Faculty. The faculty includes departmental members of Agronomy, Entomology, Environmental Design, Environmental Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Pomology, Vegetable Crops, Viticulture and Enology, and Weed Science.
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Horticulture and Agronomy offers programs of study leading to the M.S. degree. The programs provide opportunities for specialized study in the production, management, and utilization of horticultural and agronomic plants and the postharvest handling of horticultural commodities. Options include agronomy, environmental horticulture, pomology, vegetable crops, viticulture and weed science. Within an option, the student can specialize in one of a number of areas, including agroecology, biotechnology, breeding and crop improvement, crop physiology, crop production, mineral nutrition, modeling and quantitative horticulture, pest management, plant growth and development, postharvest physiology, revegetation/restoration, and water relations. Research may be conducted on an applied or basic problem having a physiological, genetic, or ecological emphasis.
Preparation. A level of competence equivalent to that of a sound undergraduate program in Plant Science is required. This includes coursework in general biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, genetics and introductory plant physiology. A few limited deficiencies in any of these areas can be made up after admission to the graduate program. Specific requirements are outlined in detail and may be obtained from the Group office.
Graduate Advisers. Consult the Group Office.
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
203. Research Perspectives in Horticulture (3) I. Weinbaum (Pomology), DeJong (Pomology)
Lecture--1 hour; lecture/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 111 and 112, or Environmental Horticulture 102 or the equivalent. Following lectures/discussions of scientific methodology, students develop research proposals aided by classroom discussions and individual interactions with instructors. Lectures and critiques of "classical papers" provide a sense of the evolution of the current concepts in perennial plant biology. Not open for credit to students who have taken Pomology 203. Offered in alternate years.
251. Modeling Horticultural Systems (3) II. Lieth (Environmental Horticulture)
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 142, calculus, or consent of instructor. Development and application of models. Primary emphasis on physiological and ecological models, with examples drawn from areas of interest to class participants. Applications to horticultural systems. Students will build models and implement them on computers.
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing at UCD. Seminars presented by invited speakers, students, or faculty on selected topics in horticulture. (S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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