AGSC 215 - Field Crop Production

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Production and management of field crops designed to provide the most current information in the production and management of agronomic crops important to the economy of the Pacific Northwest. Formerly: AGPR 215.
Course Outcomes:

Visually identify commonly produced crops of the Pacific Northwest.
Choose and justify the use of specific fertilizers and pesticides for a given crop production system.
List and discuss the use of equipment common to planting, cultivating, and harvesting common crops of the Pacific Northwest.
Analyze crop growth stages and grading standards.
Assess and justify production patterns of major crops.
Construct a crop production plan which describes cultural practices, production management, pest management, marketing, storage, and use.
Recognize the purpose of crop improvement systems.

Course Topics:

World Crop Production
Crop Terminology
Classification of Crops
Crop Plant Morphology
Crop Ecology
Crop Production systems
Crop Improvement
Marketing and Storage
Cropping Programs and Systems