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942012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendumfor credit to students who have completed AgriculturalManagement and Rangeland Resources 2. (Formercourse Agricultural Management andRangeland Resources 2.) GE credit: SciEng | SE,SL.—II. (II.) Saltveit, Marrush(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)5. Plants for Garden, Orchard andLandscape (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:for non-majors. Hands-on experience with plants cultivatedfor food, environmental enhancement andpersonal satisfaction. Topics include establishing avegetable garden, pruning and propagation activities,growing flowers and ornamental plants, and therole of plants in human health and well-being. Notopen for credit to students who have completed PlantBiology 1 or Plant Sciences 2. (Former course PlantBiology 1.) GE credit: SE.—I, III. (I, III.) Marrush(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)12. Plants and Society (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing—3 hours. Prerequisite:high school biology. Dependence ofhuman societies on plant and plant products. Plantsas resources for food, fiber, health, enjoyment andenvironmental services. Sustainable uses of plantsfor food production, raw materials, bioenergy, andenvironmental conservation. Global populationgrowth and future food supplies. Not open for creditto students who have complete Plant Biology 12.(Former course Plant Biology 12.) (Same course asScience and Society 12.) GE credit: SciEng orSocSci, Div, Wrt | SE or SS, WE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)Drakakaki, Fischer, Jasieniuk, Tian(change in existing course—eff. fall 11)15. Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture(4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Multidisciplinaryintroduction to agricultural sustainability witha natural sciences emphasis. Sustainability conceptsand perspectives. Agricultural evolution, history,resources and functions. Diverse agricultural systemsand practices and their relative sustainability. Laboratoriesprovide direct experience with selected agriculturalpractices and systems. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Van Horn, Williams(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)21. Application of Computers in Technology(3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours.Prerequisite: high school algebra. Concepts of computingand applications using personal computers,spreadsheets, database management, word processingand communications. Not open for students whohave completed Agricultural Management andRangeland Resources 21. (Former course AgriculturalManagement and Rangeland Resources 21.)GE credit: SciEng | SE, VL.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Lieth(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)49. Organic Crop Production Practices (3)Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3hours. Principles and practices of organic productionof annual crops. Including organic crops, soil, andpest management, cover cropping, composting,seeding, transplanting, irrigation, harvesting andmarketing. Not open for credit to students who havecompleted Agricultural Management and RangelandResources 49. (Former course Agricultural Managementand Rangeland Resources 49.) (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE.—I, III. (I, III.) Van Horn(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division100A. Metabolic Processes of CultivatedPlants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or BiologicalSciences 1C or consent of instructor. Principles ofenergy capture and photosynthesis, water use, andnutrient cycling. Conversion of these resources intoproducts (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and otherchemicals) by plants. Emphasis on the relationshipsbetween environmental resources, plant metabolismand plant growth. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I. (I.)Fischer, Zakharov(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)100AL. Metabolic Processes of CultivatedPlants Laboratory (2)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course100A or the equivalent (may be taken concurrently).Techniques and instruments used to study plant metabolicprocesses, including water relations, respiration,photosynthesis, enzyme kinetics, microscopy,immunochemistry, and nitrogen fixation. Quantitativemethods, problem solving, and practical applicationsare emphasized. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—(I.) Blumwald(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)100B. Growth and Yield of CultivatedPlants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or consentof instructor. Principles of the cellular mechanismsand hormonal regulation underlying plantgrowth, development, and reproduction. Emphasison how these processes contribute to the harvestableyield of cultivated plants and can be managed toincrease crop productivity and quality. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—II. (II.) Bradford, Labavitch, Saltveit(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)100BL. Growth and Yield of CultivatedPlants Laboratory (2)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course100B or equivalent (may be taken concurrently).Laboratory exercises in plant growth and developmentand their regulation, including photomorphogenesis,plant growth regulators, plant anatomy,seed germination, fruit ripening and senescence.Includes field trips to illustrate relationships to croppingand marketing systems. