Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for
information on Advanced Placement.
** Minimum requirements in electives. The Soil
Science major requires a minimum of 18 credits in
elective courses. At least 6 of these credits be in
professional electives chosen with the
authorization of the Director of the Department of
Agronomy and Soils. These should be from the
departmental offerings or related areas. The
remaining 12 credits are free electives.
***Elective courses in Social Sciences and
Humanities require authorization of the Director of
the Agronomy and Soils Department.
DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY
MYRNA Z. ALAMEDA, Researcher, M.S., 1977,
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.
JAMES S. BEAVER, Researcher, Ph.D., 1980,
University of Illinois.
LINDA W. BEAVER, Professor, Ph.D., 1981,
University of Illinois.
FRIEDRICH H. BEINROTH, Professor, Ph.D.,
1965, University of Stuttgart, West Germany.
WINSTON DE LA TORRE, Associate Professor,
Ph.D., 1988, North Carolina State University.
RICARDO GOENAGA, Ad-Honorem, Ph.D., 1986,
North Carolina State University.
MIGUEL A. LUGO-LOPEZ, Emeritus Professor,
Ph.D., 1950, Cornell University.
RAUL E. MACCHIAVELLI, Professor, Ph.D.,
1992, The Pennsylvania State University.
GUSTAVO A. MARTINEZ, Researcher, Ph.D.,
1995, Ohio State University.
EDWIN MAS, Ad-Honorem, M.S., 1986,
North Carolina St. University.
MIGUEL MUÑOZ, Associate Researcher, Ph.D.,
1988, Ohio State University.
JULIA O’HALLORANS, Assistant Researcher,
Ph.D., 2001, New Mexico State University.
RAFAEL OLMEDA, Extension Specialist, 1985,
M.S., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.
CARLOS E. ORTIZ-MALAVE, Researcher, Ph.D.,
1992, University of Arkansas.
YAMIL QUIJANO, Associate Extension Specialist,
M.S., 1989, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Campus.
EDUARDO C. SCHRODER, Professor, Ph.D.,
1980, North Carolina State University.
VICTOR A. SNYDER, Researcher, Ph.D. 1980,
Cornell University.
DAVID SOTOMAYOR-RAMIREZ, Associate
Professor, Ph.D., 1995, Kansas State University.
RAFAEL RAMOS, Researcher, M.S., 1985,
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.
ELVIN ROMAN-PAOLI, Associate Researcher,
Ph.D., 1997, Kansas State University.
RAMON I. TORRES-LOPEZ, Professor, Ph.D.,
1993, Texas A&M University.
ELIDE VALENCIA, Researcher, Ph.D., 1997,
University of Florida.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY AND SOILS
Undergraduate Courses
AGRO 3005. GENERAL SOILS. Three credit
hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week. Prerequisite: QUIM 3002.
A general course dealing with the origin,
classification, and the physical, chemical and
biological properties of mineral and organic soils;
the soils as a medium for plant growth. Special
emphasis will be given to the principal soil
management problems in the tropics.
AGRO 4005. SOIL CONSERVATION. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one threehour
field or laboratory period per week.
Prerequisite: AGRO 3005.
The use of vegetation, plant barriers, terraces,
mechanical structures, crop rotations, and other
practices for soil and water conservation; forest and
wildlife conservation; conservation problems,
adjustments, and programs in Puerto Rico. Field
trips.
JUAN G. PEREZ-BOLIVAR, Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., 2000, University of Florida.
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