PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PL PATH 300 , GENETICS 466 , 468 , PLANTSCI 338 or AGRONOMY 338 prior to Fall 2025, PLANTSCI 501 or AGRONOMY 501 prior to Fall 2025, or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss our current understanding of plant disease resistance at multiple levels (e.g., organismal, genetic, in field vs. controlled environments, molecular mechanisms). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Outline standard and modern approaches to plant disease resistance breeding. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Critically evaluate research papers from the peer-reviewed science literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Articulate concepts related to plant disease resistance with professional proficiency in both verbal and written forms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Facilitate an in-depth discussion of a case study concerning use of recent scientific discoveries in breeding for plant disease resistance. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss our current understanding of plant disease resistance at multiple levels (e.g., organismal, genetic, in field vs. controlled environments, molecular mechanisms). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Outline standard and modern approaches to plant disease resistance breeding. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Critically evaluate research papers from the peer-reviewed science literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Articulate concepts related to plant disease resistance with professional proficiency in both verbal and written forms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Facilitate an in-depth discussion of a case study concerning use of recent scientific discoveries in breeding for plant disease resistance. Audience: Graduate