Crop Ecology

Morphology

Week of

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

September 28

Introduction and Overview

Seed Germination and Stand Establishment

Crop Form, Function, and Classification

October 5

Plant Population

Regulation of Population

Vegetative Anatomy of Crop Plants/Quiz 1

October 12

Photosynthesis

Respiration and Carbon Partitioning

Reproductive Anatomy of Crop Plants

October 19

Crop Growth and Development

Yield Components and Crop Yield

Seed and Seedling Anatomy/Quiz 2

October 26

Review Session

Midterm

Plant and Seed Identification

November 2

Farming and Agricultural Systems

Communities and Cropping Systems

Plant and Seed Identification/Quiz 3

November 9

Climate and Cropping Systems

Stability and Diversity

Plant and Seed Identification

November 16

Energy and Cropping  Systems

Biofuel Feedstock Crops

Quiz 4

November 23

The Edaphic Factor I

The Edaphic Factor II

Holiday

November 30

The Water Factor

The Temperature Factor

Review Session

Final Exam

Monday December 7th, 9:30 AM