Plant Pathology had a wonderful day with our Women in Science Day visitors on March 19, hosted by the Association for Women in Science in Central Ohio.

If you're interested in exploring some great resources on plant diseases, visit the links and web sites below.  Thanks for visiting!

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Above: Dr. Dennis Lewandowski (far right) helps the students examine virus symptoms on a "sick" plant.  We learned that plant diseases can devastate our food supply and our environment.  Fortunately, plant pathologists, or plant doctors, study plant diseases as well as how to manage them.  Check out this great career site from the USDA and Purdue: http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/USDA/careers/plantpathologist.html

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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? Or maybe you're just curious about plants! 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.

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).

• 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:

Monica Lewandowski, Academic Program Coordinator
E-mail: lewandowski.52@osu.edu; tel. (614) 247-6876

Sarah D. Ellis, Graduate Student
E-mail: ellis.293@osu.edu