Seed Health Management

STB/PL P 592 XW

Seed Technology & Business

Semester: Spring 2021

Credit Hours: 2

Start Date: 

Delivery Method: Online – CANVAS

Course Description: 

Introduction to microorganisms. The course includes a description of the significance of diseases in the major phases of seed production and use. Pathogens considered include fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and abiotic agents. The emphasis is on control, epidemiology, host-parasite relationships, and seed health testing.

Course Restrictions:

Enrollment in this course is restricted to graduate students in the Seed Technology & Business (STB) online master’s degree program. Please email seedgrad@iastate.edu or call 515.294.9137 if you are not an STB graduate student, special enrollment permission may be granted under certain circumstances.

Course Instructor:

Gary Munkvold, PhD
munkvold@iastate.edu
515-294-7560

Future Semesters: Spring 2022