Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

NRE 527 Ornamentals II – Flowers and FoliagePlants – Three semester hours. Identification,culture, and use of herbaceous annuals andperennials, bulbs, herbs and ornamental grasses.Flower bed and border preparation andmaintenance; selection, installation, and care oftropical foliage plants in interior settings; use oflight, plant acclimatization, growing media,fertilizers, containers, and pest control(Prerequisites: SPS 101 or consent of instructor)Even Fall.NRE 528 Fruit and Vegetable Production - Threesemester hours. Commercial fruit and vegetableculture, including site selection and preparation,classes of vegetables, species of fruits,establishment, pest control, and harvesting areemphasized. (Prerequisite: SPS 101 or consent ofinstructor). Even Spring.NRE 529 Statistics - Three semester hours.Concepts and methods of statistical data analysis.Descriptive statistics, probability distributions,estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,chi-square, analysis of variance, simple linearregression, and correlation. (Prerequisite: MTH113) Fall.NRE 530 Principles of Experimentation - Threesemester hours. Principles in planning experimentsto minimize error variance and avoid bias. Designsand models to accomplish these objectives will beexamined in detail. (Prerequisite: SPS 529 orequivalent statistics course) Spring.NRE 531 Principles of Plant Breeding - Threesemester hours. Principles, methods and techniquesinvolved in plant breeding and its application tofield crops. (Prerequisites: BIO 203-204 and BIO311) Spring.NRE 532 Plant Disease Diagnosis - Four semesterhours. General principles and methods inidentification, epidemiology, etiology and control ofmajor plant diseases. (Prerequisite: Consent ofinstructor) Fall.NRE 533 Introduction to Molecular Genetics -Four semester hours. Prokaryotic DNA structureand replication, restriction analysis, sequencing,transcription, translation, gene regulation, and geneexpression. Co-requisite: must be taken with NRE533L (Prerequisite: At least one course each inbiology and genetics or consent of instructor) Fall.NRE 533L Introduction to Molecular GeneticsLaboratory – One semester hour. Basic techniquesused in molecular genetics and provides a step-bystepapproach and hands-on experience in the fieldof recombinant DNA technology. (Co-requisite:NRE 533) Fall.NRE 534 Cytogenetics - Four semester hours.Chromosome structure, mechanics and behavior,their significance for problems of genetics,evolution and the origin of species. Emphasizinginter- and intrachromosomal aberrations andheteroploidy. (Prerequisite: A course in genetics)Even Fall.NRE/CMP 535 Introduction to Bioinformatics –Four semester hours. An interdisciplinary coursemelding information from molecular biology andcomputer/information sciences. Structure andfunction of proteins and nucleic acids, retrieval andinterpretation of bioinformation, algorithms andsoftware use for sequence alignment, similaritysearching of nucleic acid/protein sequencedatabases, and exposure to JAVA and PERL. Fall.NRE 536 Regression Analysis - Three semesterhours. Analysis and interpretation of linear,multiple and polynomial regression models usingstandard computer programs. Correlation, stepwisemethods, and use of dummy variables included.Emphasis on application and use of analysis.(Prerequisite: NRE 529 or equivalent) Summer.NRE 537 Plant Tissue Culture Methods andApplications - Three semester hours. Applicationof tissue culture techniques for the improvement ofeconomic plants; hands-on laboratory procedureswill be emphasized. (Prerequisite: CHE 102, BIO204 and consent of instructor) Even Spring.NRE 538 Plant Genetics - Two semester hours.Both qualitative and quantitative gene actions areconsidered. Methods of testing hypotheses,chromosome mapping, selection procedures, gainfrom selection procedures, measuring heritabilityand other factors are covered. (Prerequisite: Acourse in genetics) Odd Fall.NRE 539 SAS-Programming - Three semesterhours. Statistical analysis of data using theStatistical Analysis System (SAS). Data entry andmanipulation, report writing, and effective use ofSAS manuals will be emphasized, along withselection and execution of important SASprocedures. (Prerequisite: NRE 430 or NRE 529)Spring.143