Crop Improvement
Course: Agronomy (Agron) 511, section XC
Basic principles in the genetic improvement of crop plants. Methods of cultivar development in self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crop species.
Prerequisites: restricted to students enrolled in MS in Agronomy distance program, Agron 114 (Fundamentals of Agronomy), Mathematics 140 (College Algebra), Chemistry 163 (General Chemistry), Biology 109 (Introductory Biology); after December 6, 2004 any remaining spaces open to graduate students enrolled in other degree programs at ISU
Recommended minimum computer requirements: PC with Windows or Virtual PC, 200 MHz processor, video, audio, and graphics capable, 64 Mb RAM, CD-ROM, and Internet accessibility, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Internet Explorer
Dates: January 10-May 6
Delivery method: CD-ROM
Credit: 2 graduate credits
Tuition: $588
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus programs: Master of Agriculture, Master of Science in Agronomy
Instructor: Arden Campbell, Professor
Registration deadline: December 27
Text: Poehlman, J. and Sleper, D. Breeding Field Crops. ISU Press. ISBN 0813824273.

Soil-Plant Environment
Course: Agronomy (Agron) 512, section XC
Soil properties and their impact on soil/plant relationships. Soil structure, aeration, moisture, and nutrients in the context of soil fertility and environmental quality management.
Prerequisites: restricted to students enrolled in MS in Agronomy distance program, Agron 502 (Chemistry, Physics, and Biology of Soils)
Recommended prerequisite: Agron 501 (Crop Growth and Development)
Recommended minimum computer requirements: PC with Windows or Virtual PC, 200 MHz processor, video, audio, and graphics capable, 64 Mb RAM, CD-ROM, and Internet accessibility, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Internet Explorer
Dates: January 10-May 6
Delivery method: CD-ROM
Credit: 2 graduate credits
Tuition: $588
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Science in Agronomy
Instructor: Tom Loynachan, Professor
Registration deadline: December 27
Texts: Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants, 2nd ed. Academic Press, San Diego ISBN 0124735436.
Soil and Water Conservation, 3rd ed. Prentice Hall, NJ. ISBN 0136222005.
The Nature and Properties of Soils, 13th ed. Prentice Hall, NJ. ISBN 0130167630.