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Subiect.......NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
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MOTION: "That Senate approve the new course proposal
from the Faculty of Science, as set forth in
Paper S.71-140:
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Plant Pathology."
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MEMORANDUM
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Subject.... FACULTY OF SCIENCE - NEW COURSE
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Date NOVEMBER 17, 1971
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PROPOSAL
The Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies has approved, the
new course proposal from the Faculty of Science --
Bisc 430-3 ?
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and recommends approval by Senate.
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Attached is a new course proposal for Plant
Pathology, Bisc. 430-3. The proposal was
recommended for adoption at the Faculty of
Science meeting of November 9, 1971, and is
hereby submitted for the approval of the Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Senate.
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Proposal
Attached as Appendix A is form C recommending the
introduction of BISC. 430-3 Plant Pathology into the offerings
of this Department.
This new course has been approved by the Departmental
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the Department as a whole.
Glen H. Geen
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APPENDIX
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
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CALENDAR INFORMATION ON
Department: Biological Sciences
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Course Number-
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Title:
Sub-title or Pescrption: ?
430-3 ?
Plant Pathology
Fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, parasitic higher plants and insect vectors
as agents of plant disease will be considered. Etiology and ecology of host-
parasite relationships will be emphasized via examination of selected, econo-
mically and/or aesthetically important plant diseases.
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Credit Hours:3 ?
Vector Description: 2-0-3
Pre-requisite(s)
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Bisc
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201 recommended.
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ENROLMENT AND SCHEDULING
Estimated Enrolment: 10-20
Semester Offered (e.g. Yearly, every Spring; twice yearly, Fall and
Spring,)
Once
Once yearly, preferably in fall semester to allow field trips and collection
of specimens.
When course will first he offered: 72-3
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JUSTIFICATION
A. What is the detailed description ofthe course including differentiation
from lower level courses, from similar courses in the same department
and from courses in other departments in the University?
Please see attached sheet.
B.
What is the range of topics that ma y
he dealt with in the course?
See Appendix II (Course Outline: Biological Sciences 4304.
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C.
110w does this course fit the goals
of
the Jt1,artlI)ent?
This course will provide students with a basic knowledge of the biology of
plant-parasitic relationships as well as a practical understanding of the
factors affecting disease processes in plants and the methods for their
diagnosis and control. In addition it will provide essential background for
students who continue into areas related to pestology.
D.
how does this course tffect degree rcquircments?
It would provide an additional 3 credit option within the group of courses
in Biological Sciences numbered 300 or above.
E.
What are the calendar changes necessary to reflect the addition of
this course?
Insertion of new course number and description.
F.
What course,
if
any, is heme drotped from the calendar if this
course is approved?
See
III,
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C. What is the nature
of
student demand for this course?
Undergraduate students interested in the biology and microbiology of fungi,
bacteria, viruses, etc. as plant parasites, and the application of this
knowledge for the control of plant diseases.
H. Other reasons for introducing the course.
None
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BUDGETARY AND SPACE FACTORS
A. Which faculty will
he
available to teach this course?
Dr. J. E. Rahe
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B.
What arc the special space and/or equipment requirements
for
this
course? Laboratory space to accommodate 10-20 students. Major equipment
consisting of dissecting and compound microscopes and autoclave facilities
are presently available. Other equipment such as moist chambers, incuba-
tors, culture tools, etc. are available or may be constructed locally at
nominal cost. The laboratory requiremciiLS are essentially similar to those
of Biological Sciences 408, and coordination and sharing of facilities
and equipment would be essential.
C.
Any other budgetary implications of mounting this course:
Teaching assistant for laboratory. Initial cost for culture materials
and tools, moist chamber construction and related items should be under
$1000, and nominal in following years.
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Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committee:
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Biological Sciences 430-3: Plant Pathology.
III. JUSTIFICATION
A. What is the detailed description of the course
including
differentiation from lower level courses, from similar
courses in the same department and from courses in other
departments of the University?
Basic biological relationships of plant pathogens and pathogenic
interactions, as well as applied aspects of diagnosis, preven-
tion and control of plant diseases will be presented. The
subject matter is quite distinct from that of Biological Sciences
408, which is essentially animal oriented. This course pro-
posal constitutes one part of a collective proposal which also
includes deletion of Biological Sciences 841-3: Economic
Organisms II, and addition of 8XX-3: Biochemistry and Physiology
of Plant-Parasite. Interaction. The net effect of this curriculum
change would be to transfer the essentially undergraduate-level
content of BISC. 841-3 to the undergraduate programme and re-
place it with current, basic, graduate-level material dealing
with biochemical and physiological aspects of parasitism in
plants.
APPJ:NI)IX II
COURSE OUTLINE
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 4XX-3
Plant Pathology
NO. OF
HRS.
