300 Cropping Systems. 3 cr. Agronomic cropping systems of the Midwest: environmental impacts, productivity, and profitability. Cropping system diversification and sustainable agriculture. An agroecological approach, the application of ecological concepts and principles for the improvement of cropping systems is emphasized. P: Agronomy 100 or cons inst.
302 Forage Management and Utilization. 3 cr. Establishment, management, harvesting and utilization of forage crops for use as hay, pasture and silage. Emphasis on cool season perennial grasses and legumes. P: Jr st & Agron 100 or cons inst.
326 Plant Nutrition Management. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Hort) 3 cr. Functions, requirements and uptake of essential plant nutrients; chemical and microbial processes affecting nutrient availability; diagnosis of plant and soil nutrient status; fertilizers and efficient fertilizer use in different tillage systems. P: Soil Sci 230 or 301 and one of the following: Bot 100 or 130; Hort 120 or 122; Agron 100.
328 Integrated Weed Management. (Crosslisted with Hort) 4 cr. Prevalence and persistence of weeds, evaluation of competitive and allelopathic effects, methods and principles of control including proper identification of common weed species. P: Agron 100 or intro crse in botany or cons inst.
338 Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Hort) 3 cr. Principles of transferring plant genes by sexual, somatic, and molecular methods and the application of gene transfer in plant breeding and genetic engineering to improve crop plants. P: Botany 130 or Genetics 160 or Biocore 301 or cons inst.
339 Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Techniques I. (Crosslisted with Botany, Hort) 4 cr. Theoretical and practical training in plant biotechnology including molecular biology, protein biochemistry and basic bioinformatic techniques used in fundamental and applied research on plants. Valuable hands-on training to those interested in careers in biotechnology. P: Bot/Zoo 152 or equiv & Chem 104 or equiv.
340 Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Techniques II. (Crosslisted with Botany, Hort) 4 cr. Theoretical and practical training in plant biotechnology including plant-cell and tissue culture, plant genetic engineering, experimental design and statistical analysis used in fundamental and applied research on plants. Valuable hands-on training to those interested in careers in biotechnology. P: Agronomy 339.
350 World Hunger and Malnutrition. (Crosslisted with Nutr Sci, Inter-AG, AAE) 3 cr. Hunger and poverty in developing countries and the United States. Topics include: nutrition and health, population, food production and availability, and income distribution and employment.
377 Cropping Systems of the Tropics. 3 cr. Crops and cropping systems of the tropics. The environmental requirements of the major crops, their botany, and how they fit into local farming systems will be emphasized. For students with broad interests in tropical agriculture and food production. P: Intro crse in botany or cons inst.
501 Principles of Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Hort) 3 cr. Principles involved in breeding and maintaining economic crops; factors affecting the choice of breeding methods; alternative approaches through hybridization and selection. P: Intro crse in genetics, 1 yr biol.
502 Techniques of Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Hort) 1 cr. Lab and field techniques used in breeding and maintaining economic crops. P: An intro crse in genetics & 1 yr of biology.
555 Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics. (Crosslisted with Hort, Botany) 2-3 cr. A survey of the underlying technologies of genomic research with a special emphasis on their applications in plant science. Provides students with a deeper understanding of the many public resources and databases being generated by large-scale genomics projects. P: Grad st; undergrads with Genetics 466 or equiv or cons inst.
565 The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Med Hist, Philos, Rur Soc) 3-4 cr. Study of ethical issues arising from the application of modern biotechnology to microorganisms, crops, and non-human animals. Readings cover moral theory, technology studies, political philosophy, the science used in biotechnology, and current regulations governing its use. P: Jr st & cons inst.
630 Ecotoxicology: Toxicant Effects on Ecosystems. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Entom, Wl Ecol) 3 cr. Study of how toxicants mediate interactions between organisms and their biotic and abiotic environments. Addresses biochemical and physiological mechanisms of toxicity; defenses against toxicants; population, community, ecosystems and evolutionary ecotoxicology; socio-economic impact and current research. P: Two semesters intro biology & one semester organic chem or cons inst.
632 Ecotoxicology: The Chemical Players. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Entom, Wl Ecol) 1 cr. Introduction to natural and man-made toxins/toxicants, their distribution, transport, and fate in the environment. Includes lectures, current research presentations, and discussions. P: 2 sem intro biol & 1 sem organic chem, or cons inst.
633 Ecotoxicology: Impacts on Individuals. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Entom, Wl Ecol) 1 cr. Addresses absorption, biotransformation, elimination of toxins in a wide variety of taxa (plants, invertebrates, vertebrates), and includes lectures, current research presentations, and discussions. P: M&Envtox 632, or 2 sem intro biol & M&Envtox 631, or cons inst.
634 Ecotoxicology: Impacts on Populations, Communities and Ecosystems. (Crosslisted with M&Envtox, Entom, Wl Ecol) 1 cr. Focuses on the impact of toxicants on populations, communities, ecosystems, and includes risk evaluation. Includes lectures, current research presentations, and discussions. P: M&Envtox 633, or M&Envtox 625, 626 & 631, or cons inst.
699 Special Problems. 1-4 cr. Offered at Madison and the branch experiment stations. P: Sr st & cons inst.
771 Experimental Designs. 1 cr. Review of methods for controlling error in research experiments; review and in-depth development of factorial treatment designs; theory, analysis, and examples of advanced experimental designs for plant and animal research. P: Stat 571 & 572.
772 Applications in Anova. 1 cr. Development of models, programs, inferences, and interpretations of analysis of variance in biological research; mixed vs. random effects models and their development; choosing the correct inference range; variance and covariance analyses; repeated measures; dealing with missing data; SAS programming. P: Stat 571 & 572.
799 Practicum in Agronomy Teaching. 1-3 cr. Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher education level in the agricultural and life sciences, direct teaching experience under faculty supervision, experience in testing and evaluation of students, and the analysis of teaching performance. P: Grad st & cons inst.
811 Biometrical Procedures in Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Hort) 3 cr. Use of statistical methods to facilitate improvements in quantitative traits of cultivated plants. P: Intro crses in genetics & stat.
812 Selection Theory for Quantitative Traits in Plants. (Crosslisted with Hort) 3 cr. Develop and evaluate mathematical theories for population improvement. Review recurrent selection strategies and examine resource allocation for plant breeding programs. P: Agronomy 770 or equiv, Agronomy, Hort 811, or cons inst.
850 Advanced Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Hort) 3 cr. Concepts in improvement of major crop species. Historically important breeding methods and new approaches. Lectures and discussion. P: Agron/Hort 338 or 501 or cons inst.
875 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.
920 Seminar. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
950 Seminar in Crop Physiology. (Crosslisted with Hort) 1 cr. P: Grad st.
957 Seminar-Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Hort, Genetics) 1 cr. P: Grad st.
990 Research. 1-9 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.