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—(II.) Bradford(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)100C. Environmental Interactions ofCultivated Plants (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or consentof instructor. Principles of plant interactions withtheir physical and biological environments and theiracquisition of the resources needed for growth andreproduction. Emphasis on how management practicesand environmental conditions affect crop productivity.GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Brown(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)100CL. Environmental Interactions ofCultivated Plants Laboratory (2)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course100C (may be taken concurrently). Techniques andinstruments used to study plant interactions with theirphysical and biological environments, including lightresponses, transpiration, microclimatology, nutrientavailability and utilization, biomass accumulation.Quantitative methods and modeling are emphasized.GE credit: SciEng | SE.—(III.) Shackel(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)101. Agriculture and the Environment (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or consentof instructor. Interaction between agriculture and theenvironment. Focus on the interaction between agricultureand the environment to address the principlesrequired to analyze conflict and develop solutions tocomplex problems facing society. Not open forcredit to students who have completed AgriculturalManagement and Rangeland Resources 101. (Formercourse Agricultural Management and RangelandResources 101.) GE credit: SciEng | SE, SL.—II. (II.) Tate, Van Kessel(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)102. California Floristics (5)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—8 hours. Prerequisite:course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C, or equivalentcourse in Plant Sciences. Survey of the flora of California,emphasizing recognition of important vascularplant families and genera and use of taxonomickeys for species identification. Current understandingof relationships among families. Principles ofplant taxonomy and phylogenetic systematics. OneSaturday field trip. (Same course as Plant Biology102.) GE credit: SciEng | SE, VL.—III. (III.) Potter(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)105. Concepts in Pest Management (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours.Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or course 2,Chemistry 8B. Introduction to the ecological principlesof integrated pest management, biology of differentclasses of pests and the types of losses theycause, population assessment, evaluation of advantagesand disadvantages of different techniquesused for pest management, IPM programs. Not openfor credit to students who have completed AgriculturalManagement and Rangeland Resources 105.(Former course Agricultural Management andRangeland Resources 105.) GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I. (I.) Al-Khatib, Flint(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)112. Forage Crop Ecology (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, BiologicalSciences 1C, 2C, or consent of instructor. Foragesas a world resource in food production. Ecologicalprinciples governing the adaptation, establishment,growth and management of perennial and annualforages, including pastures, rangelands and hay;aspects of forage quality which affect feeding valueto livestock. Not open for credit to students whohave completed Agricultural Management andRangeland Resources 112. (Former course AgriculturalManagement and Rangeland Resources 112.)Offered in alternate years. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—III. Teuber(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)113. Biological Applications in Fruit TreeManagement (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C or equivalent.Physiology, growth, development and environmentalrequirements of fruit trees and the cultural practicesused to maintain them. Emphasis on the applicationof biological principles in the culture of commerciallyimportant temperate zone fruit tree species. Notopen for credit to students that have completed PlantBiology 173. (Former course Plant Biology 173.) GEcredit: SciEng | SE.—II. (II.) DeJong(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)114. Biological Applications in FruitProduction (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C; course113. Reproductive biology of tree crop species. Biologicalprinciples of fruit production, tree nutritionand orchard management for optimizing cropping.Laboratories emphasize hands-on work with orchardtree systems that are done specifically to produce thecrop. Not open for credit to students who have completedPlant Biology 174. (Former course Plant Biology174.) GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) DeJong(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)131. Identification and Ecology of Grasses(2)Lecture—7.5 hours; laboratory—20 hours; discussion—5hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1Cor course 2; Plant Biology 102 and junior standingrecommended. Taxonomy and identification of westerngrasses. Development of skills in using plantidentification keys. Ecology and evolution of grassesin grazing ecosystems. Given the week followingspring quarter. Not open for credit to students whohave completed Agricultural Management andQuarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience