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for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2008-2009 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
COURSES
Note: Active immunization against tetanus (available through Student
Health Services) is a prerequisite for registration in any laboratory course
in agriculture and for any student employment within the University Agricultural
Laboratory.
Note: Cost to the student of extended field trips varies each semester
depending upon itinerary. The student should ask the course instructor.
Crop Science -- Agronomy and Vegetable Crops (CRSC)
CRSC 1. Introduction to Crop Science (3)
Not open to students with credit in upper-division CRSC courses. Principles
of production for cereal, row, forage and vegetable crops. Culture, insect
and disease control, harvesting, storage, and marketing. S
CRSC 101. Row Crops (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. The culture of beans, cotton,
sugar beets, and oil crops; varieties, nutrition, insect, disease, and weed
control; harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
F
CRSC 102. Cereal and Forage Crops(3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. The culture of alfalfa, barley,
corn, sorghum, oats, rice, rye and wheat; varieties, nutrition, insect disease,
and weed control; harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours) S
CRSC 105. Range Ecology and Managmenet (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. Identification of range and pasture
plants; carrying capacity; methods of range and pasture improvement, grazing
management, water development, rodents, fertilization, reseeding, brush
removal; mountain range resources. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
CRSC 111. Warm Season Vegetables (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. Cultural practices, harvesting,
processing, and marketing of warm season vegetables of economic importance
to California and the San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (2-3
day field trip fee, $65) F even
CRSC 112. Cool Season Vegetables (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. Cultural practices, harvesting,
processing, and marketing of cool season vegetables of economic importance
to California and the San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (2-3
day field trip fee, $65) F odd
Horticulture (HORT)
HORT 1. Introduction to Fruit Science (3)
Not open to students with credit in upper-division HORT courses.
Origin and distribution of grape and tree fruit crops. Botanical and
commercial classification of grapes and tree fruits and their culture in
California. F (Formerly VTF 1; FRSC
1)
HORT 110. Fruit Species of California (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10 or HORT 1 or OH 1. Fruit and nut species
common to California, their adaptation and uses. S
(Formerly VTF 110; FRSC 110)
HORT 112. Principles of Pomology II (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10 or HORT 1. Pruning, fruit and vegetative
development, pollination, rootstocks, propagation, and nutrition. Crop fundamentals
of spring cultural practices. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
(Formerly VTF 112; FRSC 112)
HORT 113. Citrus and Subtropical Fruits (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10 or HORT 1. Geographic distribution, climatic
and soil adaptation of subtropical fruit crops. Fruit and vegetative development
and cultural practices for globally important fruit crops. Emphasis on citrus
and olive. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
odd (Formerly VTF 113; FRSC 113)
Mechanized Agriculture (MEAG)
Note: Suitable eye protection is required in many MEAG laboratory classes.
MEAG 1S. Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics (3)
Selection, care, and use of common tools, projects of wood and metal; mechanical
skills in the field of agriculture. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Course fee,
$25) FS
MEAG 3. Agricultural Tractors (3)
Study of functions, physical capabilities, applications, economics, and
improvement of tractors. Testing and analysis of tractors in laboratory
and field conditions to maximize efficiencies. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours;
5 hours field operation) F
MEAG 5. Power Equipment Safety (1)
Safety training for operation of power equipment. Meets requirements of
Senate Bill 198 and University Agricultural Laboratory (UAL) for classroom
safety instruction on using tractors and similar power equipment. Satisfactory
completion meets safety training portion requirement of the UAL Tractor
License. CR/NC grading only. (16 hours, meets four consecutive times) FS
MEAG 20. Agricultural Machinery and Equipment (3)
The study of functions and applications of machinery and equipment. Setup,
calibration, analysis and adjustment of agricultural machinery common to
the San Joaquin Valley under field conditions will be emphasized. Equipment
will be evaluated for efficiency and effective performance. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) S
MEAG 50. Metallurgical Processes (3)
(See IT 71.) Fundamentals of
metallurgy; properties and characteristics of metals; survey of metal welding
processes, equipment, and procedures; theory-discussion and laboratory experience
in oxygen-fuel welding, cutting, brazing, and shielded metallic arc welding.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Course fee, $20) FS
MEAG 53. Electricity and Electronics (3)
(See IT 52.) F
MEAG 103. Electro-Hydraulics (3)
Prerequisites: MEAG 3. Theory and practice in the operation, service, adjustment,
and function of the component parts of fluid power systems. Design application
of systems to agricultural equipment. Major emphasis is on computerized
electronic controls of hydraulic systems. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S odd
MEAG 112. Power Systems Technology (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Principles of the internal combustion engine; overhauling,
repairing, and adjusting of gasoline, diesel, and LPG farm engines. Practices
in repair technology and engine replacement as well as cost analysis decisions.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S even
MEAG 113. Power Transmissions (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory and operation of electro-hydraulic assist transmissions,
synchronized transmissions; gear transmissions; clutches; brakes; final
drives, selecting devices, mechanical front wheel drives, four wheel drive,
and rubber/steel track drives. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
even
MEAG 114. Small Gasoline and Compact Diesel Engines (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 1S. Theory of operation, maintenance, and repair of small
gasoline and compact diesel internal combustion engines. Emphasizes use
of small engines in agricultural education. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) FS
MEAG 120. Advanced Farm Machinery (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory, operation, and management economics of planters,
tillage tools, harvesting, spraying equipment, and precision farming equipment.