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TOPIC
(1)
INTRODUCTION, HISTORY, SCOPE AND FUNCTION OF PLANT PATHOLOGY; CONCEPT OF DISEASE
IN PLANTS, REVIEW OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2)
NON-PARASITIC DISEASES: MINERAL DEFICIENCIES AND TOXICITIES, TEMPERATURE AND
MOISTURE EXTREMES, HERBICIDE DAMAGE, AIR POLLUTANTS
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PLANT PARASITES
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FUNGI AS PLANT PATHOGENS
CLASSIFICATION OF FUNGI
VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE MORPHOLOGY
SEXUALITY IN FUNGI
SPORES AND THE INFECTION PROCESS
INTERACTION OF HOST AND FUNGUS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
ABOVE FACTORS TO BE EXEMPLIFIED AND CONTRASTED BY EXAMINATION OF
SPECIFIC DISEASES, RELEVANT TO B. C. AND CANADIAN ECONOMY: ROOT
AND BUTT ROTS OF CONIFERS, APPLE SCAB, PEACH LEAF CURL, STEM RUST
OF WHEAT, WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST, POWDERY MILDEW,DANPING OFF,
DUTCH Eth DISEASE (INSECT VECTOR), AND DISEASES OF HISTORIC
IMPORTANCE: ERGOT OF RYE AND LATE BLIGHT OF POTATO.
(2)
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BACTERIA AS PLANT PAT1IOGENS
BIOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION OF BACTERIAL PLANT PATHOGENS
DISSEMINATION OF BACTERIA
NATURE OF INFECTION PROCESSES
MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENESIS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: FIRE BLIGHT OF APPLE AND PEAR (INSECT VECTOR),
CROWN GALL, ROOT NODULES (MUTUALISM OR PARASITISM?), SCAB OF
POTATO (ACTINONYCETE: FUNGUS OR BACTERIUM?)
(2)
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VIRUSES AS PLANT PATHOGENS
BIOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
VIRUSES DISEASES AND THEIR EFFECTS
TRANSMISSION OF VIRUSES: VIRUS-VECTOR RELATIONSHIPS
THE INFECTION PROCESS; LOCALIZED VS SYSTEMIC INFECTIONS
LATENCY, ANTAGONISM, SYNERGISM, INTERFERENCE
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: TMV, POTATO VIRUS X, LITTLE CHERRY, PEACH YELLOWS
(1) NEMATODES AS PLANT PATHOGENS
BIOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
INFECTION BY NEMATODES
HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS
SPECIFIC DISEASES: ROOT-KNOTS
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GOLDEN NEMATODE.
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PARASITIC HIGHER PLANTS
BIOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
INFECTION AND PArIIOGENEsIS
DISSEMINATION
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: DWARF MISTLETOE OF CONFIERS, DODDER
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COURSE OUTLINE
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 430-3
Plant Pathology
NO. OF
HRS.
TOPIC
(3)
DISEASE DYNAMICS
THE
ENVIRONMENT
CLIMATE AND WEATHER
THE
SOIL
AIR TRANSPORT
VECTORS
OVERWINTERING
THE PATHOGEN
SOURCES, RESERVOIRS
SURVIVAL, MUTATION
TRANSFER, DEPOSITION
THE INFECTION PROCESS
POPULATIONS
FACTORS AFFECTING EPIDEMICS: ?
REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF PATHOGEN,
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TIMING,
WEATHER, ('R)P
ROTATION
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
(2)
DIAGNOSIS OF PLANT DISEASES
INDIVIDUAL DISEASED SPE( LMENS -- KOCH' S POSTULATES
EPIDEMICS AND DISEASE FORECASTING -- I. R. AND COMPUTERIZED DETECTION AND
ANALYSIS
(3)
CONTROL
BREEDING: ?
RESISTANT GENE POOLS
ERADICATION, EXCLUSION, QUARANTINE
CHEMICAL
CONTROL
(1)
REVIEW AND SUMMARY
(I)
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LABORATORY OUTLINE
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 430-3
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INTRODUCTION AND ORIENTATION. THE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE, THE COMPOUND MICRO-
SCOPE; PREPARATION OF DISEASED MATERIAL FOR OBSERVATION.
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MEDIA PREPARATION
AND
STERILE TECHNIQUE -- MEDIA OF GENERAL USE TO PLANT
PATHOLOGISTS
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FIELD TRIP TO HANEY RESEARCH FOREST -- FOREST PATHOLOGY
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EXAMINATION OF DISEASED (FRESH
AND
PREPARED) PLANT MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY OF
PLANT-PATHOGENIC FUNGI
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ISOLATION OF BACTERIA; ISOLATION OF FUNGI
KOCH'S POSTULATES; INFECTION PROCESSES UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS.
HISTOLOGY OF FUNGAL INFECTION
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INDUCED-PROTECTION WITH FUNGI
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BIO-ASSAY OF FUNGITOXIC SUBSTANCES
10,11,12 VIRUS INFECTIONS -- LOCALIZED AND SYSTEMIC; NEMATOLOGY
13 ?
EXAM
NOTE: THE PROPOSED LABORATORY PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION PENDING A TRIAL-RUN OF
EXPERIMENTS TO CHECK FOR SUITABII.[Ty WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL AND/OR SMALL
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OBJECTIVE
GROUP INVESTIGATION,
OF PROVIDING
TIMING,
SIMPLE
POSITIVE
BUT
LEADING
OUTCOME,
EXPOSURE
ETC.
TO
IN
VARIOUS
ANY EVENT,
TYPES
THE
OF
OVERALL
PLANT
PATHOGENS (FUNGI, BACTERIA, VIRUSES, NEMATODES) WILL BE ADHERED TO.
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