Fall 2007 CEREAL, OILSEED AND PULSE CROPS PL SC 355 *3 (1ST TERM 3-0-3/2) INSTRUCTOR: TODD REID LAB

INSTRUCTOR: PREREQUISITE: TYPE OF COURSE: LECTURES: LAB PL.SC. 221 or consent of instructor. LECTURE & LAB. TUESDAY,THURSDAY 9:30 - 10:50 AG/FOR 1-06 THURSDAY 14:00 - 16:50 AG/FOR 1-06

FOR CONSULTATION: TODD REID - TUESDAY / THURSDAY 14:00 - 16:00 RM AG/FOR 4-63 OFFICE HOURS Wednesday 10 am 12 pm, and 2-3:30 pm tareid@ualberta.ca GRADING SYSTEM: 1. Midterm exam (Includes lab material) (Oct 25) 2. Term paper (due Nov 6) 3. Student Presentation (Class Lecture) (Nov 8 to Nov 29) / Pot luck (Nov 22) (Note that copies of student presentations will be due at my office 24 hours prior to in-class presentation) 4. Two Lab Assignments (Due dates to be assigned during the term) 5. FINAL EXAM Dec 17 9 am RM TBA 30% FINAL GRADE ON A 4 POINT GRADING SCALE
Throughout the term, raw marks will be assigned to reflect performance on each component of the course. Letter grades will be assigned only to the final distribution of mark totals. There are no predetermined cut lines for final grade assignment. Academic Integrity Statement The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behavior (online at www.ualberta.ca/secretariat/appeals.htm) and avoid behavior which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University. (GFC, 2003)

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Plant Science 355 Statement of teaching objectives: The goal of Pl. Sc. 355 is to develop an understanding of the principles of crop growth, the origin, evolution and agronomy of grain, oilseeds and pulse crops and to learn how the interactions of these factors affect production. I believe agriculture is the most important thing humans do, and I believe grain crops are the greatest inventions in human history. We should be proud and excited to work in agriculture, and we should understand the importance of grain to our society. University is a preparation for life within society, whatever we choose to do later, or where we work later on. We very rarely remember the raw facts of what is taught in school. But University is a formative experience in how to learn, how to assimilate knowledge and how to communicate that knowledge. We rarely write exams after we have finished school, but we almost always have to assimilate our knowledge to tackle work-day problems, and we often have to communicate our knowledge to others. I hope that over the duration of this course we gain an understanding of the crops that form our daily meals, and that we learn how to communicate some of our gained knowledge. Please feel free to engage in active classroom discussions. Attendance is expected; you will need to attend regularly, participate, discuss and read to do well in this course. Outline Plant Science 355: 1. Introduction to the course. 2. Grain crop domestication and evolution; Growth and development in cereals 3. Crop Management: Plant and the environment; yield trends; Canadian and Prairie production; Soil factors and their effect on grain growth and development; Conservation issues in production of cereal, oilseed and pulse crops; Principles of seeding; Crop quality control systems in grain crop production; Variety licensing, CSGA, grading, delivery and marketing 4. Individual crop details; origins, uses, characteristics, diseases, insects, quality, production, future Monocotyledonous plants a) Growth and development patterns in cereals b) Wheat - CWRS, Utility, CPS, CWES, Durum, Soft white, Winter c) Barley; d) Fall Rye; e) Triticale; f) Oats; g) Corn; h) Rice Dicotyledonous plants a) Growth and development patterns in canola b) Canola; c) Flax; d) Sunflower; e) Pulse crops (Field peas, Lentils, Field Beans, Faba Beans, Chick Peas)

Plant Science 355 Th. Sept. 6. Tu. Sept. 11 Th. Sept. 13 Tu. Sept. 18 Th. Sept. 20 Tu. Sept. 25 Th. Sept. 27 Tu. Oct. 2 Th. Oct. 4 Tu. Oct. 9 Th. Oct. 11 Tu. Oct. 16 Th. Oct. 18 Tu. Oct. 23 Th. Oct. 25 Tu. Oct. 30 Th. Nov. 1

Lecture Schedule 2007

1. Course organization. Importance of grains. Canadian grain production. 2. (Video: Amazing Grain) Domestication and origin of grain crops. 3. Evolution of grain crops 4. Cereal Growth and development, Physiology of yield (Video: Outstanding in Your Field) 5. Cereal Growth and development continues 6. Management: Plant and environment. Yield trends. 7. Seed placement systems, temperature effects, rates, depth and cost 8. Soil salinity, soil acidity and organic matter effects on grain growth. Species and variety differences. 9. Conservation issues in production of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, special crops (Video: A matter of soil) 10. Zero tillage: Guest Lecture 11. Barley: Silage, feed, food, other uses. 12. Barley quality/malting (Video) 13. Quality aspects of different wheat classes 14. Winter crops: Winter wheat and fall rye 15 North American seed production and technology Video: Certified Organic Production (Mid term exam) 16. Phenology, growth and development of canola. Quality aspects of the canola crop. (Video C C C) 17. Canola and mustard production: New developments in varieties, management disease control and quality. (Video CIC Canola)

Tu. Nov. 6 Th. Nov. 8

18. Pulse crops and preparation for presentations (Term papers) 19. Student lectures; 1) field pea flax

2) lentil
Tu. Nov. 13 Th. Nov. 15 Tu. Nov. 20 Remembrance Day holiday 20. Pulse crops (Bar None) 21. Student lectures; 3) mustard

4) dry beans
Th. Nov. 22 22. Student lectures; 5) chick pea

6) CPS wheat
Tu. Nov. 27 23. Student lectures; 7) CWRS wheat

8) flax
Th. Nov. 29 Tu. Dec. 4 24. Student lectures; 9) triticale

10) oats
25. Summary and preparation for final exam (Term Lab assignment due) 9 - 11AM Final Exam 30 % Wednesday Dec. 15

Plant Science 355 Laboratory Schedule, 2007 Sept 6 Sept 13 Sept 20 Sept 27 Oct 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4 Lab 5 Lab 6 Lab 7 Lab 8 Class Garden; Field Trip visit U of A Edmonton Research Station Planting of Lab project 1 (5th floor greenhouse Ag-Forestry) Field Trip visit U of A Edmonton Research Station Collating lab materials (Either farm or 5th floor) Library research techniques (Cameron Library) Midterm Exam 25 % Labatts Brewery Hulan Chia (438-5682) Purity Seeds (P,G & vigor) 20/20 Seeds Potlatch of crops of the world; Organic production (Guest Lecture: Steve Snider, organic grain farmer)

Two Lab Assignments: 15% of course mark (Due dates to be assigned during the term)
Late assignments will be penalized 20 % of their value per day (weekends included) beyond the due date. One week late - zero value.