Agriculture (Ag)
200. Experimental Methods (3)
Prerequisites: Math 40; permission of instructor. Principles of research
emphasising procedures, collection of data, summarization and publication
of results. Design, conduct, and analysis of experiments in agriculture.
220. Readings in Agriculture (2-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Individually directed readings in
a field of special concern to the student's graduate program; appropriate
reports and evaluation required.
240T. Topics in Animal Science (3; max total 12)
Prerequisite: upper-division animal science appropriate to study topic;
permission of instructor. Investigation of topic in animal science; anatomy,
physiology, pathology, nutrition, genetics, or economics. Topics may require
lab hours.
241. Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 155. Physiology which deals with neural and hormonal
integration and control of the animal body, including scientific aspects
of the processes of reproduction and application of current knowledge in
improving reproductive efficiency.
242. Environmental Physiology of Domestic Animals (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 145A; permission of instructor. A study of environmental
factors affecting domestic animals under field and controlled conditions.
243. Metabolism and Energy Physiology (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 8. Current aspects of the integral processes involved
in metabolism and energy physiology of laboratory and farm animals. Application
of the principles concerned in intermediary Metabolism. Selected readings
in the current literature within the field.
244. Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 70. A survey of the biochemical and physiological importance
of vitamins and minerals in the nutrition of man and his animals. Included
is the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of both vitamin and mineral
deficiencies.
245. Advanced Animal Breeding (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 100, 110, Chem 2A; permission of instructor. The application
of genetic principles to the breeding of livestock and poultry. The study
of applied selection and measurements of the results.
250T. Topics in Plant Science (3; max total 12)
Prerequisites: upper-division plant science appropriate to study topic;
permission of instructor. Advanced studies in a given area: crop physiology,
plant breeding, plant pathology, plant nutrition, or economics. Topics may
require lab hours.
251. Physiological Aspects of Herbicides (3)
Prerequisites: Plant 131, Bot 104, Chem 8. Modes of action of herbicides
in plant growth. Absorption and translocation of herbicides. Mechanisms
of herbicide specificity. Interaction with soil and soil microbes. Methods
of herbicide investigations (biological assay, instrumental detection, chemical
assay, chemical and microbial degradation). Biotechnology developments,
pesticide use in integrated pest management systems. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
252. Plant Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: Bot 104. Mineral requirements of plants; the acquisition and
translocation of nutrients by higher plants and the role of nutrient elements
in plant development. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
255. Advanced Plant Breeding (3)
Prerequisites: Plant 140. Principles and techniques of plant improvement,
breeding methods, combining ability, sterility systems, quantitative genetic
analysis, heritability estimates, experimental designs for plant breeding.
256. Plant-Water Relationships (3)
Prerequisite: Bot 104. Physicochemical properties of water and solutions;
movement of water, solutes, and growth regulators in plants; study of moisture-sensitive
periods of various crops; factors affecting water absorption and retention.
260. Seminar in Animal Science (1; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Written and oral reports on selected
areas of research on problems in animal science.
270. Seminar in Plant Science (1; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reviews and reports on recent literature
and problems in agronomy, horticulture, irrigation, soils, ornamental horticulture,
or viticulture and enology.
280. Seminar in Agriculture (1-3; max see below)
Maximum total credit 9 units in any given area or any combination of the
three areas. Prerequisite: bachelor's degree in agriculture or permission
of instructor. Advanced problems in agriculture; research and experimentation
in a selected area: animal science, plant science, or agricultural mechanics.
281. Problems in Agricultural Education (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Individual supervised research in agricultural
education; appropriate reports and evaluation required. Individual conferences.
287. Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Agricultural
Education (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. A study of the California and federal plans
for vocational education as they pertain to agricultural education. The
VEA Act of 1968 and the preparation of district plans.
289. Adult and Continuation Education in Agriculture (3) (Former Ag
Ed 189)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. History, philosophy,
organization, administration, and development of teaching rural and urban
adult education programs in agricultural mechanics and agricultural sciences.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures-- Independent
Study.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: see Master's Degrees-Thesis Requirements. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.