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| CS 011 | CROP PRODUCTION | FALL |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 4 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Patterson |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Management of the major food, feed, fiber, and specialty crops grown in North Carolina and the United States. Emphasis on how crops grow and respond to climatic and cultural influences. Alternate cropping systems assessed from the standpoint of potential productivity and cost/benefit analysis.
of the major food, feed, fiber, and specialty crops grown in North Carolina and
the United States. Emphasis on how crops grow and respond to climatic and
cultural influences. Alternate cropping systems assessed from the standpoint of
Management of the major food, feed, fiber, and specialty crops grown in North Carolina and the United States. Emphasis on how crops grow and respond to climatic and cultural influences. Alternate cropping systems assessed from the standpoint of potential productivity and cost/benefit analysis. cost/benefit analysis.
of the major food, feed, fiber, and specialty crops grown in North Carolina and
the United States. Emphasis on how crops grow and respond to climatic and
cultural influences. Alternate cropping systems assessed from the standpoint of
potential productivity and cost/benefit analysis. |
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| CS 012 | CEREAL GRAIN PRODUCTION | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Spears |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Management practices for successful corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, and grain sorghum production. Emphasis on production inputs that maximize economic return. |
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| CS 021 | TURFGRASSES AND THEIR USES | FALL |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | An introduction to turfgrass species and their uses. Emphasis on: size and scope of the turfgrass industry, basic concepts of grass growth and development, characteristics of cool- and warm-season turfgrasses and their use for golf courses, lawns, athletic fields, and other applications. Techniques for successful establishment and maintenance of turfgrass areas. |
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| CS 022 | PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Cooper |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | CS 021 |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | An examination of cultural practices essential for management of high quality turfgrass areas. Topics include: function of plant nutrients, fertilizer characteristics and application techniques, irrigation programming, construction of high use turfgrass areas, calibration of spreaders and sprayers, aerification, pesticide fate and developing effective management systems. |
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| CS 051 | FORAGE PRODUCTIONS | FALL |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Characteristics of major forage crops and their response to agronomic and animal management factors. Utilization methods, growth and quality characteristics related to animal performance. |
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| CS 052 | WEED CONTROL IN FIELD CROPS | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Jordan |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | none |
| RESTRICTIONS: | none |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles involved in development of weed control programs and practical application of weed management techniques for major North Carolina cropping systems. Emphasis on proper use of herbicides. Laboratory includes weed identification and herbicide application methods. |
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| CS 053 | TURFGRASS AND ORNAMENTAL WEED CONTROL | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Neal | HOMEPAGE |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | none |
| RESTRICTIONS: | none |
| DESCRIPTION: | General principles in development of turfgrass and ornamental weed prevention and management programs. Different weeds and their life cycles and management techniques and factors affecting herbicide performance. Laboratory includes weed identification and herbicide application methods. |
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| CS 055 | ADVANCED TURF MANAGEMENT | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Peacock |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | CS 022 |
| RESTRICTIONS: | none |
| DESCRIPTION: | Turfgrass management covering mineral nutrition, water relations, environmental stress responses and management regimes for low maintenance turf, golf courses, athletic fields and other turf settings. |
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| CS 062 | FLUE-CURED TOBACCO PRODUCTION | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Smith |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Flue-cured tobacco production, with empasis on crop management practices, variety selection, transplant production, integrated pest management, fertilization, harvesting and curing, competitiveness in the world market, product needs of the tobacco manufacturing industry, and the role of climate and soil on yield and quality. |
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| CS 063 | PEANUT PRODUCTION | FALL |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 1 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Jordan | HOMEPAGE |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | none |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles of modern peanut production. Emphasis on the history and dispersal of peanuts, supply management programs, physiology of peanut growth and development, weed, disease, and insect management, fertility practices, recommended cultural practices including IPM, methods of maturity determination, recommended harvesting, curing, and handling Principles of modern peanut production. Emphasis on the history and dispersal of peanuts, supply management programs, physiology of peanut growth and development, weed, disease, and insect management, fertility practices, recommended cultural practices including IPM, methods of maturity determination, recommended harvesting, curing, and handling practices. |
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| CS 064 | SOYBEAN PRODUCTION | FALL |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 1 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Dunphy |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | CS 011 (Crop Production) and SSC 012 (Principles of Soil Science) or instructor permission |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to the production of soybeans in North Carolina and the southeastern United States. Growth and development, tillage, fertility, varieties, seed quality, planting decision, pest management, harvesting, production economics, marketing, environmental quality, and social responsibility. |
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| CS 065 | COTTON PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND IMPROVEMENT | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Edmisten |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Emphasis on current information regarding varieties, fertilization, disease, insect and weed control, cultural practices, equipment, harvesting and marketing. |
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| CS 090 | TURF SEMINAR | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 1 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Bruneau |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | None. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | TGM Majors only |
| DESCRIPTION: | Discussions of the operations, opportunities, and problems existing in various phases of the turf industry by leaders in the various facets of the industry. |
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| CS 091 | FIELD CROPS SEMINAR | SPRING |
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| CREDIT HOURS: | 1 | SYLLABUS |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Patterson |
| PRE-REQUISITES: | Second year students. |
| RESTRICTIONS: | None. |
| DESCRIPTION: | This seminar gives students an opportunity to relate information previously learned to farming and agri-business problems. Emphasis will be placed on the use of technical information for the solution of field problems. Students will be given an opportunity to examine subjects of interest and to share ideas, philosophy, and technical information concerning crop production. |
