Environmental Studies
ENVS 263 Plant Disease Ecology
Plant diseases do more than just harm plants we grow for food; they drive the evolution, population dynamics, ecosystem functioning, and diversity of plants in wild communities. This class looks at the biology of plant-microbe symbioses and the impacts of plant pathogens through the integrating lens of evolutionary ecology. Students explore the ecological basis for disease spread and management in agricultural, forest, and wild systems, and consider special challenges from emerging pathogens and climate change. Through developing a research proposal, students delve into diverse approaches that are used in basic and applied plant disease research. Students cannot receive credit for this course and
ENVS 163.