General Information | The Program | Requirements | Courses | PDF File Courses in Plant Sciences (PLS) Lower Division Courses1. Agriculture, Nature and Society (3)Lecture—2 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour. Multiple perspectives and connections between natural sciences, social sciences, and agriculture. Emphasizes agriculture's central position between nature and society and its key role in our search for a productive, lasting and hospitable environment. Several full-period field trips provide hands-on learning. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 1. (Former Course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 1.)—I. (I.) Gradziel 2. Botany and Physiology of Cultivated Plants (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: high school course in biology and chemistry recommended. A holistic introduction to the underlying botanical and physiological principles of cultivated plants and their response to the environment. Includes concepts behind plant selection, cultivation, and utilization. Laboratories include discussion and interactive demonstrations. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 2. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 2.)—II. (II.) Saltveit, Marrush 5. Plants for Garden, Orchard and Landscape (2)Lecture—1 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: for non-majors. Hands-on experience with plants cultivated for food, environmental enhancement and personal satisfaction. Topics include establishing a vegetable garden, pruning and propagation activities, growing flowers and ornamental plants, and the role of plants in human health and well-being. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 1 or Plant Sciences 2. (Former course Plant Biology 1.)—I, III. (I, III.) Marrush 8. Fruits and Nuts of California and the World (3)Lecture—3 hours. Field trip seventh week of quarter. Biological and environmental principles of tree-crop agriculture emphasizing California production. Topics include temperate and subtropical species, biotechnology and genetic improvement, environmental physiology, plant and crop growth, pest and disease control, consumer issues. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Sciences 10. (Former course Plant Sciences 10.) GE Credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Polito 14. Introduction to Current Topics in Plant Biology (4)Discussion—3 hours; term paper. Introduction to scientific methods and current understanding of genetics, metabolism, and cellular structure in plants, with special emphasis on topics related to societal issues, such as herbal medicines and genetically modified organisms. Designed for students not specializing in biology. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 11. GE Credit: SciEng, Wri.—I. (I.) Inoue 21. Applications of Microcomputers in Agriculture (3)Lecture—1.5 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours; autotutorial—2 hours. Prerequisite: high school algebra. Concepts of computing and applications using personal computers, spreadsheets, database management, word processing and communications. Not open for students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 21, Computer Science Engineering 15, 30, 35, or Engineering 5. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 21.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Laca, Lieth, Saltveit 49. Organic Crop Production Practices (3)Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Principles and practices of organic production of annual crops. Including organic crops, soil, and pest management, cover cropping, composting, seeding, transplanting, irrigation, harvesting and marketing. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 49. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 49.) (P/NP grading only.)—I, III. (I, III.) Van Horn 92. Internship (1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Work experience on or off campus in subject areas pertaining to plant and environmental sciences. Internship supervised by faculty member. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.) 98. Directed Group Study (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor; primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) 99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor; primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Upper Division Courses100A. Metabolic Processes of Cultivated Plants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or consent of instructor. Principles of energy capture and photosynthesis, water use, and nutrient cycling. Conversion of these resources into products (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and other chemicals) by plants. Emphasis on the relationships between environmental resources, plant metabolism and plant growth.—I. (I.) Fischer, Zakharov 100AL. Metabolic Processes of Cultivated Plants Laboratory (2)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or the equivalent (may be taken concurrently). Techniques and instruments used to study plant metabolic processes, including water relations, respiration, photosynthesis, enzyme kinetics, microscopy, immunochemistry, and nitrogen fixation. Quantitative methods, problem solving, and practical applications are emphasized.—(I.) 100B. Growth and Yield of Cultivated Plants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or consent of instructor. Principles of the cellular mechanisms and hormonal regulation underlying plant growth, development, and reproduction. Emphasis on how these processes contribute to the harvestable yield of cultivated plants and can be managed to increase crop productivity and quality.—II. (II.) Labavitch, Saltveit 100BL. Growth and Yield of Cultivated Plants Laboratory (2)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100B or equivalent (may be taken concurrently). Laboratory exercises in plant growth and development and their regulation, including photomorphogenesis, plant growth regulators, plant anatomy, seed germination, fruit ripening and senescence. Includes field trips to illustrate relationships to cropping and marketing systems.