2.5h weekly meetings will compose the course and will include discussion of assigned readings (readings focusing on specific topics will be given to the student(s) and then discussed in class). The readings will be composed of both review and research papers.
A term paper prepared by the student(s) will be presented and discussed in class before the end of the term. Five paper assignments will be presented by the students and discussed in class.
Goals: To become familiar with the mechanisms allowing foliar pathogens, including biotrophs, nectrotrophs, and hemibiotrophs, to enter the plant, cause disease, and eventually counteract plant defenses.
Objectives:
(i) To acquire knowledge about strategies that plants foliar pathogens use to infect and cause disease in plants, such as using cell-wall degrading enzymes.
(ii) To learn about complementary approaches used to acquire such knowledge, including molecular, biochemical, and histo-chemical techniques.
Textbook: None. Assigned readings will be provided to the student(s). |
