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Interpret fungus life cycles, fungal biology/ecology and
the impacts of environmental factors |
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Assess and explain aspects of fungi as they
may be related to issues encountered by manufacturers, attorneys,
builders, government agencies, retailers, homeowners and other public or
private entities: |
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How fungi cause different types of decay: |
Example 3
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Formation and impact of
mycorrhizal relationships: |
Example 1
Example 9 |
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Impact and role of alternate
hosts in rust fungi: |
Example 5 |
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Spore discharge and
distribution of fungi: |
Example 6 |
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Nutritional and
environmental impacts on mildew: |
Example 2 |
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Assist homeowners with tree disease problems |
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Example 5: Juniper tree infected with cedar apple
rust. Innocuous disease caused by spores from apple trees in
neighborhood.
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae |
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Example 6: American elm infected by
Ophiostoma ulmi, probably resulting from spores carried by a bark
beetle. Flagging indicates that the tree will probably die within
2 years. Dutch elm disease |
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