BIOL 3213

Forest Pathology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

2026

Topics

in both natural and plantation forests as well as in urban environments. Emphasis
the management, prevention and/or control of the disease. Laboratory exercises
causal agents as well as lab experience in isolation, cultivation, and identification
of disease-causing agents
NRMT 3213/Biology
Forest Pathology
(Brief course outline)
Introduction to Forest Pathology
what is a disease?, causes of disease in trees, Koch’s postulate, Forest
disease management
Introduction to Fungi
what is a fungus?, hyphae and hyphal modifications, major taxonomic
groups of fungi (Oomycota, Zygomycota, Basidiomycota
Ascomycota)
Foliage Diseases
foliar pathogenic fungi, facultative necrotrophy vs. obligate biotrophy
some examples of foliar diseases of deciduous trees (e.g. powdery
mildews, tar spot, leaf blisters or leaf curl, anthracnose), some
examples of foliar diseases of coniferous trees (e.g. needle cast
cedar leaf blight, brown snow mould)
Canker Diseases
canker-causing fungi, some examples of cankers of hardwoods (e.g
chestnut blight, Hypoxylon canker of aspen, beech bark disease
butternut canker, Nectria canker, coral spot disease, Eutypella canker
conifers (e.g. Cytospora canker of spruce, Atropellis canker, Diplodia

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