Lecture Schedule

Please note that there are several TBA topics due to either needing confirmation from guest lecturers or needing input from the class before finalizing. Adjustments will likely be made throughout the semester depending on the amount of material that is covered in each lecture and class participation. Every effort will be made to keep this site up to date, but announcements during lecture will take priority over this site. In other words, missing an exam because it was announced and given on a date different from this site will not be conisdered an excused absence!

 

Date

Lecture Topic

Vegetable

Growers

Handbook

Chapter

Producing

Vegetable

Crops

Chapter

Mon

Aug 27

Introduction; Discuss Projects; The Vegetable Industry

1

1

Wed

Aug 29

Production systems; Marketing vegetable crops

2

1

Mon

Sept 3

Classification of vegetable crops; Nutritive value

2

Wed

Sept 5

Plant Growth & Development

3

Mon

Sept 10

Cultural Practices: Soil Management, Fertilization

3,4,5

5,6,8

Wed

Sept 12

Continue Cultural Practices Lectures: Irrigation

3,4,5

5,6,8

Mon

Sept 17

Disease Management (Dr. Thomas Isakeit)

7

9

Wed

Sept 19

Pest Management: Insects and Weeds
6,8
7,9

Mon

Sept 24

Continue Pest Management, Chemical Application and Safety

9

9

Wed

Sept 26

Exam 1

 

Mon

Oct 1

Review Exam 1

Chemical Application and Safety (from previous set of handouts)

 6

9

Wed

Oct 3

Stand Establishment

Mon

Oct 8

Continue Stand Establishment    

Wed

Oct 10

Plant Breeding and Variety Selection

4

Mon

Oct 15

Finish Plant Breeding, Start Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering

11

Wed

Oct 17

Finish Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering

Organic crop production.  Read: Introduction, Certification, Organic Certified Requirements, and Summary in “Commercial Organic Vegetable Production Guide” on the web @

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/foodsafety/commOrganicVegProd/index.html

Mon

Oct 22

Finish Organic Production; Discussion: Modern Farming Practices, Sustainability, Need to Increase Food Supply, etc...

Wed

Oct 24

 Exam 2    

Note: The following topics are currently on the schedule, but a final decision will be made based on input from the class. The Topics that may be covered include: Cucurbit, Crucifer, Solanaceous, Salad & Green, Root & Bulb, Legumes, Specialty, Greenhouse, and Home Gardening. There is an option to tour a small local tomato greenhouse production operation during the greenhouse section.

Mon

Oct 29

Cucurbit Crops

Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Crop

Guides

17, 19

Wed

Oct 31

Cucurbit Crops

17, 19

Mon

Nov 5

Crucifer Crops

14

Wed

Nov 7

Crucifer Crops/Solanaceous crops

14, 22, 27

Mon

Nov 12

Solanaceous crops

22, 27

Wed

Nov 14

Solanaceous crops

 

Mon

Nov 19

Exam 3

 

Wed

Nov 21

 TBA:

 

Thur-Fri

Nov 22-23

 Thanksgiving Holiday  

Mon

Nov 26

Greenhouse Crops

This afternoon (lab period)- Meet at Millican Produce, 22168 FM 159, Millican, TX

(Google Map from HortScience Building)

 

Wed

Nov 28

TBA:

 

Tue

Dec 11

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Comprehensive Final: 20% of grade