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Plant Science
138 2012-2013 California State University, Fresno General Catalog
Managerial responsibilities under state and
federal mandates will be emphasized. (2
lecture, 3 lab hours) F odd
Ornamental Horticulture (OH)
OH 1. Introduction to
Ornamental Horticulture (3)
Not open to students with credit in up-per-
division OH courses. Planting and
maintenance of the home landscape; selec-tion,
planting, fertilization, and pruning of
plants; lawn planting and care. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) FS
OH 4. Floral Design (3)
Principles and rules of design and color using
plants as a media; European and Japanese
infl uences; emphasis on American line-mass
and contemporary designs. An assortment
of arrangements are made in lab. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) (Course fee, $50) S
OH 104. Greenhouse and Nursery Crop
Production (4)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Funda-mentals
of greenhouse and nursery crop
production. Emphasis on sustainable and
economically viable production and man-agement
systems for signifi cant fl ower,
foliage, and nursery crops. (3 lecture, 3 lab
hours; fi eld trips) F
OH 108. Woody Plant Materials (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Survey of
woody plant materials, including iden-tification,
growth habits, and cultural
requirements. Emphasis on plants used in
the California landscape. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours; fi eld trips) F
OH 109. Herbaceous Plant
Materials (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Survey
of herbaceous plant materials, including
identifi cation, growth habits, and cultural
requirements. Emphasis on plants used in
California landscapes, botanical gardens,
and arboreta. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; 2
Saturday fi eld trips) F
OH 110. Turfgrass Production
and Management (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Pro duction
and maintenance of grass for lawns, public
parks, public institutions, play grounds,
playing fi elds, golf courses, bowling greens;
identifi cation of turf grasses and turfgrass
seed. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; fi eld trip) F
HORT 110. Fruit Species
of California (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or HORT 1 or
OH 1. Fruit and nut species common to
California, their adaptation and uses. S
(Formerly VTF 110)
HORT 112. Principles of
Pomology II (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or HORT 1. Prun-ing,
fruit and vegetative development,
pollination, rootstocks, propagation, and
nutrition. Crop fundamentals of spring
cultural practices. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
F (Formerly VTF 112)
HORT 113. Citrus and Subtropical
Fruits (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or HORT 1. Geo-graphic
distribution, climatic and soil
adaptation of subtropical fruit crops. Fruit
and vegetative development and cultural
practices for globally important fruit crops.
Emphasis on citrus and olive. (2 lecture, 3
lab hours) F odd (Formerly VTF 113)
Mechanized Agriculture (MEAG)
Note: Suitable eye protection is required in
many MEAG laboratory classes.
MEAG 1. Introduction to
Agricultural Mechanics (3)
Selection, care, and use of common tools,
projects of wood and metal; me chanical
skills in the fi eld of agriculture. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) (Course fee, $35) (Formerly
MEAG 1S) FS
MEAG 3. Agricultural Tractors (3)
Study of functions, physical capabilities,
applications, economics, and improvement
of tractors. Testing and analysis of tractors in
laboratory and fi eld conditions to maximize
effi ciencies. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; 5 hours
fi eld operation) F
MEAG 5. Power Equipment Safety (1)
Safety training for operation of power equip-ment.
Meets requirements of Senate Bill
198 and University Agricultural Laboratory
(UAL) for classroom safety instruction on
using tractors and similar power equipment.
Satisfactory completion meets safety train-ing
portion requirement of the UAL Tractor
License. (16 hours, meets four consecutive
times) CR/NC grading only. FS
MEAG 20. Agricultural Machinery
and Equipment (3)
The study of functions and applications
of machinery and equipment. Setup,
calibration, analysis, and adjustment of
agricultural machinery common to the San
Joaquin Valley under fi eld conditions will be
emphasized. Equipment will be evaluated
for effi ciency and effective performance. (2
lecture, 3 lab hours) S
MEAG 50. Metallurgical Processes (3)
(Same as IT 71.) Fundamentals of metal-lurgy;
properties and characteristics of
metals; survey of metal welding processes,
equipment, and procedures; theory-discus-sion
and laboratory experience in oxygen-fuel
welding, cutting, brazing, and shielded
metallic arc welding. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
(Course fee, $50) FS
MEAG 53. Electricity and Electronics (3)
(See IT 52.) F
MEAG 103. Electro-Hydraulics (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory and prac-tice
in the operation, service, adjustment,
and function of the component parts of
fl uid power systems. Design application of
systems to agricultural equipment. Major
emphasis is on computerized electronic
controls of hydraulic systems. (2 lecture, 3
lab hours) S odd
MEAG 112. Power Systems
Technology (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Principles of the
internal combustion engine; overhauling,
re pairing, and adjusting of gasoline, diesel,
and LPG farm engines. Practices in repair
technology and engine replacement as well
as cost analysis decisions. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours) S even
MEAG 113. Power Transmissions (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory and opera-tion
of electro-hydraulic assist transmissions,
synchronized transmissions; gear transmis-sions;
clutches; brakes; fi nal drives, selecting
devices, mechanical front wheel drives, four
wheel drive, and rubber/steel track drives.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F even
MEAG 114. Small Gasoline
and Compact Diesel Engines (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 1. Theory of operation,
maintenance, and repair of small gasoline
and compact diesel internal combustion
engines. Emphasizes use of small engines
in agricultural education. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours) FS
MEAG 120. Advanced
Farm Machinery (3)
Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory, operation,
and management economics of planters,
tillage tools, harvesting, spraying equip-ment,
and precision farming equipment.
