Introduction to the microorganisms and environmental conditions causing disease in plants. Biology of pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, and disease development and principles of control.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.

Other Instructors: Windham, Mark T Dr

Survey of the phylum Nematoda, including free-living, insect-parasitic, vertebrate-parasitic, and plant-parasitic groups. Emphases will be on identification, collecting methodologies, economic importance, and applications to pest management and soil health.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lectures and 2 hours lab.
Recommended Background: 8 hours of biology.

Classification, phylogeny, and distribution of insects and related arthropods. Lectures on theory and practice of insect systematics and major features of insect evolution. Laboratory practice on methods of collection, preservation, and study of insects, with emphasis on order and family identification of adults. Substantial insect collection, one or more field trips, and a taxonomically oriented project required.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab.

Other Instructors: Moulton, Kevin

In these seminars, students will engage in active and experiential learning with UT faculty. All special topics are small seminars designed to encourage the exchange of ideas between professors and students. For a current list of course topics consult http://fys.utk.edu/fys129/.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.

Other Instructors: Grant, Jerome F