Tentative Schedule

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FALL 2001 

Day     Date                                              Topic

Wed     Aug 29                         Introduction to the course

Friday  Aug 31                         The Irish Potato Famine and the Birth of Plant Pathology

Mon     Sept 3                          HOLIDAY - LABOR DAY

Wed     Sept 5                          The Irish Potato Famine and the Birth of Plant Pathology

Fri.       Sept 7                          The Irish Potato Famine and the Birth of Plant Pathology

Mon     Sept 10                        The Irish Potato Famine and the Birth of Plant Pathology
Wed     Sept 12                        The Irish Potato Famine and the Birth of Plant Pathology

Fri        Sept 14                        Introduction to the Fungi and Their Life Cycles

Mon     Sept 17                        Introduction to the Fungi and Their Life Cycles

Wed     Sept 19                        Introduction to the Fungi and Their Life Cycles

Fri        Sept 21                        Pathogens and Quarantines

Mon     Sept 24                        Pathogens and Quarantines
Wed     Sept 26                        Review for First Exam
Fri        Sept 28                        FIRST EXAM
Mon     Oct 1                           Bacteria
Wed     Oct 3                           Bacteria
Fri        Oct 5                           Genes and Genetic Engineering

Mon     Oct 8                           Genes and Genetic Engineering
Wed     Oct 10                         Plant Disease Epidemics and Their Management
Fri        Oct 12                         Plant Disease Epidemics and Their Management
Mon     Oct 15                         Plant Disease Epidemics and Their Management
Wed     Oct 17                         Pesticides
Fri        Oct 19                         Pesticides
Mon     Oct 22                         Soil, The Rhizosphere, and Soilborne Pathogens
Wed     Oct 24                         Soil, The Rhizosphere, and Soilborne Pathogens
Fri        Oct 26                         Fungi in Food; Natural Poisons and Gourmet Delicacies
Mon     Oct 29                         Fungi in Food; Natural Poisons and Gourmet Delicacies
Wed     Nov 31                        Review for Second Exam
Fri        Nov 2                          SECOND EXAM
Mon     Nov 5                          Rusts
Wed     Nov 7                          Rusts
Fri        Nov 9                          Dying Trees and Parasitic Plants
Mon     Nov 12                        Dying Trees and Parasitic Plants
Wed     Nov 14                        Viruses and More Recently Discovered Pathogens

Fri        Nov 16                        Viruses and More Recently Discovered Pathogens

Mon     Nov 19                        Environmental Diseases and Problems

Wed     Nov 22                        Environmental Diseases and Problems

Mon     Nov 26                        Case Studies

Wed     Nov 28                        Case Studies

Fri        Nov 30                        Case Studies

Mon     Dec 3                           Plant Diseases in a Hungry World

Wed     Dec 5                           Review for Third Exam

Fri        Dec 7                           FINAL EXAMS BEGIN