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BOTY370 Fungi, Plants and the Environment

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
19 April 2008 22 April 2008 Compulsory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12 cp of 200-level BOTY units; or candidature in BRurSc; or candidature in postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions BOTY 270
Notes offered in First Semester alternate years (even)
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) David Backhouse (dbackhou@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Fungal diversity, fungal-plant interactions and roles of fungi in the environment will be examined. Topics include: Major groups of fungi; how a fungus works; fungi as plant pathogens; mycorrhizae and endophytes; fungi and animals; fungi as biocontrol agents; fungal toxins and useful products.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Fungal Biology
ISBN: 9781405130660
Deacon, J., Blackwell 4th ed. 2005
Text For: Semester 1; On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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