Graduate Courses

• CSES 4013 Advanced Crop Science (Spring)
  Fundamental concepts of crop physiology, crop improvement, seed science, and crop production systems. Recitation 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CSES 2103.
• CSES 4043 Environmental Impact and Fate of Pesticides
  Fall Environmental issues associated with pesticide use, including fate of pesticides in the environment, ecological impact of pesticides, and exposure risks to humans. Course recommended for students who have 12 hours of biological and/or physical sciences or consent. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ENSC 4043 and PLPA 4043.)
• CSES 4093 Issues in Pest Management (Spring)
  Lecture and discussion on local, regional, national and international issues related to pest management policy, ethics, environment, society and science (not for graduate credit). (Same as ENTO 4093). Prerequisite: Must have completed 60 hours of coursework.
• CSES 4100L Plant Breeding Lab (Fall, Even years)
  Corequisite: CSES 4103.
• CSES 4103 Plant Breeding (Fall. Even years)
  Basic principles involved in plant breeding programs to improve crop plants and seed programs. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: CSES 4100L. Prerequisite: ANSC 3123.
• CSES 4130L Weed Identification, Morphology, and Ecology Lab ( Fall)
  Corequisite: CSES 4133.
• CSES 4133 Weed Identification, Morphology, and Ecology (Fall)
  Study of weeds as economic pests occurring in both agricultural and nonagricultural situations and including poisonous plants and other specific weed problems. Gross morphological plant family characteristics which aid identification, habitat of growth and distribution, ecology, competition, and allelopathy are discussed. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours a week. Corequisite: CSES 4130L. Prerequisites: CSES 2103 or HORT 2003, and CSES 2003.
• CSES 4140L Principles of Weed Control Lab (Spring)
  Corequisite: CSES 4143.
• CSES 4143 Principles of Weed Control (Spring)
  Advanced concepts and technology used in modern weed control practices and study of the chemistry and specific activity of herbicides in current usage. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: CSES 4140L. Prerequisites: CHEM 2613/2611L, and CSES 2003 or consent of the instructor.
• CSES 4220L Soil Fertility Lab ( Fall)
  Corequisite: CSES 4224.
• CSES 4224 Soil Fertility (Fall)
  Study of the soil's chemical, biological and physical properties, and human modification of these properties, as they influence the uptake and utilization of the essential nutrients by plants. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: CSES 4220L. Prerequisite: CSES 2201L and CSES 2203.
• CSES 4250L Soil Classification and Genesis Lab (Spring)
  Corequisite: CSES 4253.
• CSES 4253 Soil Classification and Genesis (Spring)
  Lecture and field evaluation of soil properties and their relation to soil genesis and soil classification with emphasis on soils of Arkansas. Lecture 2 hours and laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: CSES 4250L. Prerequisites: CSES 2203.
• CSES 4263 Environmental Soil Science (Spring)
  Study of the behavior of pesticides, toxic organic compounds, metals, nutrients, and pathogenic microorganisms in the soil/plant/water continuum. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ENSC 4263.) Prerequisite: CSES 3214.
• CSES 462V Internship (1-6)(Fall, Spring, Summer)
  Supervised practical work experience in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences to develop and demonstrate professional competence. Faculty approval of project proposal prior to enrollment and written and oral reports after the project is complete are required. May be repeated for 6 hours. Prerequisites: junior standing.
• CSES 5001 Weed Science Practicum (Summer)
  Training for membership on weed team, through participation. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
• CSES 5013 Crop Physiology (Fall, Odd years)
  Understanding and quantitative measurement of physiological processes, plant responses, and environmental parameters in relation to the production of crops. Prerequisite: BOTY 4304.
• CSES 502V Special Problems Research (1-6) (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  Original investigations on assigned problems in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. Prerequiste: Graduate standing.
• CSES 5033 Plant Nutrition (Fall. Even years)
  Study of water uptake, ion absorption, translocation and metabolism in higher plants. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: BOTY 4304 and CHEM 2613/2611L.
• CSES 504V Special Topics (1-4) (Fall, Spring, Su. On demand)
  Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
• CSES 5053 Scientific Writing (Fall)
  Open to graduate students, especially those in agricultural and life sciences. The course will cover searching the scientific literature, writing theses, proposals, journal articles, and other scientific documents. Emphasis on style and techniques used in scientific publication. Lecture and workshop 3 hours per week.
• CSES 5103 Scientific Presentations (Spring)
  Experience in procedures required for professional presentations of scientific papers, seminars, posters; and research findings at meetings in conferences, and with discussion groups. Instruction in organization of materials, visual aids, and good speaking habits. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
• CSES 5120D Crop Molecular and Physiological Genetics Discussion Drill (Spring, Even years)
  Corequisite: CSES 5124.