Object Description
| Title | 2012-13 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2012-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 138 |
| Full Text Search | Plant Science 138 2012-2013 California State University, Fresno General Catalog Managerial responsibilities under state and federal mandates will be emphasized. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F odd Ornamental Horticulture (OH) OH 1. Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture (3) Not open to students with credit in up-per- division OH courses. Planting and maintenance of the home landscape; selec-tion, planting, fertilization, and pruning of plants; lawn planting and care. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) FS OH 4. Floral Design (3) Principles and rules of design and color using plants as a media; European and Japanese infl uences; emphasis on American line-mass and contemporary designs. An assortment of arrangements are made in lab. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Course fee, $50) S OH 104. Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production (4) Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Funda-mentals of greenhouse and nursery crop production. Emphasis on sustainable and economically viable production and man-agement systems for signifi cant fl ower, foliage, and nursery crops. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours; fi eld trips) F OH 108. Woody Plant Materials (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Survey of woody plant materials, including iden-tification, growth habits, and cultural requirements. Emphasis on plants used in the California landscape. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; fi eld trips) F OH 109. Herbaceous Plant Materials (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Survey of herbaceous plant materials, including identifi cation, growth habits, and cultural requirements. Emphasis on plants used in California landscapes, botanical gardens, and arboreta. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; 2 Saturday fi eld trips) F OH 110. Turfgrass Production and Management (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 11, OH 1. Pro duction and maintenance of grass for lawns, public parks, public institutions, play grounds, playing fi elds, golf courses, bowling greens; identifi cation of turf grasses and turfgrass seed. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; fi eld trip) F HORT 110. Fruit Species of California (3) Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or HORT 1 or OH 1. Fruit and nut species common to California, their adaptation and uses. S (Formerly VTF 110) HORT 112. Principles of Pomology II (3) Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or HORT 1. Prun-ing, fruit and vegetative development, pollination, rootstocks, propagation, and nutrition. Crop fundamentals of spring cultural practices. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F (Formerly VTF 112) HORT 113. Citrus and Subtropical Fruits (3) Prerequisite: BIOL 11 or HORT 1. Geo-graphic distribution, climatic and soil adaptation of subtropical fruit crops. Fruit and vegetative development and cultural practices for globally important fruit crops. Emphasis on citrus and olive. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F odd (Formerly VTF 113) Mechanized Agriculture (MEAG) Note: Suitable eye protection is required in many MEAG laboratory classes. MEAG 1. Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics (3) Selection, care, and use of common tools, projects of wood and metal; me chanical skills in the fi eld of agriculture. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Course fee, $35) (Formerly MEAG 1S) FS MEAG 3. Agricultural Tractors (3) Study of functions, physical capabilities, applications, economics, and improvement of tractors. Testing and analysis of tractors in laboratory and fi eld conditions to maximize effi ciencies. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; 5 hours fi eld operation) F MEAG 5. Power Equipment Safety (1) Safety training for operation of power equip-ment. Meets requirements of Senate Bill 198 and University Agricultural Laboratory (UAL) for classroom safety instruction on using tractors and similar power equipment. Satisfactory completion meets safety train-ing portion requirement of the UAL Tractor License. (16 hours, meets four consecutive times) CR/NC grading only. FS MEAG 20. Agricultural Machinery and Equipment (3) The study of functions and applications of machinery and equipment. Setup, calibration, analysis, and adjustment of agricultural machinery common to the San Joaquin Valley under fi eld conditions will be emphasized. Equipment will be evaluated for effi ciency and effective performance. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S MEAG 50. Metallurgical Processes (3) (Same as IT 71.) Fundamentals of metal-lurgy; properties and characteristics of metals; survey of metal welding processes, equipment, and procedures; theory-discus-sion and laboratory experience in oxygen-fuel welding, cutting, brazing, and shielded metallic arc welding. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Course fee, $50) FS MEAG 53. Electricity and Electronics (3) (See IT 52.) F MEAG 103. Electro-Hydraulics (3) Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory and prac-tice in the operation, service, adjustment, and function of the component parts of fl uid power systems. Design application of systems to agricultural equipment. Major emphasis is on computerized electronic controls of hydraulic systems. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S odd MEAG 112. Power Systems Technology (3) Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Principles of the internal combustion engine; overhauling, re pairing, and adjusting of gasoline, diesel, and LPG farm engines. Practices in repair technology and engine replacement as well as cost analysis decisions. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S even MEAG 113. Power Transmissions (3) Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory and opera-tion of electro-hydraulic assist transmissions, synchronized transmissions; gear transmis-sions; clutches; brakes; fi nal drives, selecting devices, mechanical front wheel drives, four wheel drive, and rubber/steel track drives. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F even MEAG 114. Small Gasoline and Compact Diesel Engines (3) Prerequisite: MEAG 1. Theory of operation, maintenance, and repair of small gasoline and compact diesel internal combustion engines. Emphasizes use of small engines in agricultural education. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) FS MEAG 120. Advanced Farm Machinery (3) Prerequisite: MEAG 3. Theory, operation, and management economics of planters, tillage tools, harvesting, spraying equip-ment, and precision farming equipment. |
