Graduate Courses
PSS 6103 Forage Pasture
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Fall semester. Origin, uses, and
ecology of forage plants, establishment, nutritive value, use, yield
and maintenance of forage plants as related to morphology, physiology
and pasture management.
PSS 6123 Grain Crops
(Prerequisite: Junior standing). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory.
Spring semester, odd-numbered years. Corn, small grain, practice in commercial
grading given in laboratory.
PSS 6133 Fiber&Oilseed Crops
(Prerequisite: Junior standing). Three hours lecture. Spring semester.
Production and utilization of fiber and oilseed crops. Emphasis on cotton
and soybean production in Mississippi.
PSS 6143 Adv Fruit Sci
(Prerequisite: PSS 3043 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Three hours
laboratory. A study of the latest advances in pomology and interpretation
of current research findings and their application to modern fruit growing.
Spring semester, odd years.
PSS 6223 Seed Production
(Prerequisite: Junior standing). Two hours lecture . Two hours laboratory.
Fall semester. Principles and practices, special emphasis on production
of varietally pure seeds; agronomic factors in harvesting, drying, storage,
treating and marketing seed.
PSS 6313 Soil Fertility
(Prerequisites: PSS 3303 and Junior standing). Three hours lecture. Spring
semester. Fundamentals and concepts of soil fertility; sources and responses
of crops to plant nutrients; soil fertility evaluation and maintenance
through fertilization.
PSS 6314 Soil Microbiology
(Prerequisite: BIO 3304). Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory.
Spring semester. Soil microorganisms and their importance in ammonification,
nitrification, and other biological processes. (Same as BIO 4324)nitrification,
and other biological processes. (Same as BIO 4324)
PSS 6323 Soil Classification
(Prerequisite: PSS 3303). Three hours lecture. Fall semester, odd-numbered
years. Origin, development, and classification of soils including identification
and field mapping.
PSS 6333 Soil Conservation
(Prerequisite: PSS 3303). Two hours lecture . Three hours laboratory. Fall
semester. Soil identification, topographic relationships and soil-water
resources; their characteristics, quality, suitability, and management;
conservation practices; using soil maps to determine land use.
PSS 6343 Greenhouse Mgt
(Prerequisites: BIO 1203 and PSS 3303 and PSS 3301). Two hours lecture.
Two hours laboratory. A detailed review and explanation of principles
and practice of greenhouse operation and management. Fall semester.
PSS 6353 Arboriculture
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Care of ornamental trees and shrubs,
including pruning, bracing, surgery, transplanting, and fertilization.
PSS 6363 Nursery Management
(Prerequisites: PSS 3923, PSS 2423, and PSS 3473). Two hours lecture. Two
hours laboratory. The production and handling of ornamental nursery stock.
Spring semester, even-numbered years.
PSS 6373 Geospatial Agn Mgt
(Prerequisites: PSS 3303 and PSS 3133). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory.
This class will utilize the basic tools of geographical information systems
and geographical positioning systems technologies to analyze agronomic
case studies.
PSS 6411 Remote Sensing Seminar
One hour lecture. (Prerequisite: Junior Standing). Lectures by remote sensing
experts from industry, academia, and governmental agencies on next-generation
systems, applications, and economic and societal impact of remote sensing.
PSS 6414 Turf Management
(Prerequisite: Junior Standing). Three hours lecture. Two hours laboratory.
Comprensive study turfgrasses, their establishment, and the varied mannagement
strategies emplyed for golf and sports turf, home lawns and commercial
turf, and sod production.
PSS 6421 Remote Sensing Seminar
One hour lecture. (Prerequisite: Junior Standing). Lectures by remote sensing
experts from industry, academia, and governmental agencies on next-generation
systems, applications, and economic and societal impact of remote sensing.
PSS 6423 Golf Course Oper
(Prerequisite: PSS 4413/6413). Two hours lecture . Two hours laboratory.
Fall semester. Scheduling maintenance practices, golf course construction
and renovation with emphasis on operation and care of specialized turf
equipment.
PSS 6431 Remote Sensing Seminar
One hour lecture. (Prerequisite: Junior Standing). Lectures by remote sensing
experts from industry, academia, and governmental agencies on next-generation
systems, applications, and economic and societal impact of remote sensing.
PSS 6441 Remote Sensing Seminar
One hour lecture. (Prerequisite: Junior Standing). Lectures by remote sensing
experts from industry, academia, and governmental agencies on next-generation
systems, applications, and economic and societal impact of remote sensing.
PSS 6443 Athletic Field Mgt
(Prerequisite: PSS 3303, PSS 4414, or consent of instructor). Two hours
lecture. Two hours laboratory. A comprehensive study of athletic fields,
including construction, maintenence, renovation and management. Emphasis
will be placed on interactions between soil properties and sports turf
performance.
PSS 6444 Plant Tissue Culture
(Prerequisite: BIO 4214 and CH 1053 or equivalent). Three hours lecture.
Three hours laboratory. A comprehensive study of plant cell, tissue and
organ culture with emphasis on practical applications of tissue culture
in various areas of plant science. (Same as PSS 4444/6444).
PSS 6453 Vegetable Production
(Prerequisite: PSS 3303 and PSS 3301 or BIO 4204). Two hours lecture. Two
hours laboratory. Principles and practices of commercial vegetable production.
PSS 6483 Intro to Remote Sensing
(Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing, or consent of instructor).
Three hours lecture. Electromagnetic interactions, passive sensors, multispectral
and hyperspectral optical sensors, active sensors, imaging radar, SAR,
Lidar, digital image processing, natural resource applications (Same
as ECE 4423/6423 and ABE 4483/6483).
PSS 6503 Plant Breeding
(Prerequisite: PO 3103). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Application
of genetic principles to the improvement of economic crop plants; history,
methods and procedures of plant breeding. (Same as PSS 4503/6503).
PSS 6603 Soil Chemistry
(Prerequisite: PSS 3303). Two hours lecture . Three hours laboratory. Fall
semester, even-numbered years. Introduction to the basic chemistry of
soils, including: mineral weathering/formation, ion exchange; adsorption,
oxidation/reduction, acidity, salinity/alkalinity, and soil reactions
of environmental importance.
PSS 6613 Flo Crop Prog
(Prerequisites: PSS 3303, BIO 4214, MA 1323, PH 1113, PH 1123, or equivalent).
Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. A detailed study of the techniques
involved in the production of the major commercial flower crops. Spring
semester, odd-numbered years.
PSS 6633 Weed Biology/Ecology
(Prerequisites: BIO 1203. PSS 3133. Junior standing or consent of instructor).
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory . Weed identification and population
responses to agricultural production systems. Fall semester.
PSS 6813 Herbicide Technology
(Prerequisites: PSS 3133 and junior standing). Two hours lecture. Three
hours laboratory. Classification and use of herbicides. A detailed look
at herbicide application-field use and factors influencing herbicide
activity. Fall semester.
PSS 6823 Turf Weed Management
(Prerequisite: PSS 3133 and Junior standing). Two hours lecture. Three
hours laboratory. Classification and use of herbicides with emphasis
on herbicides and emphasis on herbicides used in turfgrasses. Credit
may not be given for this course and PSS 4813/6813.
PSS 6990 Special Topic In PSS
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited
basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing
courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two
academic years).
PSS 7000 Directed Indiv Study
Hours and credits to be arranged.
PSS 8000 Research / Thesis
Hours and credits to be arranged.
PSS 8103 Pasture Development
Three hours lecture. Utilization systems for forage crops in the southeast;
adaption, morphology, identification, and physiology of grasses and legumes;analyses
of forage quality;interpretation of forage research.
PSS 8123 Crop Ecology
(Prerequisite: BIO 4213/6213 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture.
Spring semester, even numbered-years. The geographical distribution,
use, and adaptation of field crops as influenced by soil, climate, and
other environmental factors.
PSS 8163 Environment Plt Phys
Three hours lecture. Spring semester, even-numbered years. The influences
of physical factors of the environment on growth and development of crop
plants.
PSS 8203 Seed Physiology
(Prerequisite: PSS 4243/6243 or approval of instructor). Three hours lecture.
Spring semester (even years). Physio- logy of seed maturation, germination,
dormancy, and deter- ioration, relation of seed quality to growth and
development of plants.
PSS 8314 Clay Mineralogy
(Prerequisite: Approval of instructor). Two hours lecture . Four hours
laboratory. Spring semester, even-numbered years. Crystal structure and
reaction mechanisms of clay minerals weathering. X-ray diffraction, thermal,
and chemical studies of clay minerals.
PSS 8333 Adv Soil Fertility
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing). Two hours lecture . Three hours laboratory.
Fall semester, even-numbered years. Advanced course in soil fertility;
special emphasis on all soil conditions affecting plant growth. Experimental
techniques in plant nutrition and in soil fertility will be utilized.
PSS 8343 Model Watershed Hydrology
(3) (Prerequisite: PSS 3301/3303 or CE 4513 or consent of instructor.)
Two hours lecture.Three hours laboratory. Simulation modeling of watershed
hydrology and point/non-point source pollution,including:data availability
and quality,calibration/verificatioin, sensitivity analysis, TMDL calcutation,
and other modeling issues.
PSS 8513 Adv Plant Breeding
(Prerequisite: PSS 4503/6503 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Fall
semester, even-numbered years. An intensive review of methods of plant
improvement and the application of these methods to modern plant breeding.
(Same as PSS 8573, GNS 8113.)
PSS 8543 Biomet Gen-Pl Breed
(Prerequisites: PSS 4503/6503 and ST 8114). Three hours lecture. Spring
semester, odd-numbered years. Analysis and interpretation of experiments
for estimation of hereditary parameters. Emphasis on mating designs,
heritability, and genotype x environment interactions in plant breeding.
(Same as GNS 8143.)
PSS 8553 Plt Growth And Dev
(Prerequisites: BIO 4214/6214 and CH 2503). Three hours lecture. Auxins,
gibberellins, and other growth regulating substances, photoperiodism,
thermoperiodicity. Fall semester, odd-numbered years.
PSS 8554 Plant Genetic Eng
(Prerequisite: PSS 6444 or PSS 6443 and BCH 6713). Two hours lecture. Four
hours laboratory. A study of molecular techniques, product development,
applications and implications of plant improvement through genetic engineering.
PSS 8563 Post-Harv Phy Hor Pl
(Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry and BIO 4214/6214 or equivalent). Three
hours lecture. The nature, evaluation, and control of chemical and physiological
changes that occur after harvest of horticultural products.
PSS 8573 Morphology Of Hort Pl
Three hours lecture. An intense review of methods of plant (Prerequisite:
BIO 4204/6204). One hour lecture. Four hours improvement and the application
of these methods to modern laboratory. Development of the floral and
vegetative organs plant breeding. (Same as PSS 8513 and GNS 8113). of
horticultural plants. Fall semester, even-numbered years.
PSS 8613 Meth Hort Research
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing). One hour lecture. Four hours laboratory.
Techniques and instrumentation in plant research.
PSS 8634 Environ Fate Herb
(Prerequisites: CH 4513/6513, PW 4813/6813). Three hours lecture. Three
hours labatory. Fate of herbicides, including of drift, volatility, metabolism,
environmental factors that influence these processes.
PSS 8645 Field Appl Weed Sc Pr I
(Prerequisite: PSS 6633 and PSS 6813 or consent of instructor). Three hours
lecture. Four hours laboratory. Field weed identification; herbicide
symptomology; problem solving in cotton soybean, and vegetables; application
equipment calibration.
PSS 8655 Field Appl Weed Sc Pr II
(Prerequisite: PSS 8646 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture.
Four hours laboratory. Field weed identification; herbidice symptomology;
problem solving in turf, field corn, rice, sorghum and pastures; application
equipment calibration.
PSS 8701 Cur Topics Weed Sci
(Prerequisites: Graduate standing, PW 4813/6813 or consent of instructor).
Lecture, discussion and readings in selected areas of current interest
in weed science. Maximum total credits in graduate program allowed, 4
hours-M.S.; 6 hours-Ph.D..
PSS 8711 Cur Topics Weed Sci
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing). Review of literature on assigned topics;
preparation of formal papers and presentation of them at staff seminars.
PSS 8721 Cur Topics Weed Sci
(Prerequisites: Graduate standing, PSS 4813/6813 or consent of instructor).
Lecture, discussion and readings in selected areas of current interest
in weed science. Maximum total credits in graduate program allowed, 4
hours-M.S.; 6 hours-Ph.D.
PSS 8724 Herb Phys & Biochem
(Prerequisites: PSS 4813/6813, BIO 4214/6214 and CH 4513/6513 or consent
of instructor). Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Herbicide,
plant growth regulator and allelochemic chemistry, mode of action, and
effects on plants and plant constituents: fate/ persistence of herbicides
in the environment. Fall semester, odd-years.
PSS 8731 Cur Topics Weed Sci
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing). Review of literature on assigned topics;
preparation of formal papers and presentation of them at staff seminars.
PSS 8741 Cur Topics Weed Sci
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PSS 8751 Cur Topics Weed Sci
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PSS 8761 Cur Topics Weed Sci
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PSS 8771 Cur Topics Weed Sci
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PSS 8781 Cur Topics Weed Sci
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PSS 8791 Cur Topics Weed Sci
(Prerequisites: Graduate standing, PW 4813/6813 or consent of instructor).
Lecture, discussion and readings in selected areas of current interest
in weed science. Maximum total credits in graduate program allowed, 4
hours-M.S.; 6 hours-Ph.D..
PSS 8811 Seminar
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing). Review of literature on assigned topics;
preparation of formal papers and presentation of them at staff seminars.
PSS 8821 Seminar
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing). Review of literature on assigned topics;
preparation of formal papers and presentation of them at staff seminars.
PSS 8831 Seminar
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing). Review of literature on assigned topics;
preparation of formal papers and presentation of them at staff seminars.
PSS 8990 Special Topics In PSS
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used Credit and title
to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer
developing subject matter areas on a limited basis to offer developing
subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited
to two not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings
under one title within two academic years). offerings under one title
within two academic years).
PSS 9000 Research / Diss
Hours and credits to be arranged. Hours and credits to be arranged.
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