Each of the items listed in this section have been designed to enhance your learning experience and provide a foundation for the core lecture.
What are the 3 elements of the disease triangle?
What strategies can you employ to reduce disease pressure in your garden or landscape?
What are the steps of disease diagnosis?
How are bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases managed differently?
Please use the link that corresponds to your county.
This week, you will learn how to proactively prevent plant diseases and how to handle them if they do occur.
Your local Coordinator will host a class session in person that will include hands-on activities and discussions. These activities will deepen your understanding of this week's topic and help you connect with your fellow interns and local Association.
These resources will help you dive deeper into this week's topic.
Use these questions and case studies to deepen your understanding of this week's topic. You don't have to turn in your answers, but you may discuss them in class.
Think about the broad range of climates (micro-climates) across Tennessee. What are some challenges (using the diseases triangle) of managing disease in our state?
If you are from another state originally, share some of the experiences/challenges/successes you have had in adapting to TN climates.
As a home gardener, are the same chemicals available to you as your commercial grower counterparts? Why is this?
How can hybrids and/or resistant cultivars assist in alleviating disease issues in your home garden and/or landscape?