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
and

PLPTH 585
Crop Diseases

2 hours
Fall, Spring

Judy O'Mara

or

PLPTH 590
Landscape Diseases

2 hours
Fall, Spring

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... .