PLSCI 3575 - Principles of Vegetable Production

(CU-SBY)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: PLSCI 1101, PLSCI 2600, or equivalent. Two Saturday field trips planned for early in the semester. Students are responsible for cost of their meals. Offered in even-numbered years only. Co-meets with PLSCI 5575.

S. Reiners.

Commercial vegetable production from variety selection to postharvest. Topics include crop physiology and culture, soil and pest management, stand establishment, marketing, and history of production. Term project required. Field trips to large-scale conventional, small, diversified, and organic farms are planned early in the semester.

Outcome 1: Describe the scale of the vegetable industry from the local to international markets and the challenges facing producers.

Outcome 2: Appraise how successful vegetable production is related to soil health, cultural practices, pest management and marketing and develop a farm plan that considers all aspects of production and marketing for one vegetable crop.

Outcome 3: Demonstrate the ability to diagnose common vegetable problems and offer solutions.

Outcome 4: Develop the ability to grow a wide variety of vegetables either commercially or as a gardener.