NEM 5707	PLANT NEMATOLOGY		3 CREDITS
Instructor: DR. DONALD W. DICKSON
Prerequisites: None
General Description: The course provides an overview of plant-parasitic nematodes. Students will learn basic nematode morphology, with emphasis on structures as they relate to identification, growth and development, ecology, life cycle, diseases they cause, disease cycles, interactions with other organisms, and management tactics to control population densities. Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with sampling, extraction, and identification of the most common plant-parasitic nematodes.
Grading: The course grade will be derived from four 10-minute quizzes, midterm and final examinations, an oral report, and a written report.
Course Outline:
Introduction and historical		Interaction with other organism Diseases and pest complexes Virus transmission
Morphology and anatomy Gross morphology, nervous and excretory systems Digestive and reproductive systems		Management Strategies, tactics, and integrated pest management Biological Chemical Mechanisms of resistance
Growth and development
Ecology Population dynamics Nematode habitats and dispersal patterns
Identification and classification
Plant-parasitic nematodes and the diseases they induce Nematodes as parasites and pathogens Mechanisms of pathogenesis Observing and characterizing symptoms and signs of nematode diseases Pathology and life cycle of tylenchida -- sedentary endoparasites: Meloidogyne, Globodera, Heterodera, Nacobbus, Tylenchulus, and Rotylenchulus Migratory endoparasites -- Pratylenchus, Radopholus, Hirschmanniella, Anguina, and Ditylenchus Ectoparasites -- Belonolaimus, Dolichodorus, Tylenchorhynchus, Hoplolaimus, Helicotylenchus, Rotylenchus, Scutellonema, and Criconemella Pathology and life cycle of Aphelenchida -- Aphelenchoides and Bursaphelenchus Pathology and disease cycles of Dorylaimida -- Xiphinema, Trichodorus, Paratrichodorus, and Longidorus
Texts: None

NEM 6101	NEMATODE MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY		2 CREDITS
Instructor: DR. GROVER C. SMART
Prerequisites: NEM 3002 or equivalent
General Description: Detailed study of the morphology and anatomy of nematodes respective of ecological niche. Those anatomical features which are most important in nematode recognition and identification will be stressed. The course will have one 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour laboratory per week.
Grading: Course grade will be derived from a midterm examination, a final examination, a laboratory practical examination, and a written report.
Course Outline:
Exoskeleton External structures Internal structures		Pseudocoelom
		Secretory/excretory system
Hypodermis (epidermis) Types Glands		Digestive System Stomodeum Intestine Proctodeum Glands
Musculature Types Structures		Reproductive system Male Female Egg      Morphology      Structure and chemical composition
Nervous system Main system Sense organs
Texts: Bird, A.F., and Bird, J. 1991. The structure of nematodes. 2nd Ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

NEM 6102	NEMATODE TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATICS		2 CREDITS
Instructor: DR. GROVER C. SMART
Prerequisites: NEM 6101 or equivalent
General Description: Theory, principles, laws, science, and process of classifying nematodes into categories. Families and genera in the Orders listed below will be studied.
Grading: Course grade will be derived from a midterm examination, a final examination, and a laboratory practical examination.
Course Outline:
Overview of taxonomy, systematics, and classification		Class Adenophorea Order Dorylaimida Order Mononchida Order Mermithida Order Araeolaimida Order Chromadorida Order Desmoscolescida Order Monhysterida Order Enoplida
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Class Secernentea Order Tylenchida Order Aphelenchida Order Rhabditida
Texts: None; current literature used.

NEM 6201	NEMATODE ECOLOGY		3 CREDITS
Instructor: DR. ROBERT McSORLEY
Prerequisites: None
General Description: This is a 3-credit graduate course examining the biology and behavior of nematode populations and their interactions within the biological community and with the environment. A previous knowledge of nematology may be helpful, but no nematode identification is involved since the course is intended for both nematologists and non-nematologists. Some mathematical treatment will be included, as appropriate for certain topics. The course will have two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour discussion of current literature each week.
Grading: Grades will be based on a midterm and final exam.
Course Outline:
Nematode life cycles; crop losses to nematodes, statistics		Nematode-host relationships, mechanisms of resistance; and population genetics and host races
Nematode extraction from soil; extraction efficiency		Damage functions; tolerance, economic thresholds
Extraction from roots; factors affecting extraction and sample storage		Interactions of nematodes on host yield; experimental analysis of interactions
Vertical and horizontal spatial distribution; developing sampling plans		Interactions of nematodes and other biotic factors on yield; competition; predation
Abiotic influences in the soil environment; biochemical influences in the soil environment		Biological control of nematodes; biomass, energy
Chemical cues in the life cycle; survival, quiescence anabiosis		Trophic relationships; nematode parameters in ecosystems
Population dynamics, life tables; population dynamics and logistic growth		Community structure, diversity, role of nematodes in decomposition; nematodes and nutrient cycling
Modeling nematode populations; structure of a nematode model		Nematode management; environmental fate of nematicides
Texts: Norton, D.C. 1978. Ecology of plant-parasitic nematodes. Wiley Interscience, New York.