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

NRE 540 Seed Production Practices - Foursemester hours. Principles and practices in theproduction of pure seeds, with emphasis onharvesting, drying and storage, crop and weed seedidentification and laboratory practices in seedtesting, official rules for testing seeds, and seed lawsfor marketing. (Prerequisite: NRE 101 or NRE 310)Even Fall.NRE 541 Phyto-physiology - Four semester hours.A study of the environment-plant growth interactionin the physiology of plants with emphasis on wholeplant processes. (Prerequisite: NRE 101) Even Fall.NRE 545 Bioinformatics Applications – Threesemester hours. Analysis of genomic data, highthroughputsequencing, functional genomics, andproteomics. Emphasizes mastering of various toolsfor analyzing DNA, RNA, and protein data,understanding of underlying algorithms, and theirapplication to biological problems. SpringNRE 550 Earth Science – Three semester hours.Overview of earth science concepts, processes, andcategories, with emphasis on plate tectonics,volcanism, weathering and erosion, global weatherand climate, vegetation, and soil. Emphasis isplaced on human interactions and relationships withthe physical environment and resulting public policyand management conflicts, and strategies.(Prerequisite: None) Even Fall.NRE 551 Environmental Toxicology - Threesemester hours. Toxic effects of environmentalchemicals on living systems, the chemical andbiological characteristics of major pollutants, theirorigins and uses, and the exposure, transformationand elimination of toxic substances by biologicalsystems. (Prerequisite: CHE 102, CHE 302 orconsent of instructor) Odd Fall.NRE 552 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers – Threesemester hours. Relationship of soil chemistry,forms of nutrients in soils and role of plant nutrientsin crop production, and other factors associated withsoil productivity; basic concepts of fertilizerapplication and manufacturing. (Prerequisite: CHE102 and NRE 251) Even Fall.NRE 553 Hazardous Waste Management - Threesemester hours. The impact, technologies, problemsand issues associated with hazardous wastes andmanagement practices. Case studies of hazardouswaste spills, risk assessments, and remediationtechniques (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor)Odd Spring.NRE 560 Soil Chemistry - Three semester hours.Chemical and mineralogical composition of soils,fundamental chemical properties of soils, soilcolloids, exchange phenomena in soils, and soilreactions. (Prerequisite: CHE 102 and NRE 251)Odd Spring.NRE 561 Soil Physics - Four semester hours.Study of physical make-up and properties of soil,including structure, thermal relationship,consistency, plasticity, water, and how they arerelated. (Prerequisite: PHY 103 and NRE 251)Even Fall.NRE 562 Plant Pathology Techniques - Foursemester hours. General principles and methods ofisolation, culture and inoculation of plant pathogens(bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and plant viruses).(Prerequisite: NRE 101 or BIO 204) Even Spring.NRE 563 Plant Nutrition and Water Relations -Three semester hours. Mineral nutrition, functionand metabolism, ion and water relations,translocation in vascular plants, and physiologicalresponses to biotic stresses. Photosynthesis,respiration, and other aspects of plant metabolismare covered (Prerequisite: NRE 101 and NRE 251).Even Fall.NRE 564 Plant Growth and Development - Threesemester hours. A study of recent developmentsrelated to growth regulation and plant developmentas influenced by auxins, gibberellins, cytokines,ethylene, inhibitors, and environmental factors.(Prerequisite: NRE 441) Odd Spring.NRE 565 Applications of Geostatistics – Threesemester hours. Concepts and methods to describeand analyze environmental data. Use ofgeostatistical models in sampling experimentaldesign, mapping contaminant concentration, riskanalysis, remediation, planning and probabilityanalyses. Conceptual development of relationshipsbetween theory, research and action in managingnatural resources. (Prerequisites: MTH 112, MTH113, NRE 430 or equivalent) Even Spring.NRE 567 Plant Virology - Three semester hours.Principles and methods of detection, isolation,chemical constitution, replication, transmission, andcontrol of plant viruses. (Prerequisite: NRE 432 orNRE 562) Odd Spring.NRE 570 Soil, Plant and Water Analysis - Foursemester hours. Principles and application of144