| Lecture |
Topic |
| Jan 15 |
Emerging Infectious Plant Diseases in the Tropics – Jean Ristaino |
| Jan 22 |
Tropical Plant Diseases – A West African Perspective - Peter Ojiambo |
| Jan 29 |
Diseases of Coffee-Jean Ristaino |
| Feb 5 |
Diseases of Banana – Turner Sutton |
| Feb 12 |
Three major fungal diseases and integrated pathogen management of cacao-Bob Lumsden, World Cocoa Foundation |
| Feb 19 |
The Role of Plant Protection and Quarantine in the Safe Trade of Agricultural Products from the tropics – Scott Redlin, USDA APHIS CPHST |
| Feb 26 |
International and Legal trade agreements-Christina Devorshak, USDA APHIS CPHST |
| Mar 5 |
Ecology in the Tropics-Jean Ristaino |
| Mar 12 |
Potato late blight: An Andean Origin-Jean Ristaino |
| Mar 19 |
Spring break |
| Mar 26 |
Field trip overview in Costa Rica-Jean Ristaino
Term paper due |
