| DATE | LECTURE | REFERENCES |
| 8/24/07 | 1. Introduction: World Crops | Ambio 23: 198-205 (1994) |
| Harlan, ch. 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Stoskopf, ch. 14; Hoveland, ch. 1 | ||
| Structure, Function, Environmental Adaptation | ||
| 8/27/07 | 2. Cereals as World Crops; | Stoskopf, ch. 1; Tesar, ch. 1; Martin, ch. 1 |
| Crop Classification | Sinclair, Crop Sci. 38:638-643 (1998) | |
| 8/29/07 | 3. Vegetative Growth and Development | Gardner, ch. 11, 8; Martin, ch. 3 |
| 8/31/07 | 4. Roots and Crop Root Systems | Gardner, ch. 10; Martin, ch. 3 |
| 9/03/07 | 5. Crop Research and Experimentation | |
| 9/05/07 | 6. Photosynthesis; Respiration; Productivity | Stoskopf, ch. 6; Tesar, ch. 5, 6; Martin, ch. 3 |
| 9/07/07 | 7. Crop Canopies; Growth Analysis; Energy | Gardner, ch. 1-3; Stoskopf; ch. 4 |
| 9/10/07 | 8. Light and Photoperiod Adaptation | Tesar, ch. 9 |
| 9/12/07 | 9. Temperature: Cold & Heat Tolerance; | Tesar, ch. 8; Stoskopf, ch. 7; Martin, ch. 2 |
| Growing Season Duration | ||
| 9/14/07 | 10. Water: Evapotranspiration; Drought and Flood Tolerance; Rainfall Distribution | Gardner, ch. 4 |
| Crop Establishment Management | ||
| 9/17/07 | 11. Crop Nutrition | Gardner, ch. 5; Tesar, ch. 7; |
| Stoskopf, ch. 11 | ||
| 9/19/07 | 12. Fertilization and Lime | Martin, ch. 6; Cornell Field Crops |
| Handbook, p. 27-59 | ||
| 9/21/07 | 13. Tillage; Soil and Water Management | Phillips, ch. 1, 2, 4; Martin, ch. 5 |
| 9/24/07 | 14. Germination | Martin, ch. 7; Tesar, ch. 3; Gardner, ch. 9 |
| 9/26/07 | 15. Seedling Establishment | Tesar, ch. 4 |
| Cereal Crops | ||
| 9/28/07 | 16. Corn | Stoskopf, ch. 16; Martin, ch. 12 |
| 10/01/07 | 17. Corn | Arnon, Vol. 2, ch. 4; Chapman, ch.14 |
| 10/03/07 | 18. Corn | The Maize Handbook |
| 10/05/07 |
19. Corn |
Cornell Field Crops Handbook, p. 80-100 |
| 10/08/07 | Fall Break - No Class | |
| 10/10/07 | 20. Sorghum | Stoskopf, ch. 17, 21; Martin, ch. 13, 20 |
| Arnon, Vol. 2, ch. 3 | ||
| 10/12/07 | 21. Sorghum | Cornell Field Crops Handbook, p. 164 |
| 10/15/07 | 22. Wheat | Stoskopf, ch. 18; Chapman, ch. 16; |
| Cornell Field Crops Handbook, | ||
| p. 136-156 | ||
| 10/17/07 | 23. Wheat | Martin, ch. 15; Arnon, Vol. 2, ch. 1 |
| 10/19/07 | 24. Oat, Barley |
Martin, ch. 17, 18; Stoskopf, ch. 22; Chapman, ch. 17 |
| 10/22/07 | FIRST EXAM | |
| 10/24/07 | 26. Rye, Triticale, Rice | Martin, ch. 16; Stoskopf, ch. 19, 20, 15, 23 |
| 10/26/07 | 27. Rice | Chapman, ch. 15; Arnon, Vol. 2, ch.5 |
| Protein, Oil, and Fiber Crops | ||
| 10/29/07 | 28. Soybean | Martin, ch. 26-30, 38-39; Summerfield, ch. 9; Chapman, ch. 20; |
| Cornell Field Crops Handbook, p. 159 | ||
| 10/31/07 | 29. Soybean, Pulse Crops | Summerfield, ch. 5-18; Chapman, ch. |
| 19, 22; Arnon, Vol. 2, ch. 6 | ||
| 11/02/07 | 30. Other Protein and Oil Crops | Chapman, ch. 21, 27 |
| 11/05/07 | 31. Fiber Crops | Martin, ch. 32-33; Hoveland, ch. 2,7; Chapman, ch. 23; |
| Arnon, Vol. 2, ch. 7 | ||
| 11/07/07 | 32. Sugar Crops, Stimulants | Martin 14, 35; Chapman, ch. 25, 24; Arnon, Vol. 2, |
| ch. 9; Martin, ch. 14, 34, 35 | ||
| 11/09/07 | 33. Weeds and Weed Control | Cornell Field Crops Handbook, p. 64-76. Martin, ch. 11 |
| Crop Harvesting and Storage | ||
| 11/12/07 | 34. Grain Harvesting | Martin, ch. 8, 9 |
| 11/14/07 | 35. Grain Harvesting | |
| 11/16/07 | 36. Grain Storage | Hall, ch. 4; Stoskopf, ch. 8; Boumans, |
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37. Grain Storage | Hoveland, ch. 8; Chapman, ch. 11 |
| Cropping Sequence | ||
| 11/21/07 | 38. Rotations, Monoculture Crop Sequences, Multiple Cropping | Kipps, ch. 10; Arnon, Vol. 1, ch. 15; Martin, ch. 6.8-6.10 |
| 11/23/07 | Thanksgiving Recess | |
| Crop Improvement, Seedstocks | ||
| 11/26/07 | 39. Seed Production and Seed Distribution | Stoskopf, ch. 10; Hebblethwaite; McDonald & Copeland, Seed Production |
| Thompson, ch. 4,5 | ||
| 11/28/07 | 40. Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement | Stoskopf, ch. 5, 9; Martin, ch. 4 |
| 11/30/07 | 41. Outlook for Future | |
| Final Exam Dec 5-14 | ||
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