AGRO

AGRO/BIOTC 460 Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology 3

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AGRO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

1 AGRO 425 Field Crop Management 3 4 HORT 407 Plant Breeding 3

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Application of agronomic, ecological, and physiological principles to management systems for the efficient production of the major field crops. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: AGRO 28

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

The study of weeds and their management is a challenging and demanding task that requires diverse abilities. The term weed is an anthropocentric construct meaning it is a human colored definition. We will study the biology and ecology of weedy plants drawing on examples from a wide range of plant systems; those systems include agricultural fields (agronomic and horticultural crops) and forests. Of course our knowledge of the biology and ecology of weedy plant populations will then be used to underpin and assess control tactics and their integration. The discipline has a history of equating management with herbicidal control and in fact some 80% of the pesticides used in U.S. agriculture are herbicides. However through novel farmer designed management systems, through a research community focused on alternative methods of management and through increased focus on invasive species, exciting breakthroughs are occurring in alternative methods of management and prevention. This course seeks to introduce you to the breadth of management approaches in use and under study. The specific objectives are for students to describe and identify: 1) the local weed flora, 2) the fundamental aspects of weed biology and ecology relevant to managed landscapes, 3) the control methods used in managing weed populations, 4) how control measures can be integrated to accomplish acceptable levels of pest suppression, 5) operationalizing a weed management plan, 6) how herbicides enter and move to their site of action in plants, 7) classifying herbicides by their site of action and 8) the distinction between herbicide concentration in soils and plant available herbicide concentration. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: AGRO 28 or HORT 101 Recommended Preparation: SOILS 101 Cross-listed with: AGECO 438

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

This course provides a comprehensive overview and current status of plant biotech research. The course provides knowledge of plant systems that fall in the category of GMOs. BIOTC 460 / AGRO 460 Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology (3)This course will provide a comprehensive overview and status of current plant biotech research. The focus is on providing knowledge of the biology of plant systems. Consequences of development of a transgenic plant either for food (crops) or as a tool to understand molecular, genetic, and inheritance mechanisms of a trait will be discussed in detail. The course Undergraduate - The Pennsylvania State University 2026-2027 3545 will deliver the current literature and understanding of mechanisms involved in herbicide resistance in transgenic plants. Specific topics that will be of interest to students from various disciplines include disease and insect resistance, quality traits, and secondary metabolites. Molecular biology of different pollination systems will be examined so that students will understand the concept of gene flow from transgenic to non-transgenic crops. Examples from recent developments on the beneficial use of transgenic plants as producers of modified compounds, starches, antibodies and their use in phytoremediation of toxic and organic pollutants will be discussed from the perspective of genetic and molecular plant systems. Gene expression of transgenic plant traits and the stability of an engineered crop will be discussed. Specific emphasis will be on different modes of inheritance that a transgenic plant can follow after its development and release into the environment. The course also prepares students for understanding the regulatory processes that are required for testing, moving, and environment release of transgenic crops. The laboratory component of the course will introduce students to the common technique of molecular biology that are used to detect expression in transgenic plants. Transgenic maize plants will be grown in a greenhouse and analyzed for expression of introduced genes. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BMB 251 or MICRB 251 or BIOL 230W or BMB 251H or BIOL 230M Cross-listed with: BIOTC 460

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 5 Supervised field experience related to the student's major. Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: Approval of proposed assignment by instructor prior to registration.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

5

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 18 Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

18

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

, AGRO 497: Special Topics 1-9 Credits/Maximum of 9 Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

undergraduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Orientation discussion group for incoming graduate students. Review departmental policies and learn about the diverse faculty programs in the department. AGRO 501 Graduate Student Dialogue (1)The objectives of this course are to (i) provide orientation on departmental policies and procedures to incoming graduate students, (ii) introduce students to the wide array of faculty research programs in the department, and (iii) build camaraderie among the cohort of students. This course is required of new graduate students in the department, yet inapplicable to '500- level major field' credit requirement. The course is graded pass/fail with emphasis on weekly classroom participation.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Physiological and ecological aspects of the response of crop plants to environmental stresses in establishment, persistence, and reproduction.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

AGRO 410W

/Maximum of 3 Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Total Credits 30 The program culminates with a capstone project which is completed while the student is enrolled in AGRO 596 Individual Studies. In this integrative capstone project, the student demonstrates the capability to integrate and apply concepts, principles, analytical techniques, and interpretation skills learned in the program to a real problem faced in turfgrass facility management. y Transfer Credits If students have successfully completed courses from another institution that are equivalent to the elective turfgrass courses, these can be applied toward satisfying the M.P.S. degree requirements, subject to restrictions outlined in GCAC-309 Transfer Credit (http://gradschool.psu.edu/ graduate-education-policies/gcac/gcac-300/gcac-309-transfer-credit/).

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 999 No description.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

15

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

0 Credits/Maximum of 999 No description.

Subject

AGRO

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 3 Supervised training in teaching methodology for classroom and laboratory type instruction. Supervision provided by faculty member responsible for course.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 999 No description.

Subject

AGRO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

15

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

0 Credits/Maximum of 999 No description.

Subject

AGRO

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu