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003 D2:Coffee
Ecologies and Livelihoods
This course presents an overview of the environmental, social and economic
dimensions of coffee production, commercialization and consumption, with a focus
on Mesoamerica coffee producing regions. Three hours.
Mendez Approved
for category 2 diversity credit.
Classroom portion for El
Salvador & Beyond.
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010 Home and Garden
Horticulture Planning, selecting, and maintaining shrubs, trees, flowers, lawns,
fruits, and vegetables around the home.
Suitable for students in any major. Three hours.
Starrett.
Course syllabus.
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021 Introduction to
Ecological Agriculture Ecological concepts as applied to agriculture
including farm visits. Three hours.
Stacey
Waterman.
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028 A Bug's Life An
introduction to the world of insects and their impact on our everyday lives,
from the food we eat to solving murder crimes. Three hours.
Costa.
Course syllabus.
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095, 096 Special Topics Courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing
department offerings. One to four hours.
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106 Entomology and Pest
Management Survey of the major insect orders and methods for controlling
injurious species. Prerequisite: PSS 10 or 21 or 1 semester biology or
permission. Four hours.
Turmel.
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112 Weed Ecology and Management
Identification, ecology, and management of weeds and other invasive plants in
agriculture, urban/suburban landscapes, and natural areas. Prerequisite: PSS 10 or 21 or
PBIO 4 or
permission. Three hours.
Bosworth.
Course syllabus.
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117 Plant Pathology
Introduction to the causes of plant disease including the relationship of the
plant, pathogen, and environment in disease development and disease management.
Prerequisite: Plant Biology 4, or Biology 1 and 2, or BioCore 11 and 12, or permission.
Four hours. Delaney. Alternate years. (Cross-listed with PBIO 117).
2007 Fall class.
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121 Indoor Plants
Indoor flowers, culture, related topics such as design. Prerequisite: PSS 10
or 21 or 1 semester biology or permission. One hour.
Perry.
Course syllabus.
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123 Garden Flowers
Outdoor flowers, culture, related topics. Prerequisite: PSS 10 or 21 or 1
semester biology or permission. Two hours.
Perry.
Course syllabus.
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124 Agroecology of Vegetable Crops
The course will introduce students to agroecological research in vegetable
cropping systems, farm management, and current trends in organic and
conventional vegetable production. Prerequisite: PSS 10
or 21 or 1 semester biology or permission.
Four hours.
Chen. Alternate years.
Course syllabus.
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125 Woody Landscape
Plants Identification, climatic requirements, cultural management, and use of
ornamental plant materials in landscape planting. Prerequisite: PSS 10 or 21
or 1 semester biology or permission. Four hours.
Starrett.
Course syllabus.
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127 Greenhouse Operations
and Management Principles and practices of commercial greenhouse management
including construction, heating, cooling, container media, watering, fertilization, light
and temperature, growth regulators, integrated pest management and disease control. Prerequisite:
PSS 10 or 21 or 1 semester biology or permission. Three hours.
Armstrong. Alternate years.
Course syllabus.
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137 Landscape Design Fundamentals
Studio course to evaluate landscape designs, develop graphic communications
skills including CADD for representing the landscape, and apply principles of
sustainable design to a landscape. Prerequisite:
As least one course in design or mapping or permission. Three hours.
Sorensen. (Cross-listed with CDAE 137, ENVS 137 and NR 137).
Course syllabus.
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138 Commercial Plant
Propagation Principles and practices involved in propagating herbaceous and
woody plants by seeds, division, layering, cuttings, budding, grafting, and aseptic
culture. Prerequisite: PSS 10 or 21 or 1 semester biology or permission. Four hours.
Starrett.
Course syllabus.
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143 Forage and Pasture
Management Principles and practices of growing and utilizing forage
plants for hay, silage and pasture; introduction to management intensive
grazing; understanding forage quality. Prerequisite: 10 or one semester
Biology or one semester Plant Biology or permission. Four hours.
Bosworth. (Cross-listed with ASCI 143).
Course syllabus.
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145 Turfgrass Management
Establishment, maintenance, and utilization of turf for aesthetic, athletic and
utility functions. Prerequisite: PSS 10 or 21 or 1 semester biology or
permission. Three hours.
Bosworth.
Alternate years. Course
syllabus.
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154 Composting Ecology
and Management Examines ecological, physical and chemical principles, the
practical management of the composting process, and benefits of using compost in plant and
soil ecosystems. Prerequisite: Three credits in a basic biological or ecological
science or permission. Three hours. Staff.
Alternate years. Course
syllabus. (Also offered alternate summers).
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156 Permaculture
Design of agriculturally productive environments that have the diversity, stability, and
resilience of the natural biosphere, to harmoniously integrate landscape and people.
Prerequisite: Three credits in a basic biological or ecological science, or permission.
Three hours. (Cross-listed with ENVS156).
Morris. Course syllabus.
