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AGRONOMY 424/824 |
DATES: January 11 - April 30, 2010 | Call Numbers: AGRO 424 (8535) HORT 424 (8533) AGRO 824 (8536) HORT 824 (8534) |
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Credits: Three academic credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is not offered for noncredit or CEU credit.
Registration: Click here for academic credit.
Description: This course focuses on macro- and micronutrient elements and their function in the growth and development of plants; the role of single elements; interaction/balances between elements and nutrient deficiency/toxicity symptoms as they affect the physiology of the whole plant; and the relationship between crop nutrition and production/environmental considerations, i.e., yield, drought, temperature, pests. The role of roots and soils is also discussed.
Instructors: Lead instructor and course coordinator is Dr. Ellen Paparozzi. Additional lectures will be presented by Dr. Daniel Walters (UNL), and Dr. Kim Williams (Kansas State University).
Delivery: This course is a cooperative venture between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University. Students attend class in distance classrooms on each campus, with instructors at each site linked via distance technologies. UNL students have the option of attending a resident class section or participating entirely via the Internet. The resident class section will meet on days and times to be announced. Distance students have access to the same lectures, exams and case studies as resident students. A website for the course is available 24-hours-a-day at http://my.unl.edu. On it, students will find assignments, additional readings, discussion board, and archived lectures.
Requirements: Internet access and e-mail.
Prerequisites: Completion of a basic course in plant physiology is required; a course in organic chemistry or biochemistry is recommended. Students taking the course for graduate credit must be enrolled in UNL's Graduate School.
Tuition: For information on tuition and fees, please click on the Registration links above.
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| 1. Plant Physiology, 4th Edition. Authors: Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger. 2006. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (Required). | ||||
| 2. Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives, 2nd Edition. Authors: Emanuel Epstein and Arnold J. Bloom. 2005. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (Optional). | ||||
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Purchase both texts from the University Bookstore. |
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Who It's For: Among those who would benefit from taking this course are:
- Graduate and undergraduate students interested in plant nutrition
