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Southern State Community College Curriculum Committee – March 2016 AGRI 1106: Principles of Crop Science Page 1 of 4 I. COURSE TITLE: Principles of Crop Science COURSE NUMBER: 1106 II. III. IV. CATALOG PREFIX: AGRI PREREQUISITE(S): None CREDIT HOURS: 4 LECTURE HOURS: 3 LABORATORY HOURS: 1 (2 contact) OBSERVATION HOURS: 0 COURSE DESCRIPTION: General principles of field crop production. Factors such as environmental concerns, economic constraints, weather, soils, soil fertility, varietal differences, cultural practices, and pests will be discussed. Course will also cover basic tillage practices, basic crop breeding and development, and harvest techniques of popular field crops. Specific crops include corn, soybeans, wheat, and other crops that have potential in the Midwest. V. GRADING: Grades will be calculated as a percentage of the total points earned; according to the Course Catalog: Numerical equivalents are established for letter grades as follows: A = 90 - 100 B = 80 - 89 C = 70 - 79 D = 60 - 69 F = 0 - 59 Academic Honesty: See course catalog for policy. Academic honesty is expected; acts of dishonesty will not be tolerated. VI. ADOPTED TEXT (S): Principles of Field Crop Production 4th edition John H. Martin; Warren H. Leonard; David L. Stamp; Richard P. Walden Prentice Hall ISBN#: 0130259675 AGRI 1106: Principles of Crop Science Page 2 of 4 VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss the significance of field crop production; regionally and world wide 2. Describe the influences of weather and other environmental factors on crop productivity. 3. Discuss and understand the botany, ecology and physiology of common field crops. 4. Describe specific production aspects of field crops. 5. Tillage practices 6. Harvest methods and theory 7. Examine alternatives to standard production techniques and practices. 8. Basic crop pests and diseases. 9. Production of crops including, but not limited to: corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, oats, sunflowers, sorghum 10. Lab component to present general overview of crop production equipment and tools. VIII. COURSE METHODOLOGY: This course may use lecture, discussion, video, computer slide show, in and out-of class assignments, work projects, research papers, and written exams as appropriate to the course objectives. IX. COURSE OUTLINE: Introduction and Overview Importance of crop production to the United States; value, export, marketing Factors affecting crop production; climate, soils, seed, pests, fertility, population Setting yield goals; realistic expectations; productivity indices; maximum economic yield/maximum agronomic yield; diminishing returns Management decisions: seed; fertilizer; soil pH; timing Pesticides: insecticides, herbicides, fungicides Tillage systems: conventional, conservation, no-till, zone, ridge; advantages/disadvantages Economics of crop production: inputs, costs, returns, net income; budgets Corn Soybeans Wheat Rye Oats Sunflowers Sorghum SAMPLE Course Calendar: Week 1 Introduction and Overview of Crop Production Week 2 factors affecting production AGRI 1106: Principles of Crop Science Page 3 of 4 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 X. botany and basic plant physiology tillage fertilizers Exam #1 seeds/seeding harvest corn corn soybeans Exam #2 soybeans wheat oats and rye barley sorghum, sunflowers, others Final Exam (Exam #3) OTHER REQUIRED BOOKS, SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS: Other resources may be required as the term progresses and will be announced or given in class XI. EVALUATION: Knowledge of content is evaluated by various methods at the discretion of the instructor. All exams are comprehensive. Quizzes may be given at the instructor’s discretion. Make-up exams and quizzes will not be permitted. Sample Grading Scale: Quizzes/homework Laboratory manual Research paper/project Midterm Exam #1 Midterm Exam #2 Final Exam XII. 10% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS: Students will be required to complete written exams at times designated in the Course Schedule. Students are required to participate in all class activities. Students may withdraw from classes according to the schedule in the student handbook. Withdrawal from classes may affect the student’s financial aid. See the FEE SCHEDULE section of the College Catalog for the policy on refunds and financial aid. AGRI 1106: Principles of Crop Science Page 4 of 4 XIII. OTHER INFORMATION: Classroom conduct: Civility in the classroom is very important. As professionals, we expect students to conduct themselves in a courteous and respectful manner. Disruptive, rude, sarcastic, obscene or disrespectful speech or behavior have a negative impact on everyone and will not be tolerated. FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others may see your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for demonstration purposes. Students also need to know that there is a strong possibility that your work may be submitted to other entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks. DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities may contact the Disabilities Service Office, Central Campus, at 800-628-7722 or 937-393-3431.