Course Name	Mycology
Credits	2
Professor(s)	Name	Youn-Sig Kwak
	Affiliation	Department of Applied Biology College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

To purpose of this course is to familiarize students with diseases causing by fungal pathogens and to obtain knowledge of fungi at introductory level. Students will be exposed to the wide variety of fungal species including major plant pathogenic fungi.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Agrios, George N. Plant Pathology 2005. Academic press

Alexopoulos, C. J. & Mims. C. W. Introductory Mycology 1979. John Wiley & Sons

Jim Deacon. 2006. Fungal Biology. fourth edition. Blackwell Publishing

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Two (20%) will be posted on 3rd & 11th week. Attendance rate will be reflected on final performance grade

Grading Scheme: Mid-term exam (40%), Final exam (40%), Others (10%)

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

week 1: Introduction

week 2: fungal structure and growth

week 3: differentiation and development

week 4: fungal metabolism

week 5: fungal genetics and genomics

week 6: fungal ecology

week 7: fungal interaction

week 8: midterm exam

week 9: division Gymnomycota

week 10: subdivision Zygomycotina

week 11: subdivision Ascomycotina

week 12: subdivision Basidiomycotina

week 13: subdivision Deuteromycotina I

week 14: subdivision Deuteromycotina  II

week 15: final exam

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 055-772-1922                             e-mail: kwak@gnu.ac.kr