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Dr. Stephen Marek
311D NRC, 744-3090
stephen.marek@okstate.edu

Syllabus & Schedule:

PLP3343 Plant Pathology Syllabus & Schedule  and  OSU attachment


Lectures:

1 - Plant pathology
2 - Essential definitions and concepts  and  Lecture 2 handout
3 - Groups, Ecology & Nutrition of Plant Pathogens  and  Lecture 3 handout
4 - Disease Cycles and Physiology  and  Lecture 4 handout
5 - Economic and Social Impacts of Plant Disease  and  Lecture 5 handout
6 - Disease Management  and  Lecture 6 handout
7 - Abiotic Disorders  and  Lecture 7 handout
8 - Bacteria & Mollicutes  and  Lecture 8 handout
9 - Bacteria & Mollicutes (2)  and  Lecture 9 handout
10 - Fungi  and  Lecture 10 handout
11 - Fungi and Fungal Diseases  and  Lecture 11 handout
12 - Diseases caused by Ascomycetes  and  Lecture 12 handout
13 - Diseases caused by Ascomycetes (2)  and  Lecture 13 handout
14 - Basidiomycetes - Smuts and Bunts  and  Lecture 14 handout
15 - Rusts  and  Lecture 15 handout
16 - Basidiomycete - Rots  and  Lecture 16 handout
17 - Parasitic Plants & Oomycetes (1)  and  Lecture 17 handout
18 - Oomycetes (2)  and  Lecture 18 handout
19 - Plant Parasitic Nematodes (1)  and  Lecture 19 handout
20 - Plant Parasitic Nematodes (2)  and  Lecture 20 handout
21 - Viruses and Viroids (1)  and  Lecture 21 handout
22 - Viruses and Viroids (2)  and  Lecture 22 handout
23 - Insect Vectors of Plant Disease Pathogens  and  Lecture 23 handout
24 - Plant Disease Epidemiology  and  Lecture 24 handout
25 - Disease Forecasting  and  Lecture 25 handout
26 - IPM: A Sensible Approach to Managing Pests  and  Lecture 26 handout
27 - Crop Biosecurity: Are We Prepared?


Labs:

1 - Microscopes and media
2 - Koch's Postulates and Isolation of Microbes from Plants  and  Lab 2 slide show
3 - Field Trip to Plant Pathology Farm
4 - Field Trip follow-up  and  Lab 4 Plant Disease Diagnostics
5 - Bacterial Diseases  and  Lab 5 Bacterial Gram Stain  and  Lab 5 slide show
6 - Bacteria, Fungus-like Protists, and Powdery Mildews  and  Lab 6 Addendum - HR Table and Questions
7 - Tan Spot of Wheat & Dutch Elm Disease
8 - Smuts, Rusts, Rots and Parasitic Plants
9 - Parasitic Plants and Oomycetes
10 - Plant Parasitic Nematodes
11 - Plant Virus Symptoms and Diagnostics  and  Lab 11 slide show
12 - Plant Disease Forecasting Systems


Assignments:

Disease Questions and List for Bonus Assignment


Old Exams (2003):

Lecture Exams
1      2      3      Final

Lab Exams
1      2

Quizzes
Pre-quiz      1      2      3      4      5      6      7


Links:

General Plant Pathology Websites:
American Phytopathological Society (APS)
APS Education
Digital Diagnostics @ OSU
History Timeline of Plant Pathology
On-Line Glossary of Plant Pathology Technical Terms
OSU Entomology and Plant Pathology Department
OSU Plant Disease and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
Plant Disease Forecasting Systems
PestTracker - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
Plant Management Network International - Plant Health Progress
UC IPM
USDA Soybean Rust

Bacteria:
APS Bacteriology Committee
BIOLOG - Mirobial ID and Characterization
List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature
MIDI - Rapid Microbial Identification Solutions

Fungi:
Anateleo - anamorph-teleomorph query
British Mycological Society (BMS)
Bryce Kendrick's The Fifth Kingdom
CBS Culture Collection Databases
Fungal Genetics Stockcenter
Index Fungorum
Mycological Society of America (MSA)
Tom Volk's Fungi
USDA-ARS SBML Fungal databases - Fungus-Host Distributions
USDA-ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory (SBML)
WWW Virtual Library Mycology Links

Parasitic Plants:
The Parasitic Plant Connection
Parasitic Flowering Plants

Nematodes:
General Plant Nematode Information
Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes (UNL)

Viruses:
Agdia - Diagnostic tests for bacteria and viruses
All the virology on the WWW
Plant Viruses Online
The Big Picture Book of Viruses
Virus World

Pesticides and GMOs:
AGBIOS database of released GMOs
APHIS database of GMO releases CDMS - Ag Chem Information Services
Chemicals and Biological Agents for Plant Disease Control: Listing of Common and Chemical Names (with Trade Names)
FRAC - Fungicide Resistance Action Committee
Index of pesticide chemicals
Modes of Action for Plant Disease Management Chemistries
OSU - Pesticide Safety Education Program
Pesticide Management Education Program