—(II.) 100C. Environmental Interactions of Cultivated Plants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or consent of instructor. Principles of plant interactions with their physical and biological environments and their acquisition of the resources needed for growth and reproduction. Emphasis on how management practices and environmental conditions affect crop productivity.—III. (III.) Brown, Shackel 100CL. Environmental Interactions of Cultivated Plants Laboratory (2)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100C (may be taken concurrently). Techniques and instruments used to study plant interactions with their physical and biological environments, including light responses, transpiration, microclimatology, nutrient availability and utilization, biomass accumulation. Quantitative methods and modeling are emphasized.—(III.) 101. Agriculture and the Environment (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Interaction between agriculture and the environment. Focus on the interaction between agriculture and the environment to address the principles required to analyze conflict and develop solutions to complex problems facing society. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 101. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 101.)—II. (II.) Phillips 102. California Floristics (5)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—8 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C, or equivalent course in Plant Sciences. Survey of the flora of California, emphasizing recognition of important vascular plant families and genera and use of taxonomic keys for species identification. Current understanding of relationships among families. Principles of plant taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics. One Saturday field trip. (Same course as Plant Biology 102.)—III. (III.) Potter 105. Concepts in Pest Management (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or course 2, Chemistry 8B. Introduction to the ecological principles of integrated pest management, biology of different classes of pests and the types of losses they cause, population assessment, evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of different techniques used for pest management, IPM programs. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 105. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 105.) 110A. Principles of Agronomic Crop Production in Temperate and Tropical Systems (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course in general botany or course 2 recommended. Fundamentals of field crop production in temperate and tropical climates. Resource utilization and economic, political and social problems are considered in relation to technological problems and their influences on agricultural development. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110A. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110A.)—II. (II.) 110B. Management of Agronomic Crops in Temperate and Tropical Systems (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course in general botany or course 2; course 110A recommended. Application of agronomic principles in production of temperate and tropical crops. Specific crops discussed with reference to management and efficient use of physical and biological resources. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110B. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110B.) 110C. Crop Management Systems for Vegetable Production (4)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2; course 110A recommended. Horticultural principles applied to production and management systems for vegetable crops. Laboratory and discussion will illustrate efficient field management and resource use practices. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110C. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110C.)—I. Bloom, Marrush 110L. Principles of Agronomy Laboratory (1)Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110B (may be taken concurrently). Field-oriented introduction to principles of agronomic crop production. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110L. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110L.)—(I.) 112. Forage Crop Ecology (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C, or consent of instructor. Forages as a world resource in food production. Ecological principles governing the adaptation, establishment, growth and management of perennial and annual forages, including pastures, rangelands and hay; aspects of forage quality which affect feeding value to livestock. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 112. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 112.) Offered in alternate years.—III. Teuber 113. Biological Applications in Fruit Tree Management (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C or equivalent. Physiology, growth, development and environmental requirements of fruit trees and the cultural practices used to maintain them. Emphasis on the application of biological principles in the culture of commercially important temperate zone fruit tree species. Not open for credit to students that have completed Plant Biology 173. (Former course Plant Biology 173.)—II. (II.) DeJong 114. Biological Applications in Fruit Production (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C; course 113. Reproductive biology of tree crop species. Biological principles of fruit production, tree nutrition and orchard management for optimizing cropping. Laboratories emphasize hands-on work with orchard tree systems that are done specifically to produce the crop. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 174. (Former course Plant Biology 174.)