Case Studies

Examinations of a specific situation or event with a "story line" on plant disease diagnosis or disease management, suitable for use in Problem-Based Learning.

Rotten Inedible Tubers: The Case of Cassava Brown Streak Disease
S. Mallowa, S.Y. Athman, S. Ruong’o, G. Abucheli, N.K. Korir, H. Odongo, D.W. Miano, and A.E. Robertson

Citrus Killer: Battling Back Against HLB
J. Chen, M.M. Dewdney, and M.L. Gleason

Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck: Fungal Smudges and Customer Preferences
H. Rosli and M.L. Gleason

Fungicides on our Corn Fields: A Case Study on Foliar Fungicide use Decisions in the
U.S. Corn Belt
S.O. Mallowa, E.J. Braun, A.E. Robertson, and P.D. Esker

Bees, Beetles, and Bacteria: the Cucurbit Bacterial Wilt Dilemma 
E.S. Rojas, L. Jesse, and M.L. Gleason

Worms in the Grass: A case study concerning the extraction and identification of plant-parasitic nematodes.
M.B. Riley and P. Agudelo

Ineffective Fungicides: A Case Study on Problems in Selection and Use of Fungicides for Disease Management.
M.B. Riley

Hosta Takeover: A Plant Disease Management Case Study.
B.A. Edmunds, P.H. Flynn, and M.L. Gleason

Naughty Peat: A Case Study in Plant Pathology, With Emphasis on Koch's Postulates and Disease Etiology.
D.E. Mathre and W.E. Grey

Strawberry Anthracnose: Managing a Hidden Menace
X. Zhang, M. Gleason, G.R. Nonnecke, and N.A. Peres