Episode Synopsis "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

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