Lecture Schedule
Spring 2021
| Date | Topic |
| January 20 | Introduction |
| 25 | Abiotic and noninfectious diseases |
| 27 | Abiotic and noninfectious diseases continued |
| February 1 | General characteristics of fungi |
| 3 | Biology and ecology of fungi |
| 8 | Leaf diseases and disease control |
| 10 | Leaf diseases continued and Diseases of aspen and hybrid poplar |
| 15 | Canker diseases of hardwoods |
| 17 | Chestnut Blight, Introduced pathogens |
| 22 | Canker diseases of conifers |
| 24 | Exam 1 |
| March 1 | Dutch elm disease |
| 3 | Oak wilt, Verticillium wilt |
| 8 | Discussion session on wilt diseases |
| 10 | Foliar diseases of conifers |
| 15 | White pine blister rust |
| 17 | Stem and Gall Rusts (including Fusiform Rust) |
| 22 | Leaf and needle rusts |
| 24 | Exam 2 |
| 29 | Wood decay fungi, wood decomposition |
| 31 | Discoloration and decay in living trees- Hazardous trees |
| April 12 | Wood products deterioration |
| 13 | Root rot fungi |
| 19 | Diseases caused by Bacteria, Phytoplasma (Ash Yellows, Elm Yellows) and Nematodes |
| 21 | Nursery diseases Mycorrhizae and Phytophthora |
| 26 | Dwarf and leafy mistletoe |
| 28 | Forest fungi |
| May 3 | Exam 3 |
