minute talks, and posters. Same course as ENTO 5870. Offered for 1 credit, max 5 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: Contact: 1 Other: 1
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5923 Applications of Biotechnology in Pest Management
Prerequisites: BIOL 1114 or (BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111) and CHEM 1215 or equivalents.
Description: Applications of biotechnology in managing arthropod pests of plants, animals, plant pathogens, and weeds. Introduction to underlying technology, products being developed and deployed, effectiveness and associated problems or concerns resulting from their use. May not be used for degree credit with PLP 4923.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 5992 Career Skills and Professionalism for Scientists
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Description: For graduate students majoring in science-based fields, especially those nearing graduation. Skills needed for effective job application and interviewing, career development and advancement, communication with professional colleagues and the public, and personal professional development. Same course as ENTO 5992.
Credit hours: 2
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Contact: 2
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 6000 Research
Description: Research for the PhD degree. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 36 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-12
Contact hours: Contact: 1-12 Other: 1-12
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology
PLP 6303 Soilborne Diseases of Plants
Prerequisites: PLP 3343.
Description: Soilborne diseases, their reception and importance, the pathogens involved, rhizoplane and rhizosphere influences, inoculum potential, specialization of pathogens, suppressive soil effects, and disease management. Lecture and discussion sessions will emphasize in-depth understanding of problems and complexities associated with studies of soilborne pathogens.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Entomology & Plant Pathology