Plant Pathology - Directory of Online Resources

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Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book - (dead link)
"...a subject oriented internet resource guide for plant pathology, applied entomology, and all related fields."
By Thorsten Kraska

APSnet - Plant Pathology Online
American Phytopathological Society
Sections include: Media/Outreach Center ; Education Center ; Careers & Placement ; Journals & News ; Online Resources ; Meetings ; APS Press ; Directories.

• Education Center
  Sections include: K-12 Plant Pathways to Science ; Introductory Plant Pathology ; Advanced Plant Pathology ; Online Courses ; Short Courses ; Instructor Resources ; University Plant Pathology Home Pages ; Certification Program.
  • K-12 Plant Path-Ways to Science
    "The K-12 web-site was constructed to assist science and biology teachers in the K through 12 grades interested in developing interactive laboratories and demonstrations that teach the basic principles of science and the scientific method."

Cornell University - Plant Pathology Department

Hot Potatoes (November 2001)
Companion site to the documentary.
"A century and a half ago, a fungus called phytophthora infestans destroyed Ireland's potato crop, precipitating a famine that killed more than a million people and forced another million-and-a-half to emigrate...Now, more virulent strains of the same disease are attacking potato crops all around the world and threatening to trigger new famines in some Third World countries...takes a close look at potato blight and its implications. The film takes viewers from Washington state's Skagit Valley, to Europe, Mexico and Peru to tell the story of one of the hottest topics in the world of food today."
Sections include: The Main Characters ; Historical Overview ; The Science of Blight ; Potatoes as Food ; Links & Resources.
- KCTS Productions, Seattle, USA

Illustrated Glossary of Plant Pathology
By C. J. D'Arcy, D. M. Eastburn, and G. L. Schumann

Institute for Plant Diseases and Plant Protection
University of Hannover, Germany

Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Sections include: Beetles ; Lice ; Butterflies, Moths, and Caterpillars ; Plant Diseases and Damage ; Cicadas and Leafhoppers ; Plants ; Flies and Mosquitoes ; Ticks ; Grasshoppers and Crickets ; True Bugs.

Parasitic Nematodes Home Page
Includes Mailing List, Employment Board, Images, and other general and academic information
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Pesticide Information Center Online

Plant Health Care
This course will deal with the specific aspects of plant health care as the primary methodology to prevent and manage infestations of insect pests and diseases of urban trees.
Online course by Paul D. Bell, Sir Sandford Fleming College

Plant Viruses Online
Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Databse

ProMED-mail - (dead link)
Plant Diseases Annoucements
"Collaborating with the ProMED Project (Federation of American Scientists), AgNIC presents a searchable archive of the emerging plant disease announcements posted to the ProMED-mail mailing list."

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Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center - (dead link)
WSU-TFREC Fruit Pathology
By Gary Grove, Washington State University

Vegetable MD Online
"...developed to provide access to the many Vegetable Disease Fact Sheets produced over the years by Media Services at Cornell. The addition of color photographs enhances the use of these sheets for plant disease diagnosis."
- Cornell University Plant Pathology Department

Xylella fastidiosa Genome Project
"...is a fastidious, xylem-limited bacterium, which causes a range of economically important plant diseases. This website contains information about the complete genome sequence of X. fastidiosa clone 9a5c, shown to cause citrus variegated chlorosis, a serious disease of orange trees. Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC), which was first recorded in Brazil in 1987, affects all commercial sweet orange varieties."