UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

Plant Physiology 419
192. Internship (1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: course 120
and consent of instructor. Work experience off and
on campus, supervised by a member of the faculty.
(P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced
Undergraduates (1-5)
(P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Courses
205A. Diseases of Vegetable and Field
Crops (3)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours.
Prerequisite: course 120. Clinical study of diseases
of vegetable and field crops with emphasis on etiology,
epidemiology, diagnosis, and control. Field
trips required. Offered in alternate years.—III.
Davis, Webster
205B. Diseases of Vegetable and Field
Crops—Summer Field Trip (1)
Fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 120 and
205A. Continuation of course 205A—four-day field
trip investigating diseases of vegetable and field
crops (Deferred grading only, pending completion of
sequence. S/U grading only.)—IV. (IV.) Davis, Webster
206A-206B. Diseases of Fruit, Nut, and
Vine Crops (3-1)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 120; Plant Biology 119. Course 205 may be
taken concurrently. Clinical study of fruit, nut, and
vine crops diseases with emphasis on etiology, epidemiology,
diagnosis, and control. Offered in alternate
years. (Deferred grading only, pending
completion of sequence.)—III-IV. (III-IV.)
208. Ecology of Plant Pathogens and
Epidemiology of Plant Diseases (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 120 or the equivalent. Interaction between
higher plants, plant pathogens, and the environment
which is important in the occurrence and severity of
plant disease. Emphasis is placed on the population
dynamics and ecology of plant pathogens in the
aerial and soil environment. Offered in alternate
years.—III. Duniway
209. Principles of Plant Disease Control (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 or the
equivalent. Discussion of the underlying principles
and methods used for the control of plant diseases.
Emphasis placed on application of epidemiological
principles, biological (including host resistance), and
chemical strategies to achieve disease control.
Offered in alternate years.—II.
210. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
of Plant–Microbe Interaction (4)
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological
Sciences 101, 102, 103, and 104, or the equivalent.
Discussion of plant–microbe interactions,
focused on the underlying cellular, biochemical, and
molecular events that determine the diseased state.
Offered in alternate years.—I. Gilchrist, Bostock
215X. Genetics and Molecular Biology of
Plant Pathogens (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours.
Prerequisite: course 120 and Biological Sciences
101. Genetic analysis of pathogenicity, cultivar-specificity,
and host-specificity in plant pathogens, particularly
fungi; application of molecular biology to the
isolation and characterization of the genes involved;
and to aspects of pathogen identification; emphasis
on research techniques and problem-solving.
Offered in alternate years.—(II.)
217. Molecular Genetics of Fungi (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in
a biological science, Biological Sciences 101, 103,
Molecular and Cellular Biology 161, Plant Biology
119, courses 130, 215X; Microbiology 215 recommended.
Advanced treatment of molecular biology
and genetics of filamentous fungi and yeasts, including
gene structure, organization and regulation;
plant pathogenesis; secretion; control of reproduction;
molecular evolution; transformation; and gene
manipulation. Offered in alternate years. (Same
course as Biological Chemistry 217.)—II. Holland
222. Experimental Approaches in Plant
Pathology (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 or the
equivalent. Experimental approaches, methods of
analysis and techniques used in current research in
plant pathology, particularly with fungi. Avoiding
common research pitfalls. Offered in alternate
years.—II. Epstein
224. Advanced Mycology (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 148 or Plant Biology 148 or consent of
instructor. Systematics, evolution, and ecology of the
fungi. Topics include modern techniques and theories
on classification of fungi, species concepts, sexual
compatibility and vegetative compatibility.
Laboratories emphasize various approaches to fungal
identification. Offered in alternate years.—III.
