WWCC COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Identifier: AGPR 215
Year Quarter: Spring 2014
Course Title: Field Crop Production
Item Number: 0071
Instructor Name: Matthew W. Williams
Office Phone: 509-527-4696
Office Hours: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. – M-Th
Office Location: 1207 Tech Center
Email Address: matt.williams@wwcc.edu
Number of Credits: 5
Teaching Format: Lecture
Prerequisites: None
Name of Textbook: Introductory Crop Science, 2008, Pearson Custom Publishing, 6th ed.
Course Description:
A practical course in the 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.
Location: 1107A
Course Topics :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
World Crop Production
Crop Terminology
Classification of Crops
Crop Plant Morphology
Crop Ecology
Crop Production Systems
7. Crop Improvement
8. Marketing and Storage
9. Cropping Programs and Systems
Intended Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to:
A. Identify cereal, legume, forage and other important crops common to the Pacific Northwest from
both plant and seed samples.
B. Select crops and formulate plans to include fertilizer and ag. chemical applications.
C. Show knowledge of field crop culture, production management, pest management, diseases,
marketing and use of agronomic crops important to the economy of the Pacific Northwest.
D. Discuss morphology, crop growth stages, and grading standards.
Student Learning Assessment Strategy:
Grades will be computed on a total point basis earned during the quarter and based on a percentage of 700 total points.
Lecture Exams (3)
Lab Exercises
Review Questions
Research Presentations
300 points
100 points
200 points
150 points
750 Total Points
Letter grades will be earned according to the following:
>93% = A
90-92% = A87-89% = B+
83-86% = B
80-82% = B77-79% = C+
73-76% = C
70-72% = C67-69% = D+
60-66% = D
< 60% = F
If you have a disability and need academic accommodations, please see the instructor and/or contact
the Disabilities Coordinator, Claudia Angus, in the Student Development Center.
Class Outline:
SUBJECT
1. 1.
Overview of World Crop Production
Chapter 1
Pages 3-10
2. Crop Terminology – Classification of Crops
Chapter 2
Pages 11-20
3. Overview of Crop Plant Morphology
Seeds – Chapter 6
Roots – Chapter 7
Stems and Leaves – Chapter 8
Flowers and Reproduction – Chapter 10
Pages 59-74
Pages 75-88
Pages 89-106
Pages 121-164
4. Crop Improvement
Chapter 11
Pages 139-148
5. Crop Ecology
Chapter 3
Chapter 12
Pages 21-28
Pages 151-164
6. Crop Production Systems
Chapter 4
Pages 29-40
7. Overview of Cropping Programs and Systems Utilized in Local Area
Instructor’s Notes
REFERENCES
Principles of Crop Production, Acquaah, George, 2002, Prentice Hall
Crop Science Lab Studies, (LAB MANUAL), Elkins, Bonald W., 1990, Iowa State University Press
Crop Production, J. J. Vorst, 1st Ed. 1992, Stipes Publishing Co.
Cereal Grain Crops, Stoskopf, Neal C., 1st Ed., 1985, Reston Publishing Co., Inc.
WSU and OSU Extension Bulletins and Reports