Zoospore Release

Here is a photo I took today looking through the microscope at sporangia releasing their last remaining zoospores. You can see one squeezing through the opening of the sporangium. The flagellated zoospores inside the sporangia were swimming around quickly looking for the way out before zooming off at great speed.

The new term!

I haven't had much to post here recently as I took a 2 week break to show my family around Oregon. It was a great time and I'm pretty sure I impressed them with the wildlife and geology of the region.

Now the new term has begun and I have a rather hectic schedule. I'm going to be a teaching assistant (TA) for introductory plant pathology this term. I'm also taking a 5 credit class in Forest insect and disease management which promises to be a lot of work but very interesting.

Somewhere I will find time to do some research too...