UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis
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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