Managerial responsibilities under state and federal mandates will be emphasized.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F odd
MEAG 130. Precision Agriculture (3)
Survey of current geo-spatial technologies (GIS) and their application to
agriculture. Theory and application of precision agriculture technologies
such as remote sensing, parallel swathing, yield monitoring, precision navigation,
and variable rate application to California crops. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
Ornamental Horticulture (OH)
OH 1. Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture (3)
Not open to students with credit in upper-division OH courses. Planting
and maintenance of the home landscape; selection, planting, fertilization,
and pruning of plants; lawn planting and care. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
FS
OH 4. Floral Design (3)
Principles and rules of design and color using plants as a media; European
and Japanese influences; emphasis on American line-mass and contemporary
designs. An assortment of arrangements are made in lab. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours) (Course fee, $50) S
OH 104. Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production (4)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, OH 1. Fundamentals of greenhouse and nursery
crop production. Emphasis on sustainable and economically viable production
and management systems for significant flower, foliage, and nursery crops.
(3 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips)
OH 107. Landscape Design (4)
Prerequisites: OH 1, 109. History and development of landscape design. Landscapes
for the modern home, with consideration of effect on microenvironment. Graphic
techniques used in developing landscape designs. Analysis and solution of
landscape design problems of residential and commercial structures. (3 lecture,
3 lab hours; field trips)
OH 108. Woody Plant Materials (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, OH 1. Survey of woody plant materials,
including identification, growth habits, and cultural requirements. Emphasis
on plants used in the California landscape. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field
trips)
OH 109. Herbaceous Plant Identification Materials (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, OH 1. Survey of herbaceous plant materials,
including identification, growth habits, and cultural requirements. Emphasis
on plants used in California landscapes, botanical gardens, and arboreta.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
OH 110. Turfgrass Production and Management (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10, OH 1. Production and maintenance of grass
for lawns, public parks, public institutions, playgrounds, playing fields,
golf courses, bowling greens; identification of turfgrasses and turfgrass
seed. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trip) F
odd
Plant Health (PLTH)
PLTH 1. Introduction to Plant Health (3)
Not open to students with credit in upper-division PLTH courses. Origin,
history, and evaluation of protective measures (chemical, biological, and
cultural) for management of insects, diseases, weeds, and rodents in the
field and around the home.
PLTH 102. Pesticides (3)
Prerequisite: CHEM 3B or 8. Typical uses, modes of action, mechanisms of
selectivity, environmental interactions, and user safety of insecticides,
herbicides, fungicides, nematocides, rodenticides, and plant growth regulators.
Emphasis on effective and safe use of agricultural chemicals by reading
labels and following laws and regulations. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
PLTH 103. Economic Entomology (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or 12. Biology, ecology, management and taxonomy of
economically important arthropods, with special emphasis on agricultural
ecosystems in California. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
PLTH 104. Plant Nematology (3)
Prerequisites: PLTH 1 and either BIOL 10 or BIOL 12. Biology, taxonomy,
host-parasite relationships, soil ecology, conventional and innovative controls,
plant diagnosis and laboratory techniques with emphasis on plant-parasitic
species. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
(Formerly PLPR 104)
PLTH 105. Weeds (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or BIOL 11, CHEM 3A, 3B, or 8. Vegetation management
in California. Identification of common weeds. Fundamentals of preventive,
cultural, biological, physical, and chemical weed control methods. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) S
PLTH 106. Plant Pathology (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10. Study of the causal agents, disease cycles,
and control of plant diseases. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
PLTH 107. Biological Control (3)
Prerequisite: PLTH 103. Study of the action of parasites, predators, and
pathogens on the population dynamics of their host/prey organisms; focus
on arthropods, with additional emphasis on microorganisms, weeds, nematodes,
and vertebrates. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
PLTH 108. Integrated Pest Management (3)
Prerequisite: PLTH 103. Concepts and principles of integrated pest management.
