AGRO 28Principles of Crop Management
Biological and agronomic principles applied to production and management of major feed and forage crops of the northeastern United States. This includes an overview of agronomy in the world and the United States with emphasis in the Northeast region of the country, and downscales to practical aspects such as crop identification, crop physiology, soil water management, tillage and all the interactions that make farming such a complex enterprise for farm operators and society at large. The course spans over many subjects: crop, soil, nutrient, pathogen, insect, and weed management, and emphasizes managing both profitability and environmental integrity.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (1 program).
Required in (2)
- Agricultural Systems Management, Minor
- Agronomy, Minor
One of the options in (1)
- Biological Engineering, Minor
Courses that list AGRO 28 as a prerequisite (9)
- AGECO 429 Crop Scouting
- AGECO 438 Principles of Weed Management
- AGRO 410W Physiology of Agricultural Crops
- AGRO 423 Forage Crop Management
- AGRO 425 Field Crop Management
- AGRO 438 Principles of Weed Management
- HORT 451 Hydroponics and Aquaponics
- PLANT 427 Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Exam Preparation
- PLANT 461 Emerging Issues in Plant Sciences