—III. (III.) DeJong 120. Applied Statistics in Agricultural Science (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Application of statistical methods to design and analysis of research trials for plant, animal, behavioral, nutritional, and consumer sciences. Basic concepts and statistical methods are presented in lectures, laboratories emphasize data processing techniques, problem solving, and interpretation in specialized fields. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 120. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 120.) GE credit: SciEng.—I. (I.) Teuber 121. Systems Analysis in Agriculture and Resource Management (4)Lecture—2 hours; discussion/laboratory—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 21 or equivalent computer experience; Mathematics 16A. The process of systems analysis and dynamic simulation of biological and environmental systems, use of systems analysis for development of optimal management strategies for agricultural and environmental systems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 121. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 121.) GE credit: SciEng, Wrt. 130. Rangelands: Ecology, Conservation and Restoration (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C; introductory ecology course and junior standing recommended. Introduction to the ecological principles and processes important for an understanding of the dynamics of range ecosystems. Emphasis on ecological and evolutionary concepts underlying management strategies for conserving biological diversity and environmental quality in rangelands. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 130. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 130.)—(II.) Rice 130. Rangelands: Ecology, Conservation and Restoration (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C; introductory ecology course and junior standing recommended. Introduction to the ecological principles and processes important for an understanding of the dynamics of range ecosystems. Emphasis on ecological and evolutionary concepts underlying management strategies for conserving biological diversity and environmental quality in rangelands. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 130. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 130.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—II. Rice 131. Identification and Ecology of Grasses (2)Lecture—7.5 hours; laboratory—20 hours; discussion—5 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or course 2; Plant Biology 102 and junior standing recommended. Taxonomy and identification of western grasses. Development of skills in using plant identification keys. Ecology and evolution of grasses in grazing ecosystems. Given the week following spring quarter. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 131. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 131.) Offered in alternate years.—III. Rice 134. Comparative Ecology of Major Rangeland Systems (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130 or the equivalent; Environmental Science and Policy 100 recommended. Study of vegetation structure, composition, and succession in North American rangeland communities. Description and comparison of interactions between vegetation and grazing animals on grassland, desert, forested, and tundra rangelands. Discussion of current rangeland management strategies. One mandatory Saturday field trip. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 134. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 134.) 135. Ecology and Community Structure of Grassland and Savannah Herbivores (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or 1B and course 2, or Biological Sciences 1C; general ecology course (Environmental Science and Policy 100) recommended. Feeding ecology of grassland herbivores and its importance in evolution of herbivore communities and social systems. Optimal foraging, interspecific interactions, and primary productivity are considered as factors structuring natural and managed grassland and savannah systems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 135. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 135.)—(I.) Demment 141. Ethnobotany (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Relationships and interactions between plants and people, including human perceptions, management, and uses of plants, influences of plants on human cultures, and effects of human activity on plant ecology and evolution. Concepts, questions, methods, and ethical considerations in ethnobotanical research. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 141. (Former course Plant Biology 141.) Offered in alternate years. GE Credit: SciEng, SocSci, Wri.—II. Potter 142. Ecology of Crop Systems (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C; Mathematics 16A or Physics 1A, or consent of instructor. Ecological processes governing the structure and behavior of managed ecosystems. Emphasis on mechanistic and systems views of the physical environment, photosynthetic productivity, competition, adaptation, nutrient cycling, energy relations and contemporary issues such as climate change. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 142. (Former course Plant Biology 142.) GE Credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Bloom 144. Trees and Forests (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Biological structure and function of trees as organisms; understanding of forests as communities and as ecosystems; use of forests by humans; tree phenology, photosynthesis, respiration, soil processes, life histories, dormancy, forest biodiversity, and agroforestry. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 144 or Environmental Horticulture 144. (Former course Plant Biology/Environmental Horticulture 144.) (Same course as Environmental and Resource Sciences 144).