Tropical Plant Pathology
A graduate level course in Tropical Plant Pathology will be taught for the third time this spring at North Carolina State University. The course description, objectives and syllabus are shown below.
COURSE MEETINGS IN RALEIGH
Fridays 1:50-3:40
2104 Toxicology Centennial Campus
2 credits
INSTRUCTOR INFO:
Instructor: Dr. Jean Beagle Ristaino
Address: Room 2419 Gardner Hall, Dept of Plant Pathology, NCSU, Raleigh, NC
Phone: 919 515-3257
Fax: 919 515-7716
E-mail: Jean_Ristaino@ncsu.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This class introduces students to agriculture in the tropics and tropical diseases on important tropical crops including cacao, banana, potato and coffee will be given. Trade issues relevant to US and Central American farmers are also discussed. Students learn conversational travel Spanish. Dave Thurston’s book on Tropical Plant Pathology is an optional reference and additional papers will be provided by individual instructors. We will take a 1 week trip to Costa Rica in the summer for a field class in Tropical Plant Pathology. We will tour coffee, banana, pineapple, tropical fruit, cacao and vegetable farms in the country and learn about the disease, social and political issues facing farmers in the developing world.
Estimated COST: $1300. Register for Heath Insurance via Study Abroad Office
2007 Class Trip Photo to Costa Rica
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTOR INFO
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