Reading Assignments
October 28 Module requirements, outline, introduction
October 30 Life cycles in fungi; Cell biology & karyotyping
Mills & McCluskey. 1990. MPMI 3:351-357
Supplemental Reading: Boehm & Bushnell 1992. Phytopathology 82:1212-1218
Discussion: Terminology in host-parasite genetics (Steffenson)
Required Reading: Shaner et al. 1992. Annu Rev. Phytopath. 30:47-66
Andrivon. 1993. Phytopathology 83:889-890
Supplemental Reference: Talboys et al. 1973. Phytopath. Papers #17
Holliday 1989. A Dictionary of Plant Pathology
(in library)
Required Reading: Esser. 1996. Meiotic Recombination pages 43-63
Supplemental Reference: Fincham 1971. Using Fungi to Study Genetic Recombination, pages 1-16.
Required Reading: None
Supplemental Reference: Anderson. 1982. 20:329-347.
Leslie. 1993. Annu. Rev. Phytopath. 31:127-150. (not on e-reserve)
Discussion: Genetics of virulence in the pathogen
Requied Reading: Cornelis et al. 2002. MPMI 15:398-403
November 11 Heterokaryosis, parasexuality, & extra-chromosomal inheritance
November 13 Mutation in plant pathogens
Discussion: Genetics of resistance in the host
Required Reading: Geffroy et al. MPMI 12:774-784
November 18 Pathogenic specialization, infection type scales, & pathotype nomenclature
November 20 Mid-term Exam
Discussion: Gene for gene interactions
November 25 Gene for gene interactions I
November 27 Gene for gene interactions II; Environmental effects on host-parasite interactions
Discussion: Population genetics of plant pathogens
December 2 Genetics and deployment of host resistance I
December 4 Genetics and deployment of host resistance II
Discussion: Molecular basis of host-parasite interactions
December 9 Ecology of host-parasite interactions in natural systems: Linda Kinkel:
December 11 Student presentations of grant proposal topics
Lecture: Molecular basis of host-parasite interactions