Rizzo
228. Plant Bacteriology (5)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—9 hours. Prerequisite:
course 120; Microbiology 2 or the equivalent; Biological
Sciences 102, 103. Study of bacteria which
have a saprophytic, symbiotic, or parasitic association
with higher and lower plants. Clinical and
molecular methods for identification and classification
of these bacteria. Offered in alternate years.—
(I.) Kirkpatrick, Gilbertson
230. Plant Virology (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division or
graduate course in molecular biology or graduate
student in plant pathology. Viruses as causal agents
of plant disease and as tools for manipulating
plants; structures of virus particles; mechanisms of
transmission, replication, and spread in the plant;
cytology and molecular biology in susceptible and
resistant reactions to virus infection; virus disease
control. Only 2 units of credit to students who have
completed Microbiology 262. Not open for credit to
students who have completed course 226. Offered
in alternate years.—II. Bruening, Falk
230L. Plant Pathology Laboratory (2)
Laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 230 (may
be taken concurrently). Experimental approaches
and methods for plant virus identification; investigation
of plant virus infection cycles, disease induction,
plant reaction to infection, and the structure of virus
particles. Not open for credit to students who have
completed course 226.—Bruening, Falk
290. Seminar (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Review and evaluation of current
research in plant pathology. (S/U grading only.)—I,
II, III. (I, II, III.)
290C. Advanced Research Conference (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 120 or consent
of instructor. Presentation, evaluation, and critical
discussions of research activities in the area of
advanced plant pathology; primarily designed for
graduate students. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II,
III.)
291. Seminar in Molecular Plant Pathology
(1)
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 120 or consent
of instructor. Review and evaluation of current
literature and research in biochemistry and molecular
biology of plant microbe interactions. May be
repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II. (I, II.)
Bostock, Gilchrist, Cook, VanAlfen
293. Seminar on Soil Microbiology and
Root Diseases (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of
soil microbiology and plant pathology. Critical
reviews of current research papers related to soil
microbiology and ecology, soil-borne plant pathogens,
and/or biological control. May be repeated
for credit. (S/U grading only.)—II. Epstein
295. Seminar in Mycology (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Review and evaluation of current
literature and research in mycology. May be
repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—III. (III.)
Rizzo
298. Special Group Study (1-5)
299. Research (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)
Plant Physiology
See Plant Biology, on page 413; and
Plant Biology (A Graduate Group),
on page 416.
Plant Protection and
Pest Management
See Integrated Pest Management (A
Graduate Group), on page 311.
Plant Sciences
(College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Chris van Kessel, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Department
Department Office. 1210 Plant and Environmental
Sciences (530) 752-1703;
http://plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/
Faculty
Steffen Abel, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Michael G. Barbour, Ph.D., Professor,
Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
Diane M. Beckles, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Alan B. Bennett, Ph.D., Professor
Alison M. Berry, Ph.D., Professor
Arnold J. Bloom, Ph.D., Professor
Eduardo Blumwald, Ph.D., Professor
Kent J. Bradford, Ph.D., Professor
Patrick H. Brown, Ph.D., Professor
David W. Burger, Ph.D., Professor
Mary Cadenasso, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Abhaya M. Dandekar, Ph.D., Professor
Theodore M. DeJong, Ph.D., Professor
Montague W. Demment, Ph.D., Professor
Jorge Dubcovsky, Ph.D., Professor
Don J. Durzan, Ph.D., Professor
Jan Dvorak, Ph.D., Professor
Valerie Eviner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Albert J. Fischer, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Theodore C. Foin, Jr., Ph.D., Professor
Shu Geng, Ph.D., Professor
Paul L. Gepts, Ph.D., Professor
Thomas M. Gradziel, Ph.D., Professor
James A. Harding, Ph.D., Professor
Kentaro Inoue, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Marie A. Jasieniuk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Judy Jernstedt, Ph.D., Professor
Adel A. Kader, Ph.D., Professor
Daniel J. Kliebenstein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
John M. Labavitch, Ph.D., Professor
Emilio A. Laca, Ph.D., Associate Professor
J. Heinrich Lieth, Ph.D., Professor
James D. MacDonald, Ph.D., Professor
(Plant Pathology)
Richard W. Michelmore, Ph.D., Professor
David B. Neale, Ph.D., Professor
Florence Negre, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Donald J. Nevins, Ph.D., Professor
Michael P. Parrella, Ph.D., Professor (Entomology)
Donald A. Phillips, Ph.D., Professor
Richard E. Plant, Ph.D., Professor
Vito S. Polito, Ph.D., Professor
Daniel Potter, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Carlos F. Quiros, Ph.D., Professor
Michael S. Reid, Ph.D., Professor
Kevin J. Rice, Ph.D., Professor
Dina St. Clair, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience