Introduction to departments, college and university programs. Individual and group counseling and baccalaureate program planning. Exposure to career opportunities in crop and soil science. PREREQ: Major and minor students only.
Term(s): Fall
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The overriding theme of most issues in agriculture today is sustainability in all it's various facets - environment, economics, social impacts. The OSU Departments of Crop and Soil Science , Horticulture and Agricultural and Resource Economics will present an undergraduate seminar series entitled Farming Today for Tomorrow that will deal with a specific theme of agricultural sustainability. In 2010 the topic will be: Soil Quality: Current State of Knowledge.
Term(s): Winter
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An introduction to the concepts and principles of crop ecology and morphology and a foundation for other crop science classes. Examines the dynamics and function of crop communities, and the biotic and environmental interactions that influence productivity. Fundamentals of the developmental morphology of crop seeds, seedlings, and plants. Morphological features of seeds and plants in relation to the identification of crop families and species of economic importance.
Term(s): Fall
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Principles, practices and issues relating to production, marketing and improvement of horticultural and agronomic crops. Comparison of crop production systems; geography of crop production; cropping calendars. PREREQ: Year of General Biology or equivalent. CROSSLISTED as HORT 300.
Term(s): Winter
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Importance of and current production practices for forage crops. PREREQ: CSS 300 or equivalent and CSS 305.
Term(s): Spring
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An overview of production practices and characteristics of oil seed, essential oil, and fiber crops. PREREQ: CSS 300 or equivalent; CSS 305.
Term(s): Winter
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An overview of the principles underlying small grain production practices in the Pacific Northwest. PREREQ: CSS 300 or equivalent; CSS 305.
Term(s): Winter
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Principles and practices governing all aspects of potato production, storage and use. PREREQ: CSS 300 or equivalent; CSS 305.
Term(s): Winter
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Come explore the major food crops of the world, their origin, morphology, genetic diversity, adaptation, management, and utilization. You will develop an understanding of the role of crop improvement in economic and social development. (Bac Core Course)
Term(s): Winter
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Biological aspects of seed formation and development, germination, maturation, dormancy, and deterioration. Fundamentals of seed composition and function. Offered alternate years. Lec/lab. CROSSLISTED as HORT 363.
Term(s): Fall
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Independent, original study and preparation of a senior thesis. OTHER PREREQS: Senior standing.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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Senior seminar intended to instruct students on proper techniques for presentation of scientific material. Each student is expected to prepare and present a scientific seminar and to submit written documentation supporting that seminar. Graded P/N.
Term(s): Fall
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Evaluation and judging of soils in Oregon and other states; directed studies of soil morphology, soil survey, soil fertility, soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology, and soil information systems.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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Professional work experience previously approved and supervised by the department, written report required. PREREQ: Junior standing.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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Principles of seed quality testing including mechanical purity, genetic trait identification, viability, vigor, and seed pathology. Laboratory will provide practical application of lecture topics. OTHER PREREQS: CSS 300 or equivalent. CSS 363 is recommended.
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Introduction to the principles of plant genetics with an emphasis on the structure and function of economically important plant genomes. PREREQ: CSS 300, HORT 201, BI 203. CROSSLISTED as HORT 430/530.
Term(s): Winter
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Review and demonstration of plant genetics principles. CROSSLISTED as HORT 431.
Term(s): Winter
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Exploring World Agriculture is a course that allows students to learn about the agriculture of a specific location. The course identifies a geographic location and then investigates and researches the crop, livestock, food production, and related factors of that area. History, culture and political impacts are presented. The course invites OSU and community members with expertise in the selected geographic location to instruct the class.
Term(s): Spring
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Principles of weed control by cultural, biological, and chemical means; weed identification; introduction to herbicides and factors influencing their use. PREREQ: One year biological science and one course in organic chemistry. Lec/lab.
Term(s): Fall
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An introduction to the genetic improvement of self- pollinated, cross-pollinated, and asexually propagated species and the genetic principles on which breeding methods are based. Examples are drawn from a wide range of crops, including cereal grains, grasses, fruits, nuts, and vegetables; guest lecturers discuss their breeding programs. Additional topics include crop evolution, germplasm preservation, disease resistance, and biotechnology. PREREQ: BI 311 or CSS 430/CSS 530. CROSSLISTED as HORT 450/HORT 550.
Term(s): Spring
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Examination of principles and management systems required to produce high quality seed. Fundamentals of seed crop biology and production methods are stressed. Concepts are illustated using Pacific Northwest seed crops. PREREQ: CSS 200 or equivalent.
Term(s): Spring
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Decision cases involving the production of field and horticultural crops; individual and group activities; discussion of the decision-making process. Multiple field trips required. CROSSLISTED as HORT 480/HORT 580. PREREQS: HORT 300 or CSS 300 and senior standing in agriculture.