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158 Internship: Eco
Ag/Landscape Hort Academically oriented hands-on experience in
agriculture and horticulture under the joint supervision of instructor and host. Prerequisites: Must
be a senior in the Ecological Agriculture major or the Sustainable Landscape
Horticulture major or permission. Three-Six hours.
Chen for
ECAG and
Starrett for SLH.
For
more details.
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161 Fundamentals of Soil
Science Biological, chemical, and physical properties of the dynamic soil
system as related to plant growth and environmental problems. Prerequisite: Inorganic
chemistry or permission. Four hours.
Gorres.
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162 Soil Fertility and
Conservation An ecological approach to soil management including
nutrient supply and uptake, rhizosphere-microbial interactions, and soil
conservation and nutrient management strategies. Prerequisite: 161 or permission. Three hours.
Gorres. Course syllabus.
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195, 196 Undergraduate
Special Topics Courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing
department offerings. Prerequisite: Permission. One to four hours.
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197, 198 Undergraduate
Independent Study Individual projects under direction of a faculty member.
Project may involve original research, readings, internship, or assisting in teaching. Prerequisite:
Permission. One to six hours; more than a total of six credits per semester requires
the chair's permission.
Guidelines (pdf)
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212
Advanced Agroecology This course presents an
in-depth overview of research and applications in the field of agroecology,
including current ecological and social dynamics in agricultural landscapes in
Vermont and abroad. Prerequisites: PSS 021 and one semester ecology at
100 level or above or permission. Four hours.
Approved for graduate credit.
Mendez
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238
Ecological Landscape Design
Studio course synthesizing work from fields of landscape ecology and landscape
design, exploring ecological design alternatives at multiple scales, and
developing multifunctional landscape solutions. Prerequisites: Minimum junior
standing, PSS 137, and at least one course in ecology or permission. Three hours.(Cross-listed
with CDAE 238, ENVS 238 and NR 238). Approved for graduate credit.
Sorensen.
Course
syllabus.
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261 Soil
Morphology Classification and Land Use Field techniques that describe soil properties,
formation, and classification. The principles and processes of soil genesis, land use
classification systems, and land use challenges. Prerequisite: 161 or permission.
Approved for graduate credit.
Three hours.
Ross. Alternate years.
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264 Chemistry of Soil and
Water An environmentally oriented study of the colloidal chemistry of
soil and its interfaces with roots, water, and air. Prerequisites: 161, two semesters
chemistry or permission. Four hours. Approved for graduate credit.
Ross. Alternate
years. Course syllabus.
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266 Soil Water Movement
Mathematical modeling and physical principles of the soil-water-plant interaction and its
relationship to environmental and agricultural issues. Prerequisites: 161, one semester
of physics or permission. Three hours. Approved for graduate credit.
Ross. Alternate
years. Course syllabus.
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268 Soil Ecology Underlying
concepts and theory of modern soil ecology will be reviewed including spatial
and temporal distributions, sampling methods, biogeochemical cycles, and
ecological functions of soil. Prerequisites: BCOR 102, or NR 103 and PSS 161.
Four hours. (Cross-listed with NR 268). Approved for graduate credit.
Neher.
Alternate years.
Course syllabus.
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269 Soil and Water Pollution and Bioremediation Examines key
issues in pollution of soil and water. Topics include type of pollutants, their reactions
in soil and water, pollution prevention and bioremediation. Prerequisites: 161, or
permission. Three hours. Approved for graduate credit.
Ross. Alternate years.
Course syllabus.
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281 Prof Dev: Eco Ag/Sust Lndsc Hrt Students will
develop and articulate a professional philosophy and improve skills in career
development including writing, resume preparation, effective interviewing and
negotiation. Prerequisite: Sophomore/Junior standing. Ecological Agriculture
Major or Sustainable Landscape Horticulture Major or permission.
One hour. Neher.
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295, 296 Advanced Special Topics Lectures, laboratories,
readings, field projects, surveys, or research designed to provide specialized experience
in horticulture, agronomy, soils, entomology, and integrated pest management. Prerequisite:
Permission. One to four hours. Approved for graduate credit.
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297, 298 Advanced Independent Studies Individual projects under
direction of a faculty member. Project may involve original research, readings,
internship, or assisting in teaching. Prerequisite: Permission. One to six hours.
(More than a total of six credit hours per semester requires the chair's permission.)
Approved for graduate credit.
Guidelines (pdf)
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301 Plant Science Colloquium
Graduate student and faculty discussion of current research topics in plant
science. One hour.
Neher.
Course syllabus. Approved for graduate credit.
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302 Soil Science Colloquium
Graduate student and faculty discussion of current research topics in soil
science. One hour.
Gorres,
Ross.
Approved for graduate credit.
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381 Graduate Special Topics
Advance readings and discussion of horticulture, crops, or soils research
literature. One to three hours. Approved for graduate credit.
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393, 394 Seminar Series Presentations of personal
research by faculty, graduate students, and outside guest speakers. Attendance
and oral presentations are required of graduate students in Plant and Soil
Science. One hour. Repeatable 2 times for M.S. students and 4 times for Ph.D.
students.
Series listing.
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