UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

Plant Sciences 451
Rangeland Resources 131. (Former course Agricultural
Management and Rangeland Resources 131.)
Offered in alternate years.—III. Rice
134. Comparative Ecology of Major
Rangeland Systems (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130 or the
equivalent; Environmental Science and Policy 100
recommended. Study of vegetation structure, composition,
and succession in North American rangeland
communities. Description and comparison of interactions
between vegetation and grazing animals on
grassland, desert, forested, and tundra rangelands.
Discussion of current rangeland management strategies.
One mandatory Saturday field trip. Not open
for credit to students who have completed Agricultural
Management and Rangeland Resources 134.
(Former course Agricultural Management and
Rangeland Resources 134.)
135. Ecology and Community Structure of
Grassland and Savannah Herbivores (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1A or 1B and course 2, or Biological Sciences 1C;
general ecology course (Environmental Science and
Policy 100) recommended. Feeding ecology of
grassland herbivores and its importance in evolution
of herbivore communities and social systems. Optimal
foraging, interspecific interactions, and primary
productivity are considered as factors structuring natural
and managed grassland and savannah systems.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources
135. (Former course Agricultural Management and
Rangeland Resources 135.)—(I.) Demment
141. Ethnobotany (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours.
Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or
2C. Relationships and interactions between plants
and people, including human perceptions, management,
and uses of plants, influences of plants on
human cultures, and effects of human activity on
plant ecology and evolution. Concepts, questions,
methods, and ethical considerations in ethnobotanical
research. Not open for credit to students who
have completed Plant Biology 141. (Former course
Plant Biology 141.) Offered in alternate years. GE
Credit: SciEng, SocSci, Wri.—II. Potter
142. Ecology of Crop Systems (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C;
Mathematics 16A or Physics 1A, or consent of
instructor. Ecological processes governing the structure
and behavior of managed ecosystems. Emphasis
on mechanistic and systems views of the physical
environment, photosynthetic productivity, competition,
adaptation, nutrient cycling, energy relations
and contemporary issues such as climate change.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Plant Biology 142. (Former course Plant Biology
142.) GE Credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Bloom
144. Trees and Forests (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C. Biological
structure and function of trees as organisms; understanding
of forests as communities and as ecosystems;
use of forests by humans; tree phenology,
photosynthesis, respiration, soil processes, life histories,
dormancy, forest biodiversity, and agroforestry.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Plant Biology 144 or Environmental Horticulture
144. (Former course Plant Biology/Environmental
Horticulture 144.) (Same course as Environmental
and Resource Sciences 144).—I. (I.) Bledsoe, Berry,
Rice
145. Sierra Nevada Flora (3)
Lecture/laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—5 hours.
Prerequisite: Plant Biology 102 or 108 or Evolution
and Ecology 121 or Environmental Horticulture 105.
An introduction to the flora of the Sierra Nevada.
Basic plant identification, the principal plant communities
and species of the Sierra Nevada. Class
offered the first two weeks in July in the Sierra
Nevada. Offered in alternate years. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Plant Biology
145. (Former course Plant Biology 145.)—III. Ronald
146. Rhizosphere Ecology (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing
and either course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or
2C or equivalent. Effects of the root-zone ecosystem
on plant growth, soil formation, and agricultural sustainability.
Evolution and modification of the organismic,
biochemical, and genetic bases of rhizosphere
ecology. Not open for credit to students who have
completed Plant Biology 146 (Former course Plant
Biology 146.) Offered in alternate years.—(III.) Phillips
150. Sustainability and Agroecosystem
Management (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
Soil Science 10, Chemistry 2A, and course 2, Biological
Sciences 1C or 2C. Interdisciplinary analysis
of agricultural production and food systems with primary
emphasis on biophysical processes. General
concepts governing the functioning of temperate and
tropical agroecosystems in relation to resource availability,
ecological sustainability, and socio-economic
viability. Comparative ecological analyses of agroecosystems.
Not open for credit to students who
have completed Agricultural Management and
Rangeland Resources 150. (Former course Agricultural
Management and Rangeland Resources
150.)—III. (III.) Six
151. Plant Natural Product Chemistry (3)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 101 and 103, or the equivalent.
Traditional biochemical and modern genetic
approaches for studying plant-derived compounds
such as isoprenoids, alkaloids, and phenylpropanoids.
