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420 Plant Sciences<br />

Mikal E. Saltveit, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Kenneth A. Shackel, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Douglas V. Shaw, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Johan W. Six, Ph.D., Assistant Professor<br />

Venkatesan Sundaresan, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Larry R. Teuber, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Chris van Kessel, Ph.D., Professor<br />

John I. Yoder, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Truman P. Young, Ph.D., Professor<br />

Emeriti Faculty<br />

David E. Bayer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Fredrick A. Bliss, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

R. William Breidenbach, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Ivan W. Buddenhagen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Thomas G. Byrne, M.S., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Robert M. Carlson, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Peter B. Catlin, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

William J. Clawson, M.S., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Clyde L. Elmore, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

William H. Griggs, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Richard W. Harris, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,<br />

Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award<br />

Charles E. Hess, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Ray C. Huffaker, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Subodh K. Jain, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Milton B. Jones, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Anton M. Kofranek, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Horton M. Laude, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Andrew T. Leiser, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

William C. Liebhardt, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

William M. Longhurst, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Robert S. Loomis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

James M. Lyons, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

John H. Madison, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Vern L. Marble, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

George C. Martin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Warren C. Micke, M.S., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Duane S. Mikkelsen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

F. Gordon Mitchell, M.S., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Robert F. Norris, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Jack L. Paul, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Harlan K. Pratt, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Y. P. Puri, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Calvin O. Qualset, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Charles A. Raguse, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

D. William Rains, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

David E. Ramos, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Lawrence Rappaport, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Roger J. Romani, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Vincent Rubatzky, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Kay Ryugo, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Roy M. Sachs, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Charles W. Schaller, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

William L. Sims, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Paul G. Smith, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Herman Timm, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Robert L. Travis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Kiyoto Uriu, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Raymond C. Valentine, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Ronald E. Voss, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus<br />

Barbara D. Webster, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Steven A. Weinbaum, Ph.D., Professor,<br />

Lin L. Wu, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Shang Fa Yang, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<br />

Affiliated Faculty<br />

Lars W. Anderson, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Shane T. Ball, Ph.D., Specialist<br />

Marita Cantwell, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Roger T. Chetelat, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Carlos H. Crisosto, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Joseph M. DiTomaso, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Richard Y. Evans, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Steven A. Fennimore, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Louise Ferguson, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Melvin R. George, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Sham S. Goyal, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Gurdev Khush, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor<br />

Timothy K. Hartz, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

James E. Hill, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Ajwa A. Husein, Ph.D., Associate Specialist in CE<br />

Robert B. Hutmacher, Ph.D., Specialist in CE, Agronomist<br />

Leland F. Jackson, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Scott Johnson, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Stephen R. Kaffka, Ph.D. Lecturer<br />

W. Thomas Lanini, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Bruce Lampinen, Ph.D., Assistant Specialist in CE<br />

Kirk Larson, Ph.D., Specialist in CE<br />

Thomas Ledig, Ph.D., Adjunct Lecturer<br />

Muhammad Marrush, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Gale McGranahan, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Greg McPherson, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Jeffrey P. Mitchell, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Dan E. Parfitt, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Ann L. Powell, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Daniel H. Putnam, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Trevor V. Suslow, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Kenneth W. Tate, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Steven R. Temple, Ph.D., Lecturer<br />

