Applied Agricultural Meteorology
Course: Agronomy (Agron) 541, section XC
Applied concepts in agricultural meteorology. Basic concepts of weather and of crop/climate relationships influencing production, protection, yield and associated production risk factors. Self study sections are available to resident and to distant education students all semesters. (Credit for only one of 503 or 541 may be applied toward graduation at ISU, not both.)
Prerequisite: Agron 206 (Introduction to Meteorology) or upper-level biological science course
Computer requirements: College of Agriculture recommendations
Dates: August 22-December 16
Delivery method: CD-ROM
Credit: 2 graduate credits
Tuition: $636
Delivery fee: $65
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Agriculture
Instructor: S. Elwynn Taylor, Professor
Registration deadline: August 15
Texts: Burnett. Golden Weather Guide. ISBN 1582381593.
Set of course notes and CD-ROM.

Workshop in Horticulture: Perennial Garden Flowers
Course: Horticulture (Hort) 493B, section XW
Basic principles of plant selection and uses, design and maintenance fundamentals, propagation techniques, and general culture of hardy herbaceous perennial plants.
Prerequisite: none
Computer requirements: College of Agriculture recommendations
Dates: August 22-October 3
Delivery method: online
Credit: 1 undergraduate or nonmajor graduate credit
Tuition: undergraduate $204, graduate $318
Delivery fee: $40
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Agriculture
Instructor: Yvonne Nilles, Lecturer
Registration deadline: August 22
Text: none
noncredit registration

Check out the online horticulture courses for spring semester 2006.