Sample list of topics

• Plant pathology, terminology and the diseases triangle
• Sign versus symptom
• Disease versus injury
• Abiotic diseases and disorders versus biotic diseases
• Integrated plant health management strategies: resistance, cultural practices, chemical treatments, biological control, government regulations
• Nutrient deficiencies and toxicities
• Viral diseases: Signs and symptoms; Historical overview; Nomenclature and classification; Pathogen biology, ecology and epidemiology; insect vectors; Integrated management; TMV
• Bacterial diseases: Signs and symptoms; Historical overview; Nomenclature and classification; Pathogen biology, ecology and epidemiology; Integrated management; bacterial wilt
• Oomycete and Fungal Diseases: Overview of the Kingdoms Chromista (fungal-like organisms or Oomycetes) and Fungi; Oomycetes: Pythium, Phytophthora & the Downy Mildews; Signs and symptoms; Historical Overview; Nomenclature and classification
• Genetic host resistance: race, race specific, race non-specific
• Ascomycetes & Imperfect Fungi: Signs and symptoms; Historical overview; Nomenclature and classification; Generic and specific disease cycles; Replication and Dissemination; Diagnosis; Management; Apple scab; Brown rot; Fusarium wilt of tomato
• Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses
• Basidiomycetes: wood decay fungi, smuts and rusts
• Nematodes: Signs and symptoms; Historical overview; Nomenclature and classification; Generic and specific disease cycle; Replication and Dissemination; Diagnosis; Management; Root knot; Cyst; Lesion
• Parasitic higher plants: Dodder; Dwarf mistletoe;