Insect and mite pest problems; sampling techniques; biology and ecology
of major agricultural crop pests; integration of control measures for management
of economic pests. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
PLTH 109. Diagnosis and Control of Plant Diseases (3)
Prerequisite: PLTH 106. Techniques for diagnosis of specific diseases in
California and selection criteria for control strategies. Students will
practice diagnostic techniques and select preventative, cultural, biological,
physical, and chemical disease control strategies for major plant diseases.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
Plant Science (PLANT)
PLANT 99. Introduction to Biometrics (3)
Prerequisite: ELM requirement met. Introduction to experimental methods
and statistical procedures with particular emphasis on applied biological
systems. Design of experiments; statistical analysis and interpretation.
S
PLANT 100. Aspects of Crop Productivity (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 10 or 11. Study of the growth, development, and basic
physiological processes of cultivated crops. Environmental influences on
crop growth and development processes and management techniques to minimize
stresses and maximize crop yield and quality. (Formerly PLANT 170T)
PLANT 105. Food, Society, and Environment (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Areas B. Linkages among food
production systems, human social behavior, and environmental quality. Basic
principles of environmental and agricultural sciences as applied to interrelationships
among social value systems, agricultural activities and environmental resources.
G.E. Integration IB. FS
PLANT 107. Plant Propagation (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10; CHEM 3A. Principles and practices of propagating
plants, sexual and asexual. Seeds, cuttings, layering, grafting, budding,
and tissue culture. Propagation media and rooting aids. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours; field trips) S
PLANT 108. Micropropagation (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10; and BIOL 161 or CHEM 150 or permission
of instructor. Principles of plant propagation by aseptic cell and organ
culture as a means of rapid cloning, elimination of systemic plant diseases,
production of somatic hybrids, ploidy change, and other genetic variants
for use in plant breeding. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
PLANT 110W. Dimensions in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the ENGL 5B and 10 graduation requirement.
Current agricultural problems and developments; nature of agricultural industries
in a changing world. Interrelationships among agriculture, government, labor,
and the public. Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement for
graduation. FS
PLANT 134. Microclimatology (3)
(See GEOG 114.)
PLANT 150. Crop Improvement (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or BIOL 10. Application of genetic, cytological and
environmental principles to improvement of plants; heredity and variation
in plants, effects of environmental factors, biotechnology, self- and cross-fertilization,
principles and results of selection and hybridization in plant improvement.
F
PLANT 170T. Topics in Plant Science
(1-4; max total 6 per discipline if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Selected topics in plant science, agronomy,
horticulture, and other associated areas. Topics may require lab hours.
FS
PLANT 180. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Open to juniors and seniors. Exploratory work on a suitable agricultural
problem in plant science. Approved for RP grading. FS
PLANT 190. Independent Study
(1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement-- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading. FS
PLANT 194. Agricultural Internship (1-8; max total 8)
Prerequisite: junior standing; approval of faculty adviser and department
chair. Field experience in your career specialty that integrates with classroom
instruction. Written reports of knowledge and experience gained are required.
CR/NC grading only. FS
PLANT 196. Crop Projects (1; max total 4)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3, appropriate production course, UAL Tractor License,
and permission of instructor. Knowledge gained from classroom instruction
applied to field conditions. Students will participate in growing and marketing
a crop using the University Agricultural Laboratory. Approved for RP grading.
FS
Soil and Water (SW)
SW 1. Introduction to Irrigated Soils (3)
Interpretation of physical and chemical properties of biological and mineral
matter for the management of soils in irrigated agriculture. Emphasis on
soil/plant and plant/water relationships. F
SW 2. Agricultural Water (3)
Water resources and problems in California; water requirements for agricultural
and ornamental crops; irrigation scheduling and application methods. (2
lecture, 3 lab hours) S
SW 100. Soils (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 3A, intermediate algebra. Physical, chemical, and biologic
properties of soils as a medium for plant growth and as a natural body,
factors that influence soil formation; food and fiber production; fertilizer
and soil amendment use and environmental impact; soil's role in the biosphere.
F
SW 100L. Soils Lab (1)
Prerequisite: SW 100 (may be taken concurrently). Physical, chemical, and
biological analysis. Interpretation of field and laboratory data. (3 lab
hours) (Saturday field trip) F
SW 101. Crop Nutrition (4)
Prerequisite: SW 100. Evaluation of nutrient elements in soils; application
of fertilizers and organic waste to meet nutrient requirements; soil and
plant tissue analysis and interpretation; fertilizer recommendations for
different crops. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
SW 104. Soil and Water Management (3)
Prerequisites: SW 2, 100 (may be taken concurrently). Management of irrigated
soils with particular emphasis on crop water requirements, irrigation scheduling,
salinity, and other physical and chemical soil problems of field crops,
permanent crops and landscapes. F
SW 111. Irrigation Systems (3)
Prerequisite: SW 2. Principles of planning, installation and evaluation
of irrigation systems for field crops, permanent crops and ornamental horticulture.
