Spring 2020 courses
NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR SRING 2020 WILL START OCTOBER 23rd, 2019
Spring 2020 Semester Starts Monday, January 13, 2020
Prerequisites, Textbooks and Availability
(updated 9.17.19)
AGRON 501 Section XW: Crop Growth & Development, 3 credits (Lori Abendroth)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisite: program admission or AGRON 181 or equivalent, MATH 140, CHEM 163, BIOL 101
- Text: none, all course materials are online
AGRON 503 Section XW: Climate and Crop Growth, 3 credits (Erik Kabela)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisite: program admission or AGRON 181 or equivalent and MATH 140
- Text: Aguado, E. and Burt, J. Understanding Weather and Climate. 7th edition, October 2014. Pearson Education. ISBN 9780321987303.
- You only need the book. Do not order the Mastering Meteorology kit. Do not order the Global Edition.
AGRON 511 Section XW: Crop Improvement, 3 credits (Debra Lee)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisites: program admission or AGRON 181 or equivalent, MATH 140, CHEM 163, BIOL 101
- Text: Sleper, D and Poehlman J. Breeding Field Crops; 5th Edition. July 2006. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 9780813824284
AGRON 512 Section XW: Soil-Plant Environment, 3 credits (David Kwaw-Mensah)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisite: AGRON 502. Recommended AGRON 501
- Texts:
- Weil, R and Brady, N. The Nature and Properties of Soil. 15th Edition, April 2016. Pearson Education. ISBN: 9780133254488. NOTE: This book is also used in 502 and 532.
- Marschner, P. Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants. 3rd Edition, September 2011. Elsevier Science. Hardcover & eTextbook ISBN: 9780123849052
AGRON 513 Section XW: Quantitative Methods for Agronomy, 3 credits (Marin Harbur)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisite: program admission or AGRON 181 or equivalent, MATH 140, STAT 104
- Text: Clewer, Alan and Scarisbrick, David. Practical Statistics and Experimental Design for Plant and Crop Science. 1st Edition. February 2001. Wiley, John & Sons, Inc. ISBN 9780471899099 (Paperback). This book is available in print and electronic form.
AGRON 514 Section XW: Integrated Pest Management, 3 credits (Carol Pilcher)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisite: AGRON 501. Recommended AGRON 502, AGRON 503
- Texts:
- Agrios, G. Plant Pathology. 5th ed. January 2005. Elsevier Science. Hardcover ISBN 9780120445653. eTextbook ISBN: 9780080473789.
- Pedigo, L. and Rice, M. Entomology and Pest Management. 6th ed. November 2014. Waveland Press. Hardcover & eTextbook ISBN: 9781478622857
- NOTE: These books are also used in 533.
AGRON 591 Section XW: Agronomic Systems Analysis, 3 credits (Mark Licht)
- Availability: 25 spots
- Prerequisites: AGRON 531, AGRON 532, AGRON 533, AGRON 512, AGRON 513, AGRON 514
- Text: none, all course materials are online
AGRON 592 Section XW: Current Issues in Agronomy, 3 credits (David Kwaw-Mensah)
- Availability: 13 spots (8 available in AccessPlus, last 5 in reserve for special situations)
- Prerequisites: AGRON 511, AGRON 513, AGRON 501, AGRON 503, AGRON 514,
- Text: none, all course materials are online
AGRON 599M Section XB: Creative Component Seminar, 1 credit (David Kwaw-Mensah)
- Prerequisites: You must have CC topic idea – this is the start of your project!
- Please review the CC Guide for an overview of the Creative Component, especially the 599M Seminar page.
- Permission only. Contact msagron@iastate.edu
AGRON 599M Section XA: Creative Component, 2 credits (independent study, defense only)
- Prerequisite: These credits are for the semester of your defense. Please review CC Defense page.
- Permission only. Major Professor must approve defense.
- Defense date must be set before 599M registration.