Students are introduced to the fundamental principles of weed control, seed dormancy and germination. Students identify and classify weeds as related to control measures. Students also demonstrate the ability to calibrate equipment and properly utilize herbicides. Students recognize and demonstrate an understanding of the effects of environmental factors on crop lands as they influence crop distribution, competition, productions, and adaptation.
Students learn the fundamentals of grassland farming.
Students utilize the knowledge gained to understand adaptation, nutrient requirements, utilization, and maintenance of grasses, legumes, and grass-legume mixtures as well as native forages. Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts and skills needed in tree identification, understanding forest adaptation and composition, silvicultural systems, mensuration, forest protection, the effects of management practices on economic returns and ecological systems, and forest management for recreational uses. Students recognize the causes, effects, and control measures of common plant diseases as influenced by different micro-organisms. PSCI 1804 Students gain knowledge of water relations, mineral and organic nutrition, growth and reproduction of plants. Students apply the concepts of plant physiology in seeking solutions to many physiological plant related problems.