SCROLL DOWN TO ORDER This CD-Rom includes materials from the K-12 and Introductory plant pathology sections of the APSnet Education Center. There are labs, resource catalogs, and APSnet Features for both levels. Plant Disease Lessons Illustrated lessons to introduce the symptoms and signs, pathogen biology, disease cycle, epidemiology, disease management, and scientific, economic and social significance of major plant diseases. Laboratory Exercises Lab exercises appropriate for introductory or general plant pathology courses as well as microbiology and biology courses. Includes instructor notes. Illustrated Glossary Definitions of commonly used terms related to plants and plant pathology written for students and teachers with a background in biology. Click on the image icon to see a photograph or drawing of the term. Introductions to the Major Pathogen Groups Basic information on the history, biology, survival, dissemination, host-parasite interactions, epidemiology and management of the major groups of plant pathogens. This section is in development. Topics in Plant Pathology Presentations on general topics appropriate for introductory or general plant pathology courses. K-12 Teacher's Guide to Lessons and Laboratories A descriptionof interesting and tested experiments and lessons that demonstrate scientific principles in relation to the microbes that exist in our everyday environment using plant pathology. Each exercise includes background information, grade level recommendations, learning objectives, study questions and answers, and a list of materials and supplies (with suppliers) that will be needed. PLANT DISEASE LESSONS Fungi and Fungus-like Organisms Ascomycetes/Imperfect Fungi Apple scab Black knot Black Sigatoka of bananas and plantains Sigatoka Negra bananeros y plátaneros (Español) Blackleg of oilseed rape including canola Brown rot of stone fruits Dollar spot of turfgrass Dutch elm disease Early blight of potato and tomato Ergot of rye Fusarium head blight Monosporascus root rot and vine decline of melons Take-all root rot of small grains and turfgrass Verticillium wilt Basidiomycetes Armillaria root disease Brown root rot Coffee rust Rhizoctonia diseases of turfgrass Southern blight Stem rust of wheat and barley Stinking smut (common bunt) of wheat White pine blister rust Oomycetes Downy mildew of grape Late blight of potato and tomato Phytophthora blight of cucurbits Pythium blight of turfgrass Taro leaf blight Nematodes Lesion nematode Pine wilt disease Root-knot nematode Soybean cyst nematode Prokaryotes Bacterial spot of pepper and tomato Blackleg of potato Citrus canker Crown gall Fire blight of apple and pear Stewart's wilt of corn Viruses Barley yellow dwarf Tobacco mosaic Tomato spotted wilt Single User Student Version (10-copy packs); (1 pound); Item No. 42740PAK10 The Multi-user Network Version is available for a single department intranet at one campus. Users must be faculty or students of the university.10-copy packs may be purchased by instructors or university bookstores and re-sold to students by bookstore or instructor. Suggested retail price $15 per single CD-ROM. No partial returns. The single-user student version is nonreturnable unless all 10 are returned in re-saleable condition within 30 days. Multi-User Network Version Available! Minimum System Requirements: IBM Compatible PC with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows NT. 640 X 480 SVGA capable of 65,536 colors. |
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