Major Programs. See Agricultural Management<br />

and Rangeland Resources, on page 124, Biotechnology,<br />

on page 163, Crop Science and Management,<br />

on page 187, and Environmental Horticulture and<br />

Urban Forestry, on page 259.<br />

Related Courses. See the Biotechnology, Environmental<br />

Horticulture, Horticulture and Agronomy, and<br />

Plant Biology course listings.<br />

Graduate Study. For related graduate study, see<br />

the M.S. degree programs in Horticulture and<br />

Agronomy, and International Agricultural Development,<br />

and the M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs in<br />

the graduate groups of Plant Biology, Ecology,<br />

Genetics, Geography, and Soils and Biogeochemistry.<br />

See also Graduate Studies, on page 97, in this<br />

catalog.<br />

Courses in Plant Sciences (PLS)<br />

(Formerly courses in Agricultural Management and<br />

Rangeland Resources, Agronomy, Crop Science and<br />

Management, Pomology, Range Science and Vegetable<br />

Crops.)<br />

Lower Division Courses<br />

1. Agriculture, Nature and Society (3)<br />

Lecture—2 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour.<br />

Multiple perspectives and connections between the<br />

natural sciences, social sciences, and agriculture.<br />

Emphasis on agriculture’s central position between<br />

nature and society and its key role in our search for<br />

a productive, lasting and hospitable environment.<br />

Several full-period field trips provide hands-on learning.<br />

Not open for credit to students who have completed<br />

Agricultural Management and Rangeland<br />

Resources 1. (Former course Agricultural Management<br />

and Rangeland Resources 1.)—I. (I.) Gradziel<br />

2. Botany and Physiology of Cultivated<br />

Plants (4)<br />

Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—3 hours.<br />

Prerequisite: high school course in biology and<br />

chemistry recommended. A holistic introduction to<br />

the underlying botanical and physiological principles<br />

of cultivated plants and their response to the<br />

environment. Includes concepts behind plant selection,<br />

cultivation, and utilization. Laboratories include<br />

discussion and interactive demonstrations. Not open<br />

for credit to students who have completed Agricultural<br />

Management and Rangeland Resources 2.<br />

(Former course Agricultural Management and<br />

Rangeland Resources 2.)—II. (II.) Saltveit, Marrush<br />

10. Fruits and Nuts of California and the<br />

World (3)<br />

Lecture—3 hours. Field trip on seventh Saturday of<br />

quarter (1/2 day). Biological and environmental<br />

principles of tree-crop agriculture emphasizing California<br />

production. Topics include temperate and subtropical<br />

species, biotechnology and genetic<br />

improvement, environmental physiology, plant and<br />

crop growth, pest and disease control, consumer<br />

issues. GE credit: SciEng. Not open for credit to students<br />

who have completed Pomology 10. (Former<br />

course Pomology 10.)—II. (II.) Polito<br />

21. Applications of Microcomputers in<br />

Agriculture (3)<br />

Lecture—1.5 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours;<br />

autotutorial—2 hours. Prerequisite: high school algebra.<br />

Concepts of computing and applications using<br />

personal computers, spreadsheets, database management,<br />

word processing and communications.<br />

Not open for students who have completed Agricultural<br />

Management and Rangeland Resources 21,<br />

Computer Science Engineering 15, 30, 35, or Engineering<br />

5. (Former course Agricultural Management<br />

and Rangeland Resources 21.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)<br />

Laca, Geng<br />

49. Organic Crop Production Practices (3)<br />

Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour; field work—3<br />

hours. Principles and practices of organic production<br />

of annual crops. Topics include organic crop, soil,<br />

and pest management, cover cropping, composting,<br />

seeding, transplanting, irrigation, harvesting and<br />

marketing. Includes field trip(s). Not open for credit<br />

to students who have completed Agricultural Management<br />

and Rangeland Resources 49. (Former<br />

course Agricultural Management and Rangeland<br />

Resources 49.) (P/NP grading only.)—I, III. (I, III.)<br />

Van Horn<br />

92. Internship (1-12)<br />

Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of<br />

instructor. Work experience on or off campus in subject<br />

areas pertaining to plant and environmental sciences.<br />

Internship supervised by faculty member.<br />

(P/NP grading only.)<br />

98. Directed Group Study (1-5)<br />

Primarily for lower division students.<br />

(P/NP grading only.)<br />

99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower<br />

division students. (P/NP grading only.)<br />

Upper Division Courses<br />

101. Agriculture and the Environment (3)<br />

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent<br />

of instructor. Interaction between agriculture and the<br />

environment. Principles required to analyze conflict<br />

and develop solutions to complex problems facing<br />

society. Not open for credit to students who have<br />

completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland<br />

Resources 101. (Former course Agricultural Management<br />

and Rangeland Resources 101.)—II. (II.)<br />

Phillips<br />

105. Concepts in Pest Management (3)<br />

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours.<br />

Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or course 2,<br />

Chemistry 8B. Introduction to the ecological principles<br />

of integrated pest management, biology of different<br />

classes of pests and the types of losses they<br />

cause, population assessment, evaluation of advantages<br />

and disadvantages of different techniques<br />

used for pest management, IPM programs. Not open<br />

for credit to students who have completed Agricultural<br />

Management and Rangeland Resources 105.<br />

(Former course Agricultural Management and<br />

Rangeland Resources 105.)<br />

107. Small Fruit Production (2)<br />

Lecture—2 hours; two field trips arranged at mutual<br />

convenience. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or<br />

the equivalent. Strawberries (Fragaria), blackberriesraspberries<br />

(Rubus), blueberries-cranberries (Vaccinium)<br />

as important nutritional resources; their origin,<br />

production and utilization with emphasis on recent<br />

progress in integrated management. Not open for<br />

credit to students who have completed Agricultural<br />

Management and Rangeland Resources 107.<br />

(Former course Agricultural Management and<br />

Rangeland Resources 107.) Offered in alternate<br />

years.—(II.) Shaw<br />

110A. Principles of Agronomic Crop<br />

Production in Temperate and Tropical<br />

Systems (3)<br />

Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course in general botany<br />

or course 2 recommended. Fundamentals of<br />

field crop production in temperate and tropical climates.<br />

Resource utilization and economic, political<br />

and social problems are considered in relation to<br />

technological problems and their influences on agricultural<br />

development. Not open for credit to students<br />

who have completed Agricultural Management and<br />

Rangeland Resources 110A. (Former course Agricultural<br />

Management and Rangeland Resources 110A.)<br />

Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-<strong>2008</strong> offering in parentheses<br />

<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience

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