PLSC 350 - Sugarbeet Production, Fall 2008
| INSTRUCTORS/FACILITATORS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Alan Dexter | Dr. Ed Deckard | |
| 470A Loftsgard Hall | 270E Loftsgard Hall | |
| Telephone: 231-7735 | Telephone: 231-8139 | |
| alan.dexter@ndsu.edu | edward.deckard@ndsu.edu | |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: History, growth, and development; soil, fertility, weed, insect, and disease management; cultivars; harvesting, storage, and processing of sugarbeets. Prereq: PLSC 110 or 210
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVE: To present optimum sugarbeet production practices based on the latest research.
RATIONALE: The Red River Valley and southwestern Minnesota region is the largest sugarbeet producing area in the United States with about 630,000 acres. Students who will work in any capacity with sugarbeets will benefit from this course. In addition, most knowledge learned in this course is transferable to other crops.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of PLSC 350, students will be able to:
- Characterize the history, growth, and development of the sugarbeet crop and sugarbeet industry.
- Compare and contrast soil, fertility, weed, insect, and disease management strategies used by sugarbeet growers.
- Explain the harvesting, storage, and processing of sugarbeets.
TIME: 2:00 to 3:50 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday; first half of semester
PLACE: Loftsgard 102
CREDITS: 2
TOPICS COVERED:
| Aug. 26 | Introduction, history (Dr. Alan Dexter) |
| Aug. 28 | Field selection, plant population, row spacing, crop rotations (Dr. Mohamed Khan) |
| Sept. 2 | Insect management (Dr. Mark Boetel) |
| Sept. 4 | Soil fertility, micronutrients, soil amendments (Dr. Allan Cattanach) |
| Sept. 9 | Weed control (Dr. Jeff Stachler) |
| Sept. 11 | Weed control (Dr. Jeff Stachler) |
| Sept. 16 | Growth and development (Dr. Karen Klotz), Payment system (Dr. Alan Dexter) |
| Sept. 18 | EXAM 1 |
| Sept. 23 | Tillage, seedbed preparation, stand establishment (Dr. Laura Overstreet) |
| Sept. 25 | Planting date, planting depth, seed spacing (Dr. Laura Overstreet) |
| Sept. 30 | Disease management (Dr. Sam Markell) |
| Oct. 2 | Disease management (Dr. Sam Markell) |
| Oct. 7 | Cultivar selection, seed production, cultivar improvement (Dr. John Kern) |
| Oct. 9 | Harvest, storage, processing (Kelly Thomas) |
| Oct. 14 | EXAM 2 |
| Oct. 16 | Tour of Moorhead Factory (tentative) |
| RESOURCES: | www.sbreb.org |
| Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports | |
| Sugarbeet Pocket Guide |
EVALUATION |
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| Written Assignments* | about | 75 pts | |
| Exams (2) 100 pt each | 200 pts | ||
Total |
275 pts | ||
| *Written Assignments include written question for each presenter (each class presentation) to be asked at the end of presentation. Details of this assignment will be discussed in class. | |||
| GRADING: | |
| 90% or greater of total points guarantees an A | |
| 80% to < 90% of total points guarantees a B | |
| 70% to < 80% of total points guarantees a C | |
| 60% to < 70% of total points guarantees a D | |
Academic Honesty: All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with NDSU University Senate Policy, Section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility and Conduct (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm). All students in this course are governed by the College of Agriculture's Honor System. It is the responsibility of the students to report any violations of the honor pledge to the instructor, honor commission, or the Dean of the College of Agriculture.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE ANY DISABILITY WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THIS CLASS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPEAK WITH THE INSTRUCTOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER