Faculty. See under Department of Agronomy and Range Science.
Major Program. See the major in Agricultural Systems and Environment.
Graduate Study. A program of study is offered leading to the M.S. degree in Agronomy. Information may be obtained in the Advising Office at 132 Hunt Hall. Also see the Graduate Studies chapter of this catalog.
Graduate Adviser. R. Plant.
Related Courses. Agronomy and Range Science faculty also teach the following courses that contribute to majors and graduate programs in Agriculture Teaching Credential, Agricultural Systems and Environment, Ecology, Genetics, International Agricultural Development, and Plant Biology:
Agricultural Education 100, 160, 171, 172, 190, 300, 301, 302, 306A, 306B, 323, 390, Agricultural Systems and Environment 21, 101, 110A, 110B, 110L, 112, 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 137, 150, 190, Ecology 207, International Agricultural Development 200, Plant Biology Graduate Group 220, Plant Biology 116, 142, 143, 146, 152, 161A, 161B.
Questions pertaining to the following courses should be directed to the instructor or to the Advising Center, 152 Hunt Hall.
| Upper Division Courses | Graduate Courses |
*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.
92. Agronomy Internship (1-12) I, II, III, summer. The Staff (Department Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Internship on or off campus in all subject areas pertaining to agronomy. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
192. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. summer. The Staff (Department Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Internship on or off campus in all subject areas pertaining to agronomy. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Agronomy (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Tutoring--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: course to be tutored or the equivalent; upper division standing and consent of instructor. Designed for undergraduate students who desire teaching experience. Student will assist in courses under the direction of the faculty. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 5 units. Same course may not be tutored more than one time. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: 6 upper division units of agronomy. (P/NP grading only.)
205. Experimental Design and Analysis (4) II. Dubcovsky
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Agricultural Systems and Environment 120 or the equivalent. Graduate students in agricultural and environmental sciences will be introduced to the research process and statistical methods to plan, conduct and interpret experiments. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 205A. (Former course 205A.)
206. Multivariate Systems and Modeling (4) III. Laca
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Agricultural Systems and Environment 120 or the equivalent. Graduate students in the biological and environmental sciences will be presented multiple regression, multivariate and computer modeling methods needed to conduct research experiments and analyze multivariate data systems. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 205B. (Former course 205B.)
207. Plant Population Biology (3) II. Rice
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: advanced undergraduate ecology course (e.g., Environmental Studies 100, Evolution and Ecology 125, Plant Biology 117, or Entomology 104); an advanced undergraduate course in genetics and/or evolution (e.g., Biological Scienes 101 or Evolution and Ecology 100). Provides entry-level graduate students and advanced undergraduates with an introduction to both theoretical and empirical research in plant population biology. Emphasis will be placed on linking ecological and genetic approaches to plant population biology. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Ecology 207.)
211. Principles and Practices of HPLC (2) III. Goyal
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.
*221. Advanced Plant Breeding (4) III. Teuber
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 205; Genetics Graduate Group 201D or Animal Genetics 107; Plant Science 113. 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. Offered in alternate years.
*224. Chromosome Evolution (3) I. Dvorak
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Genetics 201A and 201B or the equivalent. Structure and function of chromosomes. Dynamics of their evolution at the molecular and structural levels. Offered in alternate years.
290. Seminar in Crop Growth, Production and Utilization (1-2) I. The Staff
Seminar--1-2 hours. Topics of current interest related to plant growth processes, production and management systems, and utilization of cultivated food, feed and fiber crops.
291. Seminar in Plant Breeding and Evolution of Cultivated Plants (1-2) III. The Staff
Seminar--1-2 hours. Topics of current interest related to plant breeding systems and the origins and evolution of cultivated plants.
297T. Tutoring in Agronomy (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Tutoring--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; consent of instructor; and 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 5 units. Same course may not be tutored more than one time. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study
(1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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