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Course Requirements:
Tests: 11 chapter quizzes worth approximately 30 points each.
Lab Assignments: Labs are worth anywhere between 10 - 75 points. Most are worth 10-20 points.
Grading is on the 90-80-70-60% grading scale.
Tentative Course Outline:
Week 1
Chapter 1 -What Is Wrong with My Plant
Lab – Research a plant disease of your choice.
Week 2
Chapter 2 - Fungi
Lab – Research a fungal plant disease of your choice.
Week 3
Chapter 3 - Bacteria
Lab – Research a bacterial disease of an annual herbaceous plant.
Week 4
Chapter 4 - Nematodes
Lab – Soybean cyst nematode.
Week 5
Chapter 5 - Viruses
Lab – Plant viruses.
Week 6
Chapter 6 – Parasitic Flowering Plants
Lab – Mistletoe.
Week 7
Chapter 7 – Abiotic Factors
Lab – No Lab
Week 8
Chapter 7 – Abiotic Factors
Lab – Identify and Control Noninfectious Diseases of Trees
Week 9
Chapter 8 – What Types of Plant Diseases Are There?
Lab – Identifying Different Types of Plant Diseases
Week 10
Chapter 9 – How Do Plants Interact With Pathogens? Ecological Interactions
Lab – No Lab