Short introduction to Agronomy and horticulture
History of Agriculture and Agriculture today
Feeding the world and food security
Classifying and naming Crops
Food and energy from plants, including biofuel conversion from crops.
Chemistry of food and plants
Plant anatomy and morphology + Plant physiology and growth
Improving plants (One issue to discuss is the GMO. Is GMO legal in your country?) WITH SELFSTUDY AND REVIEW
midterm
Environment (Ch10) and Soil (Ch12)
Agrosystems
Cropping system
Soil & Tillage and crop establishment
Weed (Ch15), plant disease and insects (Ch16)
Harvesting, storage and transportation and certification system
organic agriculture
Crop profiles
Final