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Plant & Soil Sciences (PLSS)

PLSS 509    Advanced Weed Ecology and Management    2 Hours

Identification of prominent weed species; relationship of weeds to crop production problems; physical and chemical control measures.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Corequisite(s): PLSS 510

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2026

PLSS 510    Advanced Weed Ecology and Management Laboratory    1 Hour

A laboratory course correlated with AGRO 509.

Corequisite(s): PLSS 509

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2026

PLSS 519    Principles of Fruit, Vegetable, and Viticulture Production    3 Hours

Production of vegetables that are particularly suited for Kentucky, considering variety selection, culture, harvesting, processing, and marketing.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

PLSS 522    Advanced Grain Crop Production    3 Hours

Distribution, morphology, culture, phenology, harvest and utilization of field crops are presented.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2026

PLSS 525    Advanced Forage Production Management    3 Hours

Distribution, improvement, morphology, culture, harvesting and utilization of forage crops are presented.

Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2026

PLSS 552    Advanced Soil Ecosystems    3 Hours

Soil microbial populations and systems and their influence on plant nutrition. Soil organic matter, its decomposition and associated microorganisms; oxidation-reduction process; and nitrogen fixation.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

PLSS 554    Advanced Soil and Water Conservation    3 Hours

Economic utilization of land for agricultural recreation and public purposes; interpretation and application of soil conservation; public and industrial uses; practice in designing land-use maps.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

PLSS 575    Special Topics in Agronomy    1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)

Special topics acquaint advanced undergraduate students with scientific developments of current interest in agriculture. Appropriate topic titles are assigned. Lecture and assignments vary with credit.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

PLSS 576    Advanced Topics in Horticultural Sciences    1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)

Special topics acquaint advanced undergraduate students with scientific developments of current interest in agriculture. Appropriate topic titles are assigned. Lecture and assignments vary with credit.

Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

PLSS 676    Advanced Topics in Horticultural Sciences    1-3 Hours

No course description is available

Recent Term(s) Offered: None