PLSCS 5110

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PLSCS 5110
Field Crop Systems

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1202 PLSCS 5110   LEC 001

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    • MWF Emerson Hall 135
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Bluhm, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: undergraduate and graduate students in the Crop Science, Plant Sciences, or International Agriculture curricula or by students in other majors and minors. Enrollment preference given to: advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Some field trips during lab periods. May not be taken for credit after PLSCS 2110.

  •  1203 PLSCS 5110   LAB 401

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1709 PLSCS 5110   LAB 402

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Credit for both PLSCS 2110 and PLSCS 5110 not permitted. Some field trips during lab periods.