The impact of plant-derived compounds on
biological processes in ecology, evolution and nutrition.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Plant Biology 150. (Former course Plant
Biology 150.) GE Credit: SciEng, Wri.—I. (I.) Inoue,
Kliebenstein
152. Plant Genetics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour.
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or 2A or consent
of instructor. Basic principles of transmission
genetics, cytogenetics, population and quantitative
genetics, and molecular genetics. Practical aspects
of genetic crosses and analysis of segregating populations.
Not open to students who have completed
Plant Biology 152. (Former course Plant Biology
152.)—I. (I.) Beckles
153. Plant, Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
(4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3
hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences
1C or 2C. Basic and applied aspects of plant tissue
culture including media preparation, micropropagation,
organogenesis, embryogenesis, anther culture,
protoplast culture and transformation. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Plant Biology
153. (Former course Plant Biology 153.)
154. Introduction to Plant Breeding (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 152, Biological Sciences 101 or consent of
instructor. The principles, methods and applications
of plant breeding and genetics to the improvement
of crop plants. Illustration of how plant breeding is a
dynamic, multidisciplinary, constantly-evolving science.
Laboratory emphasizes hands-on experience
in the basics of breeding through experiments. Not
open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Biology 154. (Former course Plant Biology 154.)—II.
(II.) St. Clair
157. Physiology of Environmental Stresses
in Plants (4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
course 100C or Plant Biology 111 or 112 or Environmental
Horticulture 102 or Viticulture and Enology
110. Stress concepts and principles; molecular,
physiological, developmental and morphological
characteristics enabling plants to avoid or tolerate
environmental stresses; stress acclimation and adaptation
processes; responses of wild and cultivated
species to drought, flooding, nutrient deficiencies,
salinity, toxic ions, extreme temperatures, etc. Not
open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Biology 157. (Former course Plant Biology 157.)
Offered in alternate years.—II. Richards, Silk
158. Mineral Nutrition of Plants (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 100A or Plant Biology 111 or Environmental
Horticulture 102 or Viticulture and Enology 110.
Evolution and scope of plant nutrition; essential elements;
mechanisms of absorption and membrane
transporters; translocation and allocation processes;
mineral metabolism; deficiencies and toxicities;
genetic variation in plant nutrition; applications to
management and understanding ecological effects
of nutrient availability or deficiency. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Plant Biology
158. (Former course Plant Biology 158.)—III. (III.)
Brown, Richards
160. Agroforestry: Global and Local
Perspectives (3)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2
or Biological Sciences 1C; Plant Biology 142 or a
general ecology course (Environmental Science and
Policy 100). Traditional and evolving use of trees in
agricultural ecosystems; their multiple roles in environmental
stabilization and production of food, fuel,
and fiber; and socioeconomic barriers to the adoption
and implementation of agroforestry practices.
Not open for credit to students who have taken Agricultural
Management and Rangeland Resources
160. (Same course as International Agricultural
Development 160.) Offered in alternate years.—I.
Gradziel
162. Urban Ecology (3)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: a course
in general or plant ecology (course 142, Plant Biology
117 Environmental Science and Policy 100, or
Evolution and Ecology 101). Application of fundamental
concepts and approaches in landscape and
ecosystem ecology to urban ecosystems. Ecological
and social drivers and responses. Landscape heterogeneity,
nutrient dynamics, invasive species, altered
hydrology and climate, and pollution. Discussion of
primary literature.—II. (II.) Cadenasso
170A. Fruit and Nut Cropping Systems (2)
Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or consent of
instructor. Overview of production and handling systems
of major pomological crops, analysis of current
cultural and harvesting problems and concerns associated
with commercial fruit growing. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Agricultural
Management and Rangeland Resources 170A. (Former
course Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 170A.) Offered in alternate years.—
(I.) Gradziel
170B. Fruit and Nut Cropping Systems (2)
Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or consent of
instructor. Overview of production and handling systems
of major pomological crops, including analysis
of current cultural and harvesting problems and concerns
associated with commercial fruit growing. Not
open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural
Management and Rangeland Resources
170B. (Former course Agricultural Management and
Rangeland Resources 170B.) Offered in alternate
years.—(III.) Gradziel
171. Principles and Practices of Plant
Propagation (4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3
hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C
or 2C. Principles and practices of propagating
plants covering anatomical, physiological, and practical
aspects. Not open for credit to students who
have completed Plant Biology 171. (Former course
Plant Biology 171.)—III. (III.) Burger
172. Postharvest Physiology and
Technology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours.
Prerequisite: general plant science background
(e.g., courses 2, 12); course 196 recommended.
Overview of physiological processes related to maturation
and senescence of plant products and their
responses to postharvest stresses. Targeted
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience