Overview
Description
Contribution of crop plants to human development, crop classification/naming, plant anatomy, physiology, growth, crop improvement, soils and plant nutrition, soil tillage and crop establishment, cropping systems, irrigation, pest and harvest/storage management.
Requirements
Prerequisites
BIOL 190ABIOL 191ACHEM 122ACHEM 122L
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 190A; BIOL 191A; CHEM 122A and CHEM 122L.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- name and classify the major food crops and global leaders in their production.
- name and explain the physiological processes involved in plant growth and development.
- compare, contrast, and appraise the different cropping systems, tillage vs. no-tillage production system and make recommendations for sustainable management.
- discuss the effects of environmental factors on crop growth and productivity.
- formulate fertilizer mixtures depending on the amount and types of nutrients required and fertilizer materials available.
- identify crop weeds, name common plant diseases and recommend control measures.
- apply concepts in agronomy in the establishment and sustainable management of agricultural crops.