• CSES 5124 Crop Molecular and Physiological Genetics (Spring) (Even years)
  Study of genome organization and expression in agronomic and horticultural plants, with emphasis on genes regulating physiological processes. Lecture 3 hours, discussion 1 hour per week. (Same as HORT 5124.) Corequisite: CSES 5120D. Prerequisites: BOTY 4304 and ANSC 3123 or BIOL 3321L/3323. (CSES 5013, CHEM 5813 and 5843 are recommended but not required.)
• CSES 5200L Applied Math Methods in the Life Sciences Lab (Fall. Odd years)
  Laboratory computer experience designed to reinforce material taught in CSES 5204. Laboratory consists of a single 2-hour period each week. (Same as AGST 5200L.) Corequisite: CSES 5204.
• CSES 5204 Applied Math Methods in Life Sciences (Fall. Odd years)
  Methods of data presentation and mathematical descriptions of research data in the life sciences including graphical presentations, linear regression, growth equations, kinetics, transport equations, and compartmentalization. Analytical, numerical, and statistical approaches to the solution of research problems in life sciences will be emphasized. Lecture 3 hours and lab 2 hours per week. (Same as AGST 5204) Prerequisites: MATH 2564 and AGST 4023. Corequisite: CSES 5200L.
• CSES 5210L Analytical Research Techniques in Agronomy Lab Fall Laboratory experiments designed to reinforce principles of research techniques taught in CSES 5214. Experiments are conducted by individuals or by teams. Laboratory consists of a single, 4-hour period each week. Corequisite: CSES 5214.
• CSES 5214 Analytical Research Techniques in Agronomy (Fall)
  Preparation and analysis of plant and soil samples utilizing spectrophotometry, isotopes, and chromatographic separation methods. Additionally, measurements are made of photosyntheses, respiration, water relationships, light, and temperatures in whole plants. Lecture 2 hours, lab 4 hours per week. Prerequisite: BOTY 4304, CHEM 2613 and 2611L or consent. Corequisite: CSES 5210L.
• CSES 5220L Soil Physics Lab (Spring)
  Corequisite: CSES 5224.
• CSES 5224 Soil Physics (Spring)
  Physical properties of soils and their relation to other soil properties, growth of plants and transport of water, oxygen, heat, and solutes such as pesticides and plant nutrients. Lecture 3 hours and laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: CSES 5220L. Prerequisites: CSES 2203 and MATH 1203.
• CSES 5243 Advanced Soil Fertility (Spring, Even years)
  An advanced consideration of the chemical, physical, and biological phenomena which influence the nutrient-supplying power of the soil. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CSES 4224.
• CSES 5260L Soil Microbiology Laboratory (Fall. Odd years)
  Laboratory exercises related to the study of microorganisms in the soil and the biochemical processes for which they are responsible. Laboratory 3 hours per week. (Same as MBIO 5260L.) Corequisite: CSES 5264.
• CSES 5264 Soil Microbiology (Fall. Odd years)
  A study of the microorganisms in soil and the biochemical processes for which they are responsible. Lecture 3 hours and laboratory 3 hours per week. (Same as MBIO 5264.) Prerequisite: MBIO 2013 and MBIO 2011L. Corequisite: CSES 5260L.
• CSES 5453 Soil Chemistry
  (Fall. Even years) Application of the principles of chemistry to processes of agronomic and environmental importance in soils. Soil clay mineralogy, soil solution thermodynamics, structure and reactivity of humus, surface complexation and ion exchange, electro-chemical phenomena, and colloidal stability. Prerequisite: AGRN 2203 and CHEM 1123/1121L.
• CSES 600V Master's Theses (1-6) (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
• CSES 6110L Herbicide Behavior Lab (Fall, Even years)
  Corequisite: CSES 6113.
• CSES 6113 Herbicide Behavior (Fall. Even years)
  Biochemistry, physiology and behavior of herbicides in plants, soils, and the environment. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: CSES 6110L. Prerequisites: CSES 4143, BOTY 4304, and CHEM 3813.
• CSES 622V Advanced Topics in Soil Science (1-3)(Fall, Spring)
  Topics include doctoral-level concepts in soil physics, soil chemistry, and soil microbiology/biochemistry not considered in other soil science courses. May be repeated. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
• CSES 6253 Forage-Ruminant Relations (Spring, Odd years)
  Advanced chemical, physical, and botanical characteristics of forage plants, the dynamics of grazing, intake and digestion, and techniques of measuring forage utilization and systems analysis at the plant-animal interface. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 6253.) Prerequisites: ANSC 3143 and CSES 3113.
• CSES 700V Doctoral Dissertation (1 - 18) (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  Prerequisite: Graduate standing.