Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
AGRO 4046. AGROSTOLOGY AND FORAGE
AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT. Three credit
hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CFIT 3005 and
AGRO 3005.
A fundamental study of grasses, especially those of
economic importance in the Caribbean area: the
main characteristic of various genera and species of
grasses, their identification, distribution,
propagation, and economic uses. Will also include
knowledge on the adaptation, management, and
nutritive value of cultivated and native pasture
plants, with special emphasis on the establishment,
management, and improvement of temporary and
permanent pastures. Required field trips.
AGRO 4995. SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL
OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR COOP
STUDENTS. Three to six credit hours. A
minimum of two practice periods is required, one
of them in a semester. Prerequisite: Authorization
of the Director of the Department and to be a Coop
program student.
Practical experience in agronomy or soil sciences in
cooperation with the private sector or government.
To be jointly supervised by the academic
department, the Coop program coordinator, and an
official from the cooperating entity. Written
reports will be required upon completion of each
work period.
Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate
Courses
AGRO 5005. AGRICULTURAL BIOMETRICS.
Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one
three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites:
Advanced undergraduate, or graduate student.
Introduction to the fundamental concepts of the
application of biometrical methods to agricultural
problems; graphical presentation of data; concepts
of randomness and probability; frequency
distribution and sampling; Chi-square and t-test;
measures of dispersion and relationships; and
analysis of variance.
AGRO 5006. GENESIS, MORPHOLOGY AND
CLASSIFICATION OF SOILS. Three credit
hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: AGRO 3005 or authorization of the
Director of the Department.
factors and processes of soil formation; and field
study of soil profiles. Field trips are required.
AGRO 5007. SOIL PHYSICS. Three credit
hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week.
Physical properties of soils, and factors affecting
them; soil consistency, structure, water, air,
temperature, tillage; evaluation and influence in
determination of soil productivity.
AGRO 5008. SOILS OF PUERTO RICO. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and three hours
of laboratory per week.
Study of the genesis and distribution of the soils of
Puerto Rico, based on environmental conditions;
classification of soils using the "Soil Taxonomy"
system; evaluation of the morphological, chemical,
physical, and mineralogical properties of soils with
respect to agricultural and not agricultural uses.
Representative soil profiles are studied during field
trips.
AGRO 5010. MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL
FORESTS. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 3435 or
BIOL 3051 or CFIT 3005 or authorization of the
Director of the Department.
The study of the composition and structure of the
different forest systems of the tropics; wet forest,
deciduous forest, conifer forest and mangrove from
the stand point of multiple use and sustainability.
Field trips required.
AGRO 5015. CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGRO 4035 or
authorization of the Director of the Department.
Study of concepts, methods and techniques in the
conservation, management and development of
natural resources, and their effects on
environmental quality. Contemporary issues and
problems in the management and allocation of
natural resources will be discussed.
Historical development of concepts of soil and
systems of soil classification; principles and
nomenclature of "Soil Taxonomy"; environmental
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