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Course
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Course Requirements Forest Pathology Course web site: http://www.uvm.edu/~shalik/for234/
DateDay Class Topic 1/18 W lec Introduction to forest pathology 1/18 W lab Intro: Sterile technique, media preparation & isolation of fungi & "Rotten World About Us" 1/20
F lec Tree disease concepts
1/23 M lec Fungal Ecology 1/25
W lec Diseases caused by fungi
1/25
W llec Taxonomy of fungi
1/25
W lab Fungi: identification, culture, life cycles, sexuality & terminology
1/27
F lec Diseases caused by fungi
1/30 M lec Foliage diseases caused by fungi 2/1
W lec Foliage diseases caused by fungi
2/1
W llec Foliage diseases caused by fungi
2/1
W lab Foliage diseases: Symptoms, signs, disease cycles and identification
2/3
F lec TBA
2/6 M lec Stem diseases caused by fungi 2/8
W lec Stem diseases caused by fungi
2/8
W llec Stem diseases: Beech-Scale-Nectria story: Dave Houston
2/8
W lab Stem diseases: Symptoms, signs, disease cycles & identification
2/10
F lec Concepts in Forest Pathology: Biology, Ecology, Epidemiology,
and Impact of Butternut Canker
2/13 M lec *****LECTURE EXAMINATION***** 2/15
W lec Rust diseases caused by fungi
2/15
W lab *****LABORATORY EXAMINATION*****
2/17 F lec Concepts in Forest Pathology: White Pine Blister Rust, Its first Century in the White Pine Ecosystems of North America 2/20
M lec President's Day (No Class)
2/22
W lec Vascular wilt diseases caused by fungi: Cindy Ash, USFS)
2/22
W llec Vascular wilt diseases caused by fungi
2/22
W lab Rust diseases: Symptoms, signs, disease cycles & identification
2/24
F lec Rust diseases caused by fungi
2/27 M lec No class 3/1
W lec Nematode diseases
3/1
W lab Vascular wilts & needle rust diseases
3/3
F lec TBA
3/6 M lec Mycorrhizae/Root diseases caused by fungi 3/8
W lec Root diseases caused by fungi
3/8
W llec Root diseases caused by fungi
3/8
W lab Mycorrhizae, root and nematode diseases, symptoms, signs, disease
cycles & identification
3/10
F lec Bacterial diseases
3/15
W lec Mycoplasma-like (MLO) diseases
3/15
W llec Diseases caused by parasitic plants
3/15
W lab Bacteria, virus, mycoplasma & parasitic plant diseases, symptoms,
signs, disease cycles & ID
3/17 F lec Diseases caused by parasitic plants 3/20-24 SPRING RECESS 3/27
M lec Abiotic disease concepts
3/29
W lec Abiotic diseases caused by natural factors
3/29
W lab *****LABORATORY EXAMINATION*****
3/31
F lec *****LECTURE EXAMINATION*****
4/3 M lec Abiotic diseases caused by air pollution 4/4 Tuesday *****COLLECTIONS DUE at 12 Noon in lab room 202 ***** 4/5
W lec Anatomy of wood and its deterioration
4/5
W llec Causal agents of wood deterioration (stains and decays)
4/5
W lab Field laboratory, Urban tree health
4/7 F lec Concepts in Forest Pathology: The Influence of Exotic Pathogens 4/10 M lec Wood deterioration: Heart rot diseases 4/12
W lec Wood deterioration: decay of wood in service/preservation
4/12
W lab Field laboratory
4/14 F lec Concepts in Forest Pathology: Risk of Introduction, Establishment, Spread, and Imapct of Exotic Pathogens 4/17 M lec Pest risk assessment (exotic pathogens) 4/19
W lec Geophytopathology
4/19
W lab Field laboratory
4/21
F lec Concepts in Forest Pathology: Insects and Their Relationship to
Tree Disease
4/24 M lec Tree diseases of international concern 4/26
W lec TBA
4/26W
lab Field laboratory
4/28
F lec *****LECTURE EXAMINATION
5/1 M lec TBA 5/3
W lec SPECIAL LECTURE: Magical mushrooms
5/3
W lab *****FINAL LAB/FIELD EXAMINATION*****
Supplemental reading materials are on reserve in the UVM library. Please use them. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON YOUR READING (textbook, all handouts, reserve readings, and other assignments). In general, I DO NOT assign readings in your text book but I EXPECT YOU to do them for the various sections we cover. Information from your text book and other reading responsibilites WILL be included in both lecture and lab examinations. Forest
Pathology
Forestry
234
Forestry 385
Spring
2006
D. R. Bergdahl Relative weighting of course requirements Lecture
Examinations (cumulative) 100, 100, 100 & 50 pts. 35%
Laboratory Examinations (cumulative) 100, 120 & 130 pts. 35% Other assorted projects/Homework Assignments 100 pts. 10% Disease Specimen Collection 200 pts. 20% Laboratory Quizzes/Other Stuff ***(Bonus Points)*** Up to 3 points added to your final grade using the following system of awarding points: Quiz average (All Quiz Grades) Pts 95+ 3 90+ 2 85+ 1 80+ 0.5 YOU MUST HAVE AN ELECTRONIC MAIL ACCOUNT: ALL OF YOUR WRITTEN MATERIALS WILL BE SENT TO US VIA E-MAIL AND ATTACHED AS AN MS-WORD DOCUMENT. NO EXCEPTIONS. ALL
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THEIR DUE DATE.
ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED TO RECEIVE A FINAL PASSING GRADE FOR THIS COURSE. YOUR
FINAL LETTER GRADE WILL BE BASED ON A POSSIBLE 1000 PTS (plus any bonus
points) AND WILL REFLECT YOUR OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN THE COURSE.
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