Practical experience diagnosing plant health problems caused by insects, nematodes, microbial pathogens, and abiotic stresses of field crops. Students will use modern plant health diagnostics tools and techniques, both in the laboratory and field, to diagnose plant health problems of agronomic row crops.

Contact Hour Distribution: One week summer workshop. Comments: Offered in even years at the West TN Research and Education Center in Jackson, TN.

Other Instructors: Brown, Sebe Anthony

Comprehensive individual study of current problems.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Bernard, Ernest Charles | Hajimorad, Reza | Shirsekar, Gautam | Gerhold Jr, Richard William | Staton, Meg | Grant, Jerome F | Coffman, Kelsey | Onufrak, Aaron John | Kariyawasam, Dr. Gayan | Owings, Charity Grace

Biological control, disease diagnosis and management, epidemiology, fungal plant pathogens, integrated pest management, molecular plant-microbe interactions, plant pathogenesis, plant pathogenic bacteria, soil- and seed-borne pathogens, and virology.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.

Other Instructors: Ownley, Bonnie H