Plant Pathology Minor
Training available in plant pathology at K-State includes the following areas:
- Diseases of Kansas crops (wheat, corn, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, turf, and horticultural plants)
- Ecology and evolution
- Genetics/biotechnology/genomics/bioinformatics
- Host-plant resistance
- Molecular biology of host-pathogen interactions
- Pathogen biology
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Course Requirements
Our minor in Plant Pathology requires a total of 15 credit hours.
Required (5 credit hours):
| Course number & title | Credit hours & Term | Instructor(s) |
| PLPTH 500 Principles of Plant Pathology |
3 hours Spring |
Dr. Chris Little |
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PLPTH 585 |
2 hours |
Judy O'Mara |
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PLPTH 590 |
2 hours |
Judy O'Mara |
Plus 2 additional hours in Plant Pathology, such as:
| Course number & title | Credit hours & Term | Instructor(s) |
| PLPTH 495 Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology |
0-3 hours Spring, Summer, and Fall |
Coordinator: Jessica Rupp |
| PLPTH 587 / HORT 587 Turfgrass Diseases and Their Management |
1 hour Fall |
Jack Fry |
| PLPTH 610 / AGRON 610 Biotechnology |
3 hours Fall |
Harold Trick |
| PLPTH 730 Plant Nematology |
3 hours Spring (even years) |
Tim Todd |
| PLPTH 732 / AGRON 732 / ENTOM 732 Introduction to Plant Resistance to Pests |
2 hours Fall (even years) |
Mithila Jugulam / Tim Todd |
| PLPTH 755 Plant Resistance to Diseases |
2 hours Fall (even years) |
Tim Todd |
| PLPTH 765 Integrated Plant Disease Management |
2 hours Fall |
Jessica Rupp |
Plus at least 8 additional hours as listed in the Loading... .