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Aaron Smith

Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics

Specialization: Corn, Cotton, Soybean, and Wheat Marketing and Farm Bill Policy

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
EPP 508 - Plant Health Diagnostics - Field Crops
3 credit hour(s)

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

Semesters Offered: Summer
EPP 531 - Special Problems in Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology
1 - 3 credit hours

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

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
EPP 604 - Advanced Topics in Plant Pathology
1 - 3 credit hours

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

Semesters Offered: Fall
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865-974-7476

aaron.smith@utk.edu

325B Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, University Of Arkansas, 2013
  • MS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, University Of Arkansas, 2010
  • BA, Agricultural Business and Management, General, University of Lethbridge, 2003
Responsible Area(s)
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources

Aaron Smith

Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics
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865-974-7476

aaron.smith@utk.edu

325B Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, University Of Arkansas, 2013
  • MS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, University Of Arkansas, 2010
  • BA, Agricultural Business and Management, General, University of Lethbridge, 2003
Responsible Area(s)
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
EPP 508 - Plant Health Diagnostics - Field Crops
3 credit hour(s)

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

Semesters Offered: Summer
EPP 531 - Special Problems in Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology
1 - 3 credit hours

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

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
EPP 604 - Advanced Topics in Plant Pathology
1 - 3 credit hours

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

Semesters Offered: Fall