Courses
Course number, title, total units, (lecture-lab units), prerequisites, and description
| 150 | Molds, Mildews, Mushrooms: The Fifth Kingdom 3 No Prereq. A mycocentric approach to natural and anthropological history, including the diverse niches occupied by molds, mildews and mushrooms. |
| 300 | Diseases of Fruit Crops 2 (2-0) Prereq Bot 120 or Hort 310 or Hort 313 or equivalent. To provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive understanding of the diseases of fruit crops grown in Washington State. |
| 331 | Forest Pathology 2 (0-6) Prereq Biol 106. Parasitic and nonparasitic diseases of forest and shade trees; life histories of fungi as related to diseases. (a/y) |
| 403 | Advanced Cropping Systems 3 Prereq CropsS 201, Pl P 429 or graduate standing. Understanding and management of constraints to crop production and quality; biological, physical, and chemical approaches to crop health management. Field trips required. Same as CropS 403. Credit not granted for both Pl P 403 and 503. |
| 421 | General Mycology 4 (2-6) Prereq Biol 106 or 120. The structure, life histories, classification, and economic importance of the fungi. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PlSc 421). Credit not granted for both Pl P 421 and 521. |
| 429 | General Plant Pathology 3 (2-3) Prereq Biol 106 or 120. Classification, symptoms, causes, epidemiology, and control of plant diseases. Credit not granted for both Pl P 429 and 529. http://fruit.wsu.edu/PP525/525.html |
| 503 | Advanced Cropping Systems 3 Graduate-level counterpart of Pl P 403; additional requirments. Credit not granted for both Pl P 403 and 503. |
| 511 | Viruses and Virus Diseases of Plants 4 (3-3) Prereq biochemistry &/or adv genetics. Nature of plant viruses, vector-virus relationships and virus diseases of plants. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (PlSc 511).(a/y) |
| 513 | Nematodes and Nematode Diseases of Plants 2 (1-3) Prereq Pl P 429. Anatomy, identity, and diseases caused by nematodes; techniques and control. (SS) (a/y) |
| 514 | Phytobacteriology 4 (3-3) Prereq MBIOS 303; MMBIOS 302. Isolation and characterization of bacteria having a saprophytic, symbiotic or pathogenic association with plants--molecular structure, function, and genetics. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PlSc 514). |
| 515 | Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit. |
| 521 | General Mycology 4 (2-6) The structure, life histories, classification, and economic importance of the fungi. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PlSc 521). Graduate-level counterpart of Pl P 421; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Pl P 421 and 521. |
525 |
 Field Plant Pathology 2 (0-6)Two week field work at outlying experiment stations studying various aspects of diseases of crop plants. (SS)(a/y) |
| 526 | Advanced Fungal Biology, 4 (2-6) Prereq Pl P 421/521 or equivalent and graduate standing. Advanced topics in fungal biology, ecology, systematics, evolution and coevolution via discussions of literature and special laboratory projects. (a/y) Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PlSc 526). |
| 529 | General Plant Pathology 3 (2-3) Classification, symptoms, causes, epidemiology, and control of plant diseases. Graduate-level counterpart of Pl P 429; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Pl P 429 and 529. |
| 534 | Fungal Genetics 4 (3-3) Prereq MBIOS 301. Classical and molecular approaches to genetic analyses in fungi. (a/y) |
| 535 | Molecular Genetics of Plant and Pathogen Interactions 3 Prereq MBIOS 301 & 303. Genetic and molecular biological aspects of host-pathogen interactions. (a/y) Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PlSc 535). |
| 551 | Epidemiology and Management of Plant Diseases 3 (3-0) Prereq Pl P 429 or 529.Principles of plant disease epidemiology, control, and ecology of pathogens. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PlSc 506). (a/y) |
| 600 | Special Projects or Independent Study Variable credit. S, F grading. |
| 700 | Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading. |
| 800 | Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination Variable credit. S, F grading. |
Johnson
Hall 329 (office) &
328 (lab)
Tel.: (509)335-3733
Fax: (509)335-9581
E-mail: carris@mail.wsu.edu
Teaching:
General Mycology PlP 421/521-offered every fall semester (PLP521 Online)
Advanced Fungal Biology PlP 526 -offered alternate spring semesters
Molds, Mildews and Mushrooms: The Fifth Kingdom PlP150 -offered every spring semester
Other Teaching Activities:
"Hunting Fall Mushrooms," Community Enrichment Program, University of Idaho
Mushroom forays for Palouse Mycological Association.
Professional Activities:
Liaison, WSU Association for Faculty Women (2005-present)
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