Pressurized systems (sprinkler and drip irrigation) emphasized. S
The following graduate courses are open to students who have been accepted
in to the graduate program. Final semester senior undergraduate students
may petition the Division of Graduate Studies to enroll in graduate courses.
The petition form, which is available in the department office, must be
accompanied by GRE scores to be considered.
Agriculture (AGRI)
AGRI 200. Biometrics in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisites: PLANT 99, AGEC 71, or MATH 101, or permission of instructor.
Advanced concepts in the design of agricultural experiments. Emphasis is
placed on the selection of appropriate designs to meet the objectives of
well-planned experiments. Relative merits of various designs and topics
in analysis, interpretation, and regression are covered. F
AGRI 201. Agricultural Laboratory Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: BIOL 161; CHEM 105, 109; ENOL
115 or FSC 115. Agricultural problem solving through the application of
advances in laboratory technology, crop management, foods, nutrition, soil
and water quality. Theory and practice operation of scientific instruments
and techniques are taught. Student defined project and report required.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
AGRI 220. Research Methodology and Communications (3)
Critical literature review, quantitative and qualitative research design,
scientific writing, questionnaire design and use, and presentation of research
results. Ethical research issues examined. Approved for RP grading.
Plant Science (PLANT)
PLANT 250T. Topics in Plant Science (3; max total 12)
Prerequisites: upper-division plant science appropriate to study topic;
permission of instructor. Advanced studies in a given area: crop physiology,
plant breeding, plant pathology, plant nutrition, or economics. Topics may
require lab hours.
PLANT 252. Plant Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 161. Mineral requirements of plants; the acquisition
and translocation of nutrients by higher plants and the role of nutrient
elements in plant development. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
even
PLANT 253. Soil-Water Relationships (3)
Prerequisite: SW 100. Soil and water relationships influencing agricultural
production and environmental quality. Soil quality concept and the role
of organic matter; management alternatives for salinity, drainage, and trace
element problems; irrigation water quality and the use of wastewaters for
irrigation. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
odd
PLANT 254. Plant Hormones and Regulators (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 161, CHEM 8. History of discovery, chemical nature,
extraction, and identification of naturally occurring hormones. Physiological
and biochemical effects of plant growth substances and hormones. Mechanism
of action of auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, inhibitors (A.B.A.), ethylene,
and other hormones. Agricultural impacts of growth regulators. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) S odd
PLANT 255. Advanced Plant Breeding (3)
Prerequisites: PLANT 150 or equivalent. Principles and techniques of plant
improvement, breeding methods, combining ability, sterility systems, quantitative
genetic analysis, heritability estimates, experimental designs for plant
breeding. F odd
PLANT 256. Plant-Water Relationships (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 161. Physicochemical properties of water and solutions;
movement of water, solutes, and growth regulators in plants; study of moisture-sensitive
periods of various crops; factors affecting water absorption and retention.
F even
PLANT 257. Physiology of Cultivated Plants (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 161. Plant cell structure and function. Response of cultivated
plants to the environment. Physiology and hormonal control of flower induction,
fruit set, and development. Review of pertinent current publications. S
PLANT 258. Plant Disease Epidemiology and Control (3)
Prerequisite: PLTH 106. Epidemiology of plant disease outbreaks and principles
of disease management strategies. Mathematical descriptions of disease development
and disease forecasts. Methods and theory used in application of chemicals.
Cultural controls and breeding for resistance. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
F odd
PLANT 261. Advanced Pest Management (3)
Prerequisite: PLTH 108 or permission of instructor. Comprehensive study
of anthropod, disease, and weed pest problems in important California cropping
systems. Examination of complex relationships among crop plants, herbivores,
and other components of these agro-ecosystems leads to design of management
programs that are both economically viable and ecologically sound. S even
PLANT 270. Seminar in Plant Science (1; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reviews of published and/or original
research in the broad areas of crop science, soil and water relations, and
plant health. F
PLANT 290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading. FS
PLANT 299. Thesis (3 or 6)
Prerequisite: prior advancement to candidacy. See Criteria
for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an
acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Oral defense of thesis required.
Approved for RP grading. FS
(See Catalog Numbering System.)
Agriculture (AGRI)
AGRI 300. Topics in Agriculture (1-3; max total 6)
Topics may require lab hours. In-service professional training in selected
areas of agriculture.
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