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Welcome to Disease Dirt- the podcast that digs deep into the wonderful world of plant pathology.

Disease Dirt Savana Lipps

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Welcome to Disease Dirt- the podcast that digs deep into the wonderful world of plant pathology.

    Episode 4: Wheat Stem Rust

    Episode 4: Wheat Stem Rust

    What is a disease cycle? What makes wheat stem rust such a complicated, invincible disease? Tune in to this episode of Disease Dirt to find out.

    Sources:
    https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/fungi/Basidiomycetes/Pages/StemRust.aspx

    http://www.apsnet.org/publications/apsnetfeatures/Pages/Barberry.aspx

    • 8 min
    Episode 3: An Evolutionary Arms Race

    Episode 3: An Evolutionary Arms Race

    How does the pathogen conquer the host or vice versa? In this episode, I discuss the idea of the evolutionary arms race between plant and pathogen. Listen here to learn about principal ideas in plant pathology such as the zig zag model, and the gene for gene model.
    Source:
    https://www.apsnet.org/about/history/pioneeringplantpathologists/Pages/FlorHaroldHenry.aspx

    • 6 min
    Episode 2: The Disease Triangle

    Episode 2: The Disease Triangle

    How do host, pathogen, and environment come together to cause disease? Listen here to learn about the central dogma of plant pathology- the disease triangle.

    Source:

    Koch's Postulates:
    http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci424/BSCI223WebSiteFiles/KochsPostulates.htm

    • 8 min
    Episode 1: An Introduction to Plant Pathology

    Episode 1: An Introduction to Plant Pathology

    What is plant pathology? What do plant pathologists do? How do plant pathogens affect society? Let's learn about the wonderful world of plant pathology on the first episode of Disease Dirt!

    Sources:
    Irish Immigration Statistics: https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/irish2.html

    Irish Ancestry:
    https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2017/cb17-ff05.html

    Dutch Elm Disease: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/pest-and-disease-resources/dutch-elm-disease/dutch-elm-disease-history-of-the-disease/

    Tulip Breaking Virus: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS.2000.84.10.1052

    • 8 min

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Wonderful show!

These are great explanations of some the rudimentary concepts of plant pathology. Thanks for presenting in a clear, concise way!

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Love it!

Excellent podcast, I’m looking forward to future episodes!

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