Fall 2026

Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases

Covers ecology, epidemiology, and control of plant diseases, including pathogen variability and resistance genetics.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Richard Lankau3.8/5Paul Koch

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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PL PATH 300, (MATH 217 or 221), and (STAT 301, 371, orF&W ECOL/​STAT 571, or HORT 571 prior to Spring 2025), or graduate/professional standing

PLPATH 602

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PAUL KOCH is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD LANKAU is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Disease development, spread, pathogen variability, resistance genetics, and control principles.

Skills

  • Understanding environmental factors, pathogen variability, and disease resistance genetics.

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PLPATH 602 · Fall 2026

Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases

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