Term(s): Spring
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The overriding theme of most issues in agriculture today is sustainability in all its various facets - environment, economics, and social impacts.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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Technical knowledge and skills development courses offered in a wide array of course formats. Topics vary from term to term and year to year. May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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OTHER PREREQS: Masters-level graduate students.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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Evaluation and judging of soils in Oregon and other states; directed studies of soil morphology, soil survey, soil fertility, soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology, and soil information systems.
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Developing skills and competence in teaching soil science under staff supervision; organization and presentation of instructional material by assisting in laboratory, recitation, and lectures.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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Principles of seed quality testing including mechanical purity, genetic trait identification, viability, vigor, and seed pathology. Laboratory will provide practical application of lecture topics. OTHER PREREQS: CSS 300 or equivalent. CSS 363 is recommended.
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Theories and principles; polyploidy; qualitative and quantitative inheritance. PREREQ: CSS 300, HORT 201, BI 203. CROSSLISTED as HORT 430/530.
Term(s): Winter
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Principles of weed control by cultural, biological, and chemical means; weed identification; introduction to herbicides and factors influencing their use. PREREQ: One year biological science and one course in organic chemistry. Lec/lab.
Term(s): Fall
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An introduction to the genetic improvement of self- pollinated, cross-pollinated, and asexually propagated species and the genetic principles on which breeding methods are based. Examples are drawn from a wide range of crops, including cereal grains, grasses, fruits, nuts, and vegetables; guest lecturers discuss their breeding programs. Additional topics include crop evolution, germplasm preservation, disease resistance, and biotechnology. PREREQ: BI 311 or CSS 430/CSS 530. CROSSLISTED as HORT 450/HORT 550.
Term(s): Spring
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Examination of principles and management systems required to produce high quality seed. Fundamentals of seed crop biology and production methods are stressed. Concepts are illustated using Pacific Northwest seed crops. PREREQ: CSS 200 or equivalent.
Term(s): Spring
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Decision cases involving the production of field and horticultural crops; individual and group activities; discussion of the decision-making process. Multiple field trips required. PREREQ: HORT/CSS 300, Senior standing in Agriculture. CROSSLISTED as HORT 480/580. (Writing Intensive Course).
Term(s): Spring
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Field layout, analysis, and interpretation of basic experimental designs used in agronomy and plant breeding and including field plot techniques such as optimum plot size and shape, factorial arrangement, replication, sub-sampling, randomization, and blocking. Recitation provides practical experience with SAS. PREREQ: STAT351 or equivalent.
Term(s): Winter
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Exploration of the relationship between chromosome number, structure, and behavior to gene inheritance, organization, and expression. Discussion of chromosome manipulation strategies for genomics research, genetic analysis, and plant breeding.
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Technical knowledge and skills development courses offered in a wide array of course formats. Topics vary from term to term and year to year. May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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Term(s): Fall, Winter, Spring
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OTHER PREREQS: PhD-level graduate students.
Term(s): Fall, Winter, spring
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Evaluation and judging of soils in Oregon and other states; directed studies of soil morphology, soil survey, soil fertility, soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology, and soil information systems.
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Principles and methods for producing and analyzing DNA fingerprints. Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED as GEN 620, MCB 620. PREREQS: BI 311 or (CSS 430 or CSS 530) or equivalent.
Term(s): Fall
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Principles and methods for constructing genetic maps comprised of molecular and other genetic markers. Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED as GEN 621, MCB 621. PREREQS: BI 311 or (CSS 430 or CSS 530) or equivalent.
Term(s): Fall
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Principles and methods for mapping genes underlying phenotypically complex traits. Offered alternate years. CROSSLISTED as GEN 622, MCB 622. PREREQS: CSS 590 or ST 513 or equivalent.
Term(s): Fall
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Pedigree, bulk, single-seed-descent, doubled haploid, backcross, testcross, mass, and half-sib, S~1~, and S~2~ family breeding methods; breeding hybrids and selecting sources of alleles for developing superior hybrids; the nature and consequences of genotype by environment interactions; marker-assisted backcross and inbred line breeding; quantitative trait locus mapping; random linear models; designing and analyzing cultivar, line, and family selection experiments. PREREQ: GEN 311 or CSS 430/CSS 530, CSS 450/CSS 550, ST 411/ST 511, ST 412/ST 512, and ST 413/ST 513. Offered alternate years.
Term(s): Fall
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Absorption, movement, and mechanism of action of herbicides in plants; behavior of herbicides in soil. PREREQ: CSS 440/CSS 540, BOT 331. Offered alternate years.
Term(s): Fall
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Concepts of crop growth and production in relation to environmental and physiological factors and their interactions; current literature. PREREQ: BOT 311 or equivalent. Offered alternate years.
Term(s): Winter
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