AGSC 301             Statistical Methods in Agriculture                                                      2.3; 3 cr.

An investigation of the statistical techniques needed to design experiments and analyze and interpret agricultural research data. Prerequisites: STAT 210 or EDUC 227 and CMPS 209.  Fall and spring.

AGSC 307             Advanced Crop Production                                                                3.0; 3 cr.

Theories and principles of plant growth, development, and responses to the environment, with an integrated approach to understanding crop productivity.  Prerequisites: AGSC 220 and AGSC 231.

AGSC 308              Plant Tissue Culture and Crop Improvement                                 2.3; 3 cr.

This course introduces students in the Agriculture program a sound understanding of the applied and scientific basis of micro propagation and in-vitro plant breeding.

AGSC 319             Advanced Vegetable Production                                                        3.0; 3 cr.

Physiological and genetic control of growth and management of vegetable plants and their products; effects of nutrition, irrigation, and other variables on crop performance and quality of produce; presentation and interpretation of recent research progress in vegetable production.

AGSC 395             Special Topics in Agricultural Science                                              1.0; 1 cr.

AGSC 396/396A   Comprehensive Exam                                                                                 0 cr.

AGSC 399             MS Thesis

Elective Courses for the MS Degree in Plant Science

AGSC 300             Graduate Tutorial                                                                                     1–3 cr.

Directed Study.

AGSC 311             Advanced Principles and Methods in Plant Pathology                   2.3; 3 cr.

Serological and molecular diagnostic techniques, nucleic acids hybridization, PCR, marker assisted selection, brief review of physiology of host-pathogen relationships, and current methods of research including cloning and transgenic plants. Prerequisite: AGSC 232 or consent of instructor.

AGSC 322             Plant Parasitic Fungi and Bacteria                                                     2.3; 3 cr.

Morphology, taxonomy, and identification of fungi and bacteria parasitic on plants.  Prerequisite:
AGSC 232.  Alternate years.

AGSC 323             Plant Virology                                                                                        2.3; 3 cr.

Fundamental and practical aspects of plant virology including isolation, characterization, identification replication, and management of plant pathogenic viruses, including gene silencing and transgenic plants. Prerequisite: AGSC 232. Alternate years.

AGSC 332             Plant-Pest Interactions                                                                        3.0; 3 cr.

Principles and factors involved in interactions between pests and their host plants; application of perspectives in chemical ecology to agricultural systems; effect of biotic and abiotic factors on the physiology, adaptation, and survival of pest populations in agroecosystems.  Prerequisites: AGSC 221, AGSC 232, and AGSC 284.

AGSC 388             Integrated Pest Management                                                              3.0; 3 cr.

Principles and concepts of integrated pest management (IPM); monitoring and forecasting of pest population, tactics, strategies, and implementations of IPM in the agricultural ecosystems; and environmental, economic, and social implications of IPM. Prerequisites: AGSC 221, AGSC 232, and
AGSC 284.