Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My!

Want to learn more about plant pathology, hands on? Looking for a new idea for 4-H, school or a science fair project?  1. Check out a new bulletin in the 4-H Project Idea Starters series: "Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My!" Whether you're in 4-H or not, you're bound to find fun ideas that encourage students to explore science and nature. View this > Idea starter publicity flyer (pdf) 2. Plant Diseases Idea Starter - great resource for students and educators > Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm, 2009, Plants Get Sick Too! Plant Health Instructor, American Phytopathological Society.

NEW: Phytosanitation Online Course Online course site
Create your own username and password to access the free online course.  The course is an excellent and timely resource for learning about measures to prevent the movement of pests and diseases through import/export of agricultural products.  The course was made possible by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Faculty Exchange Program.

Contacts

Sarah Ellis, Graduate Student, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State (ellis.293@osu.edu)

Mike Boehm, Professor and Chair, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State (boehm.1@osu.edu)

Kenneth C. Shenge, Department of Crop Protection, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (kcshenge@abu.edu.ng)

Papa M. Diedhiou, Université de Theis, Theis, Senegal (bilpace@yahoo.de)

Photo, left to right: Diedhiou, Boehm, Ellis and Shenge.

Introduction to Plant Diseases - Fact Sheet Series

We are excited to announce a new series of plant disease fact sheets on OSU Extension's Ohioline web site.  Designed for a broad range of audiences, these resources provide excellent background information that augment fact sheets on specific plant diseases.  Help us spread the word about these exciting new teaching and educational resources. 

New Plant Disease Fact Sheet Series (pdf color flyer)

Contacts:  Mike Boehm, Professor and Department Chair (boehm.1@osu.edu); Sarah Ellis, MS graduate student (ellis.293@osu.edu).

• Plants Get Sick Too!  An Introduction to Plant Diseases  (PP401.01) by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm (pdf)
• Diagnosing Sick Plants (PP401.02) by Sarah D. Ellis. Michael J. Boehm, Jim Chatfield, Joe Boggs and Erik Draper (pdf)
• 20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis  (PP401.03) by Joe Boggs, Erik Draper, Jim Chatfield, Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm (pdf)
• Keeping Plants Healthy: An Overview of Integrated Plant Health Management (PP401.04) by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm (pdf)
• Viral Diseases of Plants (PP401.05) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Feng Qu
• Bacterial Diseases of Plants (PP401.06) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and David Coplin
• Fungal and Fungal-like Diseases of Plants (PP401.07) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Thomas K. Mitchell
• Nematode Diseases of Plants (PP401.08) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Landon H. Rhodes
• Parasitic Higher Plants (PP401.09) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Landon H. Rhodes

Want to learn more about plant pathology?

Here are some great ideas for lessons and activities:

plant-disease-lessons (pdf file) by Michael J. Boehm and Sarah D. Ellis

Plant Disease Lessons - Phytophthora root and stem rot of soybean by Anne E. Dorrance, Dennis Mills, Alison E. Robertson, Martin A. Draper, Loren Giesler and Albert Tenuta, 2007. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2007-0830-07 APSNet Education Center.

For a great overview of the field, view the following online presentations:

February 2008

What is Plant Pathology? by M. Ellis and S. Ellis (11 min)

January 2008

Intro to Plant Pathology By M. Boehm and S. Ellis (12 min)

More excellent resources:

American Phytopathology Society Education Center

Ohio 4-H

We welcome comments and questions:

Department of Plant Pathology

The Ohio State University

201 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd.

Columbus OH 43210

Tel. (614) 292-1375

Michael J. Boehm, Professor and Chair

E-mail: boehm.1@osu.edu

Sarah D. Ellis, Graduate Student

E-mail: ellis.293@osu.edu