309 Diseases of Landscape Trees and Shrubs. (Crosslisted with Pl Path, Forest, Land Arc) 3 cr. Fundamental disease concepts, pathogens and causal agents, diagnosis, and biologically rational strategies and practices for management of diseases of woody landscape plants. For professionals and degree students. One lecture/discussion and one lab/field trip per week. P: One semester of plant sci or cons inst.
320 Environment of Horticultural Plants. 3 cr. Fluctuations and regulations of temperature, light, water, carbon dioxide and pollutants in natural and controlled environments. Effects upon plant growth and development. Adaptive mechanisms. Significance of air ions, electromagnetic fields and other geophysical factors. P: Crse in intro hort or intro bot.
326 Plant Nutrition Management. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Agronomy) 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 Agronomy) 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.
332 Nutrient Management: Turfgrass. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) 1 cr. Nutrient requirements of turfgrasses; nature of turfgrass response to fertilization; turfgrass fertilizers and their use in an environmentally sound manner. P: Soil Sci/Hort/Agron 326.
334 Greenhouse Production of Ornamental Plants. 2 cr. Principles of selection, production, handling, use of flowers and foliage plants grown indoors. One-day field trip required. P: Intro bot crse or cons inst.
335 Greenhouse Production of Ornamental Plants Lab. 1 cr. P: Hort 334 or con reg or cons inst.
338 Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) 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 Agronomy, Botany) 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 Agronomy, Botany) 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.
345 Fruit Crop Production. 3 cr. Survey of fruit production, emphisizing commercial production of temperate fruits. Fruit origin, history, classification, physiology, genetics, harvest and postharvest handling. P: Hort 122 or equiv. Open to Fr.
370 World Vegetable Crops. 3 cr. An overview of the importance of fresh and processed vegetables worldwide. Vegetable origin, history, classification, culture, marketing, physiology, genetics, handling, quality, significance in world cultures and diets. P: A course in horticulture and a course in biology. Open to Fr.
375 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. Specialized subject matter of current interest to undergrads. P: Cons inst.
399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education. 1-8 cr. P: So, Jr or Sr st & cons supervising inst, advisor, and internship program coordinator.
410 Undergraduate Seminar. 1 cr. P: Horticulture major with at least 5 credits in Hort, or cons inst.
461 Advanced Turfgrass Management and Physiology. 3 cr. Interacting effects of environmental stresses on turfgrass physiology/growth in relation to management practices. Discussion of new and conventional management systems. Use of biotechnology and plant breeding for improving turfgrass. P: Hort 261 & intro botany crse.
500 Molecular Biology Techniques. (Crosslisted with Path-BIO) 3 cr. The objective of the course is to familiarize students with recombinant DNA technology. This will be accomplished through lectures as well as hands on exposure to methodologies used in molecular biology laboratories. P: Biochem 501 or 621 or Genetics 466 or Bact 303, 304 or cons inst.
501 Principles of Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) 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 Agronomy) 1 cr. Lab and field techniques used in breeding and maintaining economic crops. P: An intro crse in genetics & 1 yr of biology.
524 Urban Soil and Environment. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Forest) 3 cr. Many environmental issues related to urbanization are derived from the manipulation of soil. By coupling contemporary literature in urban soils with soil science, students will be able to evaluate environmental issues within the urban environment and provide new ways of remediating their impact. P: Soil Sci 301 or 230.
550 Molecular Approaches for Potential Crop Improvement. 3 cr. Introduction of basic concepts of plant molecular biology and molecular techniques in current use. Topics include: organization and regulation of plant genes, gene cloning and analysis, transformation systems for plants, and molecular techniques for crop improvement. P: Biochem 501 and Genetics 466 or equiv courses.
555 Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, 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.
561 Introductory Cytogenetics. (Crosslisted with Genetics, Botany) 2-3 cr. Mitosis, meiosis, variations in chromosome structure and number, cytological aspects of hybridity and apomixis; chromosomes as they affect breeding behavior. P: Genetics, Botany, Zoology 466 or cons inst.
571 Statistical Methods for Bioscience I. (Crosslisted with Forest, Stat) 4 cr. Descriptive statistics, distributions, one- and two-sample normal inference, power, one-way Anova, simple linear regression, categorical data, non-parametric methods; underlying assumptions and diagnostic work. P: College algebra: Grad st or cons inst.
572 Statistical Methods for Bioscience II. (Crosslisted with Stat, Forest) 4 cr. Continuation of Forestry 571. Polynomial regression, multiple regression, two-way Anova with and without interaction, split-plot design, subsampling, analysis of covariance, elementary sampling, introduction to bioassay. P: Stats/Forestry/Hort 571.
626 Mineral Nutrition of Plants. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Botany) 3 cr. Essential and beneficial elements, solutions and soil as nutrient sources, rhizosphere chemistry, nutritional physiology, ion uptake and translocation, functions of elements, nutrient interactions, genetics of plant nutrition. P: Botany 350 or cons inst.
699 Special Problems. 1-4 cr. P: Sr st & cons inst.
799 Practicum in Horticulture Teaching. 1-3 cr. Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher ecudation 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 Agronomy) 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 Agronomy) 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 Agronomy) 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.
910 Seminar. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
950 Seminar in Crop Physiology. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) 1 cr. P: Grad st.
957 Seminar-Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, Genetics) 1 cr. P: Grad st.
990 Research. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.