CRSC-CROP
SCIENCE – 2005-07
Catalog
Horticulture and Crop Science Department
CRSC 123 Forage Crops (4)
Forages
as a world resource in food and animal production, soil and water conservation
and sustainable agricultural systems.
Forage use systems: pasture and range, green chop, silage, hay and cubes.
Identification and management of limiting factors of forage plant growth. Botany of legumes and grasses. Grass,
legume and weed identification. Forage crop improvement. Forage
composition and quality. Antiquality factors. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
CRSC 132 California Field Crops (4)
Production, adaptation,
distribution, and utilization of five economically significant field crops: alfalfa,
corn, cotton, potatoes, and rice. Field trips to production
areas. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite:
HCS 120.
CRSC 202
Beginning field experience
in production and marketing of an agronomic crop, under faculty supervision.
Project participation is subject to approval by the department head and the Cal
Poly Foundation. Degree credit limited to 4 units. Credit/No Credit grading
only. 1 lecture, variable practicum. Prerequisite:
CRSC 201, or consent of instructor.
CRSC 230 Agronomic Crop Production (4)
Production,
harvest, and use of important cereal and field crops in
CRSC 231 Commercial Seed Production (4)
Production
of field and vegetable seed. Seed
technology, germination, quality control, seed enhancement, storage and
handling of seed, and seed laws. Field trip to a seed conditioning/seed enhancement
facility required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: HCS 120, CRSC 230 or VGSC 230, EHS 121 or consent of instructor.
CRSC 244 Precision Farming
(4)
Precision
agriculture applications. Integrating GIS, GPS, and remote sensing technologies with
site-specific farming practices to optimize agricultural productivity.
Field trip required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: HCS 120 or other 100-200 level CRSC/FRSC/HCS/VGSC course.
CRSC 330 Advanced Forage Crop Production (4)
Three methods of producing,
harvesting and utilizing forage species; grazing, haying and ensiling plant
materials. Forage identification, hay grades and quality; preservatives to
enhance quality. Grazing systems; forage mixtures versus single species;
problems in pasturing, fencing, the silage-making
process and silo structures. Field trip to a production area required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CRSC 123, CRSC 131
or CRSC 230 or consent of instructor.
CRSC 333 Greenhouse Vegetable Production (4)
Development,
practices, history, and future of crop production in greenhouses. Research applications, commercial
applications, production problems, marketing, and economics. Special emphasis on growing transplants in greenhouses and use of
nutrient solutions. Field trips to a commercial greenhouse operation
and/or analysis lab required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: CHEM 111, CRSC 133, SS 221 or consent of instructor.
CRSC 402
Advanced experience in
production of an agronomic crop. Development of a plan for
field operations, a marketing plan, and a budget. Management
decision-making. Project participation is subject to approval by the
department head and the Cal Poly Foundation. Degree credit limited to 4 units.
Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 lecture, variable practicum.
Prerequisite: CRSC 202, and consent of instructor.
CRSC 411 Experimental Techniques and Analysis
(4)
Principal experimental
designs used in agriculture and methods of statistical analysis of data
collected from each. Statistical software. Field practice in planning and layout of typical experiments.
3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Junior
standing and MATH 117 or equivalent, and STAT 218 or consent of instructor.
CRSC 421 Oil and Fiber Crops (4)
Culture,
harvest, grading, and marketing of cotton, soybean, sunflower, safflower, and
other oil and fiber crops. Field
trips to major centers of production and marketing required. 3
lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CRSC 133, PPSC 321 and BOT 121.
CRSC 422 Tropical and Subtropical Crop and
Fruit Production (4) (Also listed as FRSC 422)
Production,
distribution and utilization of major agronomic, vegetable, fruit and nut crops
of economic importance in tropical and subtropical areas. Weather systems, climates, soils,
and cropping systems of tropical and subtropical areas. Field trip
required. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite:
100/200-level plant production course, or consent of instructor.
CRSC 445 Cropping Systems (4)
Classification
and description of agricultural systems of the world. Cropping systems as land management
plans. Systems approaches to improvement of agricultural situations. Consideration of human factors and the agroecosystem
in efforts to create a more sustainable agriculture. Field trip
required. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: SS 121
and BOT 121, or CRSC 131, or BOT 326, or consent of instructor.
CRSC 521 Advanced Crop Production (4)
(Also listed as VGSC 521)
Production
and management of crops under intensive and extensive cultural systems and
low-input agriculture. Interaction between the various growth factors at various levels of
production and interaction of cultural practices and plant requirements.
3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
CRSC 581 Graduate Seminar in Crop/Fruit
Production (3)
(Also listed as FRSC 581)
Group
study of current problems, trends and research results pertaining to production
or marketing of field, vegetable or fruit crops. 3 seminars. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing.
CRSC 599 Thesis in Crop Science (1–9)
Systematic
research of a significant problem in Crop Science. Thesis will include problem identification,
significance, methods, data analysis, and conclusion. Students must enroll
every quarter in which facilities are used or advisement is received. Degree
credit limited to 6 units. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of
instructor.