BOTANY 359

Biology of Fungi: Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes

SPRING, 2001

I. TEXTBOOKS

A. Required: Moore-Landecker: Fundamentals of the Fungi

B. Required: Mycology Reference Cards by Robert K. Noyd

C. Recommended: Alexopoulos and Mims: Introductory Mycology

D. Recommended: Dictionary of Mycology by Hanlin and Ulloa

II. Lecture Schedule

Tu	27	Mar	Introduction, Definition of a fungal terms;
Th	29	Mar	Ascomycete Structure and Classification (begin)
Tu	3	Apr	Ascomycetes- life cycle; variation on a common theme
Th	5	Apr	Deuteromycetes- concept of pleomorphism; conidial ontogeny; relation to Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes
Tu	10	Apr	Heterokaryosis and Parasexuality
Th	12	Apr	Ascomycete Phylogeny
Tu	17	Apr	Lecture Examination
Th	19	Apr	Basidiomycetes general characters; Jelly fungi,
Tu	24	Apr	Rusts and Smuts; Pleomorhism/Rusts; life cycle of rusts
Th	26	Apr	Basidiomycetes-Agaricales /Aphyllophorales-life cycle and differentiation
Tu	1	May	Form and Function of fruiting bodies; spore release and discharge
Th	3	May	Heterothallism, Homothallism, Fungal genetics and sexual compatibility; Basidiomycete phylogeny.
Tu	8	May	Lecture Examination
Th	10	May	Laboratory Examination

III. Laboratory Schedule

Tu	26	Mar	discussion of www/obtaining e-mail addresses; Fungal Ecology end
Th	29	Mar	Ascomycete structure and classification (end); introduction to all of the Ascomycetes using the web pages for Botany 359.
Tu	3	Apr	Ascomycetes: yeasts, plectomycetes
Th	5	Apr	Ascomycetes: pyrenomycetes and loculoascomycetes
Tu	10	Apr	Ascomycetes: inoperculate discomycetes
Th	12	Apr	Ascomycetes: operculate discomycetes
Tu	17	Apr	review
Th	19	Apr	Laboratory Examination
Tu	24	Apr	Basidiomycetes: Rusts, Smuts; Jelly Fungi
Th	26	Apr	Basidiomycetes: Aphyllophorales begin
Tu	1	May	Basidiomycetes: Aphyllophorales end; Gastromycetes
Th	3	May	Basidiomycetes: Agaricales
Tu	8	May	Review
Th	10	May	Laboratory Examination

Examinations

V. COURSE Grades:

Laboratory Examination