PLSCS 4050

PLSCS 4050

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Principles of field-crop production of food, feed, fiber and bioenergy. Includes introductory concepts of plant growth, development and maturation as they relate to crop performance and management, adaptation to soil, climatic and environmental conditions, tillage, mineral nutrition, pests, cropping sequences, management systems, and crop improvement. Grain, oilseed, biofuel and forage crops are emphasized. Lab report and term paper on field crop systems required. Designed for professional students or advanced undergraduates.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (OPHLS-AG)
Course Attribute (CU-CEL)

Comments Some field trips during lab periods. May not be taken for credit after PLSCS 2110.

Outcomes
  • Recognize and identify the production constraints, nutritional characteristics and storage conditions of the world's major food, feed and forage crops.
  • Identify the vegetative and flower morphologies of major cereal, legume and forage crops.
  • Describe the stages of root, shoot and seed development in corn, soybean and other crops.
  • Apply the principles of crop science to explain the geographic distribution and response of crop species to differences in light, temperature, water status and soil properties.
  • Describe and demonstrate the impact of agroecosystems, cropping systems and management factors such as plant establishment, crop variety, soil mineral nutrition, pests and diseases on the productivity and quality of crops.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PLSCS 2110

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1263 PLSCS 4050   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Setter, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Enrollment preference given to: advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

  •  1264 PLSCS 4050   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  2236 PLSCS 4050   LAB 402

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 20630 PLSCS 4050   LAB 403

    • M Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Setter, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20632 PLSCS 4050   LAB 404

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Setter, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online