—I. (I.) Bledsoe, Berry, Rice 145. Sierra Nevada Flora (3)Lecture/laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—5 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 102 or 108 or Evolution and Ecology 121 or Environmental Horticulture 105. An introduction to the flora of the Sierra Nevada. Basic plant identification, the principal plant communities and species of the Sierra Nevada. Class offered the first two weeks in July in the Sierra Nevada. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 145. (Former course Plant Biology 145.)—III. Ronald 146. Rhizosphere Ecology (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing and either course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or 2C or equivalent. Effects of the root-zone ecosystem on plant growth, soil formation, and agricultural sustainability. Evolution and modification of the organismic, biochemical, and genetic bases of rhizosphere ecology. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 146 (Former course Plant Biology 146.) Offered in alternate years.—(III.) Phillips 150. Sustainability and Agroecosystem Management (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Soil Science 10, Chemistry 2A, and course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Interdisciplinary analysis of agricultural production and food systems with primary emphasis on biophysical processes. General concepts governing the functioning of temperate and tropical agroecosystems in relation to resource availability, ecological sustainability, and socio-economic viability. Comparative ecological analyses of agroecosystems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 150. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 150.)—III. (III.) Six 151. Plant Natural Product Chemistry (3)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 and 103, or the equivalent. Traditional biochemical and modern genetic approaches for studying plant-derived compounds such as isoprenoids, alkaloids, and phenylpropanoids. The impact of plant-derived compounds on biological processes in ecology, evolution and nutrition. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 150. (Former course Plant Biology 150.) GE Credit: SciEng, Wri.—I. (I.) Inoue, Kliebenstein 152. Plant Genetics (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or 2A or consent of instructor. Basic principles of transmission genetics, cytogenetics, population and quantitative genetics, and molecular genetics. Practical aspects of genetic crosses and analysis of segregating populations. Not open to students who have completed Plant Biology 152. (Former course Plant Biology 152.)—I. (I.) Beckles 153. Plant, Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (4)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Basic and applied aspects of plant tissue culture including media preparation, micropropagation, organogenesis, embryogenesis, anther culture, protoplast culture and transformation. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 153. (Former course Plant Biology 153.) 154. Introduction to Plant Breeding (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 152, Biological Sciences 101 or consent of instructor. The principles, methods and applications of plant breeding and genetics to the improvement of crop plants. Illustration of how plant breeding is a dynamic, multidisciplinary, constantly-evolving science. Laboratory emphasizes hands-on experience in the basics of breeding through experiments. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 154. (Former course Plant Biology 154.)—II. (II.) St. Clair 157. Physiology of Environmental Stresses in Plants (4)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 100C or Plant Biology 111 or 112 or Environmental Horticulture 102 or Viticulture and Enology 110. Stress concepts and principles; molecular, physiological, developmental and morphological characteristics enabling plants to avoid or tolerate environmental stresses; stress acclimation and adaptation processes; responses of wild and cultivated species to drought, flooding, nutrient deficiencies, salinity, toxic ions, extreme temperatures, etc. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 157. (Former course Plant Biology 157.) Offered in alternate years.—II. Richards, Silk 158. Mineral Nutrition of Plants (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or Plant Biology 111 or Environmental Horticulture 102 or Viticulture and Enology 110. Evolution and scope of plant nutrition; essential elements; mechanisms of absorption and membrane transporters; translocation and allocation processes; mineral metabolism; deficiencies and toxicities; genetic variation in plant nutrition; applications to management and understanding ecological effects of nutrient availability or deficiency. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 158. (Former course Plant Biology 158.)—III. (III.) Brown, Richards 160. Agroforestry: Global and Local Perspectives (3)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C; Plant Biology 142 or a general ecology course (Environmental Science and Policy 100). Traditional and evolving use of trees in agricultural ecosystems; their multiple roles in environmental stabilization and production of food, fuel, and fiber; and socioeconomic barriers to the adoption and implementation of agroforestry practices. Not open for credit to students who have taken Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 160. (Same course as International Agricultural Development 160.) Offered in alternate years.—I. Gradziel 162. Urban Ecology (3)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: a course in general or plant ecology (course 142, Plant Biology 117 Environmental Science and Policy 100, or Evolution and Ecology 101). Application of fundamental concepts and approaches in landscape and ecosystem ecology to urban ecosystems. Ecological and social drivers and responses. Landscape heterogeneity, nutrient dynamics, invasive species, altered hydrology and climate, and pollution. Discussion of primary literature.—II. (II.) Cadenasso 170A. Fruit and Nut Cropping Systems (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or consent of instructor. Overview of production and handling systems of major pomological crops, analysis of current cultural and harvesting problems and concerns associated with commercial fruit growing. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 170A. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 170A.) Offered in alternate years.—(I.) Gradziel 170B. Fruit and Nut Cropping Systems (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or consent of instructor. Overview of production and handling systems of major pomological crops, including analysis of current cultural and harvesting problems and concerns associated with commercial fruit growing. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 170B. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 170B.) Offered in alternate years.—(III.) Gradziel 171. Principles and Practices of Plant Propagation (4)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Principles and practices of propagating plants covering anatomical, physiological, and practical aspects. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 171. (Former course Plant Biology 171.)—III. (III.) Burger 172. Postharvest Physiology and Technology (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: general plant science background (e.g., courses 2, 12); course 196 recommended. Overview of physiological processes related to maturation and senescence of plant products and their responses to postharvest stresses. Targeted approaches and technologies to maintain product quality and limit postharvest disorders. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 172. (Former course Plant Biology 172.)—I. (I.) Negre-Zakharov, Reid, Saltveit 174. Microbiology and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C or equivalent. Overview of microorganisms on fresh produce, pre- and postharvest factors influencing risk of microbial contamination, attachment of microorganisms to produce, multiplication during postharvest handling and storage, and methods of detection. Mock outbreak trial and presentation of science-based forensic discovery.—I. (I.) Mitcham, Saltveit 176. Introduction to Weed Science (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Principles of weed science including: Weed biology and ecology, methods of weed management, biological control, herbicides and herbicide resistance. Weed control in managed and natural ecosystems; invasive species. Laws and regulations. Application of herbicides. Sight identification of common weeds. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 176. (Former course Plant Biology 176.)—II. (II.) Fischer 178. Biology and Management of Aquatic Plants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C; Chemistry 8B or 118B; course 100C, Plant Biology 111, Environmental Horticulture 102, or Hydrologic Science 122 recommended. Brief survey of common and invasive fresh water plants and macroalgae, their reproductive modes, physiology, growth (photosynthesis, nutrient utilization), development (hormonal interactions), ecology, modes and impacts of invasion, and management. Two Saturday field trips required. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed former course Plant Biology 178. (Former course Plant Biology 178.)—(I.) Anderson 180. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 21 or equivalent familiarity with computers, course 120 or the equivalent, Mathematics 16A. Management and analysis of georeferenced data. Spatial database management and modeling. Applications to agriculture, biological resource management and social sciences. Cartographic modeling. Vector and raster-based geographic information systems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agriculture Systems and Environment 132 or Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 132 or 180. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 180.) (Same course as Applied Biological Systems Technology 180.)—I. (I.) Plant 188. Undergraduate Research Proposal (3)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Preparation and review of a scientific proposal. Problem definition, identification of objectives, literature survey, hypothesis generation, design of experiments, data analysis planning, proposal outline and preparation. (Same course as Biotechnology 188.) GE Credit: Wri.—III. (III.) 189L. Laboratory Research in Plant Sciences (2-5)Laboratory—3-12 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 188 and consent of instructor. Formulating experimental approaches to current questions in Plant Sciences; performance of proposed experiments. May be repeated up to 12 units for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) 190. Seminar on Alternatives in Agriculture (2)Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Seminar on topics related to alternative theories, practices and systems of agriculture and the relationship of agriculture to the environment and society. Scientific, technological, social, political and economic perspectives. May be repeated for credit. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 190.) (P/NP grading only.)—II. (II.) Van Horn 190C. Research Group Conference (1)Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: advanced standing; consent of instructor. Weekly conference on research problems, progress and techniques in the plant sciences. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) 192. Internship (1-12)Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Work experience on or off campus in subject areas pertaining to plant and environmental sciences. Internship supervised by a faculty member. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) 194H. Senior Honors Thesis (2-6)Independent study. Prerequisite: senior standing; overall GPA of 3.250 or higher and consent of master adviser. Two or three successive quarters of guided research on a subject of special interest to the student. (P/NP grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of thesis.) 196. Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops (3)Lecture/discussion—45 hours; fieldwork—45 hours. Prerequisite: upper division or graduate student standing. Intensive study of postharvest considerations and current procedures and challenges in postharvest handling for fruits, nuts, vegetables, and ornamentals in California. Scheduled first two weeks immediately following last day of spring quarter. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 196. (Former course Plant Biology 196.) (P/NP grading only.)—III. (III.) Mitcham 197T. Tutoring in Plant Sciences (1-5)Tutorial—1-5 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing, completion of course being tutored or the equivalent, consent of instructor. Leading small voluntary discussion or lab groups affiliated with one of the department's regular courses. May be repeated for up to eight units of credit. (P/NP grading only.) 198. Directed Group Study (1-5)(P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) 199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Graduate Courses205. Experimental Design and Analysis (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 120 or equivalent. Introduction to the research process and statistical methods to plan, conduct and interpret experiments. Not open for credit to students who have complete Agronomy 205. (Former course Agronomy 205.)—II. (II.) Dubcovsky 206. Applied Multivariate Modeling in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: one of course 120, Statistics 106, 108, course 205 or equivalent. Multivariate linear and nonlinear models. Model selection and parameter estimation. Analysis of manipulative and observational agroecological experiments. Discriminant, principal component, and path analyses. Logistic and biased regression. Bootstrapping. Exercises based on actual research by UC Davis students. Not open for credit to students who have complete Agronomy 206. (Former course Agronomy 206.)—I. (I.) Laca 211. Principles and Practices of HPLC (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: undergraduate physics and chemistry; Biological Sciences 102, 103 recommended. Principles and theory of HPLC involving various modes of separation and detection. Optimization of separation using isocratic and gradient elution. Develop practical knowledge about the use, maintenance and troubleshooting of HPLC equipment, including HPLC columns. Development of new HPLC methods. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agronomy 211. (Former course Agronomy 211.)—III. (III.) Goyal 212. Postharvest Biology and Biotechnology of Fruits and Nuts (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 172. Review of postharvest biology of fruits and nuts and biotechnological approaches to address postharvest challenges. Morphology, biology and postharvest handling of fruits and nuts are presented along with current research, including biotechnology, and discussion of future research needs and approaches. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed Pomology 212.—(III.) Mitcham, Zakharov 213. Postharvest Physiology of Vegetables (3)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 112 or 172. Comparative physiology of harvest vegetables; emphasis on maturation, senescence, compositional changes, physiological disorders and effects of environmental factors. Concepts and research procedures. Not open for credit to students who have completed Vegetable Crops 212. (Former course Vegetable Crops 212.) Offered in alternate years.—(III.) Saltveit 220. Genomics and Biotechnology of Plant Improvement (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 or the equivalent. Integration of modern biotechnology and classical plant breeding including the impact of structural, comparative and functional genomics on gene discovery, characterization and exploitation. Also covers molecular markers, plant transformation, hybrid production, disease resistance, and novel output traits. Not open for credit to students who have completed Vegetable Crops 220. (Former course Vegetable Crops 220.) (Same course as Genetics 220.)—Michelmore 221. Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101 or equivalent. Preview of genome structure, mapping, gene tagging and development of other genetic resources applied to improvement of major vegetables. For graduate students contemplating a career in modern vegetable breeding and biotechnology. Not open for credit to students who have completed Vegetable Crops 221. (Former course Vegetable Crops 221.)—III. (III.) Quiros 222. Advanced Plant Breeding (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 205; Genetics Graduate Group 201D or Animal Genetics 107; Plant Biology 154. Philosophy, methods, and problems in developing improved plant species. Topics include: inbreeding, heterosis, progeny testing, breeding methodology, index selection, germplasm conservation, and breeding for stress resistance. Laboratories include tours of breeding facilities and calculation and interpretation of quantitative data. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agronomy 221. (Former course Agronomy 221.) Offered in alternate years.—(III.) Teuber 290. Seminar (1-2)Seminar—1-2 hours. Topics of current interest related to Plant Sciences. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) 290C. Research Conference (1)Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) 297T. Tutoring in Plant Science (1-5)Tutoring—1-5 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; consent of instructor; completion of course to be tutored or the equivalent. Designed for graduate students who desire teaching experience but are not teaching assistants. May be repeated for credit for a total of five units. Same course may not be tutored more than once. (S/U grading only.) 298. Group Study (1-5)299. Research (1-12)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Professional Course
396. Teaching Assistant Training Practicum
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