PROC 4006. TROPICAL PHYTOPATHOLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3435 or BIOL 3417. Study of diseases of main tropical plants, including the host range, symptoms and signs, etiology, cycles, epiphytology, distribution, economic importance and control.

PROC 4008. AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 4015.

Entomological study from the agricultural viewpoint, including insects taxonomy, economic importance, control, methods of collecting, mounting and preserving insects. A collection of insects of economic importance is required.

PROC 4016. AGRICULTURAL BACTERIOLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: QUIM 3002 and CFIT 3005.

The study of chemical, physical and biological characteristics of bacteria, associated with agricultural crops, with emphasis on the basic techniques employed for isolation, culturing, identification and control.

PROC 4017. WEED CONTROL. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CFIT 3005 and QUIM 3002.

Classification and identification of weeds of economic importance, discussion of physiological principles related to weed control, and eradication, commercial herbicides usage and other control methods.

PROC 4018. INTRODUCTION TO AGRONEMATOLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 4015.

History, morphology, classification, and life cycles of nematodes, with emphasis on phytoparasitic extraction from soil and plant tissues.

PROC 4019. PESTICIDES AND THEIR USE IN AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: QUIM 3061.

Studies of pesticides including their chemical composition, their effects as environmental contaminants, their mode of action, toxicity and determination of their residues. Orientation will be given on management and disposal, methods of protection personnel and pertinent federal and state legislation regarding pesticides usage.

PROC 4025. SUMMER PRACTICUM. Three credit hours. Thirty hours per week during six weeks. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department.

Field experience supervised by the Departmental staff with the collaboration of farmers, private agricultural industries and governmental agricultural agencies. A written report will be required.

PROC 4026. SEMINAR. One credit hour. One-hour meeting per week.

Review and discussion of the recent literature in crop protection.

PROC 4995-4996. SPECIAL PROBLEMS. One to three credits hours per semester. One to three studies and research periods per week per semester. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department.

Study and investigation of a specific problem in he field of crop protection.

ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES:

CROP 5005. PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI. (I) (Even numbered years) Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PROC 4006 or consent of the Department Director.

Examination of the most interesting groups of fungi from the phytopathogenic point of view: their taxonomy, nomenclature, morphology, genetics, host-parasite relationship, physiology, and ecology. Distinctive characteristic of specific pathogens. Field trips for collection and observation are required.

CROP 5006. INSECTS OF TROPICAL CROPS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CROP 4008 or PLSC 4008.

Major insects affecting tropical crops; their biology and taxonomy; identification of damages in the field as well as in the laboratory; appropriate measures of control.

CROP 6009-6010. SEMINAR (I, II)-(I, II). One credit hour per semester. One hour of discussion per week.

Discussion of topics on crop protection including results of research work.

CROP 6603. METHODS OF RESEARCH IN PATHOLOGY (II). (Odd numbered years). Four credit hours. Two hours of lecture and two laboratories of three hours per week.

A course intended to give the graduate student practice and skill in methods of laboratory and field research in Plant Pathology.

CROP 6604. DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES (II) (Even numbered years). Three credit hours. One hour of lecture and two three-hour laboratory periods per week.

Techniques used in diagnosis of plant diseases. Sources of descriptive information on phytopathogens, fungi identification, and control measures.

CROP 6608. ADVANCED TROPICAL PHYTOPATHOLOGY (I) (Even numbered years). Four credit hours. Four hours of lecture per week.

Study and analysis of the etiology, pathology, epiphytology, and control of major plant diseases of the most important economic tropical crops.

CROP 6609. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (I). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Integrated management of agricultural pests based on the understanding of basic ecological principles and through the use of environmentally compatible pest management tactics and strategies, which include ecological management, and the biological, mechanical, genetic, chemical and legal factors.

CROP 6620. TOXICOLOGY OF PESTICIDES (II) (Odd numbered years). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Classification analysis, uses and toxicity of pesticides used in agriculture; methods in toxicology research, residual effects of pesticides on the environment, and on public health.

CROP 6630. CONTROL OF PHYTOPARASITIC NEMATODES (I) (Even numbered years). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Study and evaluation of the physical, biological and chemical control of phytoparasitic nematodes.

CROP 6635. TROPICAL AGRONEMATOLOGY (I) (Odd numbered years). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

A detailed study covering the most important aspects of plant nematodes in the tropics, especially those concerned with sugarcane, coffee, tobacco, citrus fruits, pineapple, plantains, bananas, rice, and vegetables.

CROP 6645. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: CONCEPTS AND THEORIES (I) (Odd numbered years). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: consent of he Director of the Department.

Ecological theories that study the use of beneficial organisms for the population density regulation of organisms noxious to crops of economic importance. Other topics to be studied are: the structure of the agroecosystem community, predator-prey ecological relations, types and components of predation, post introduction programs and aspects of integration, perspectives and development of biological control strategies, with emphasis on insect control.

CROP 6650. PHYTOVIROLOGY (II) (Odd numbered years). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Fundamental concepts of plant viruses including transmission, vector identification, their effects on insect vectors, host range, classification, serology, and physical properties and methods of control. Research methods are emphasized in the laboratory.

CROP 6993. SELECTED TOPICS. (On demand). One to three credits hours. Prerequisite: consent of the Director of the Department.

Study of selected topics in Crop Protection not covered in existing courses.

CROP 6994. SELECTED TOPICS (On demand). One to three credits hours. Prerequisite: consent of the Director of the Department.

Study of selected topics in Crop Protection not covered in existing courses.

CROP 6995-6996. SPECIAL PROBLEMS (I, II, S)-(I, II, S). One to three credits hours per semester. One to three studies and researches periods per week.

Study or investigation of a special problem in the field of crop protection.

CROP 6999. RESEARCH AND THESIS (I, II, S). Three to six credit hours.

Thesis research.