Plant & Soil Science II

Credit: 1.00
Course Preface
Core Code: 30-02-00-00-010
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Course Description
Students will be introduced to range resource management. They will be exposed to the importance of integrating biotechnology into crop production. They will also learn to identify common weed, disease, and insect pests. Prerequisite: Plant and Soil Science and Technology and Biology-Agricultural Science and Technology or Biology.

Core Standards of the Course

Standard 020411-01
Students will develop an understanding of the role of FFA in Agricultural Education Programs.

• Students will describe the duties and responsibilities of chapter FFA officers.
• Students will explain the proper dress and characteristics of a good FFA leader.

• Students will explain how to plan a meeting and develop the order of business.
• Students will describe how to set up the meeting room.
• Students will explain the parliamentary procedure used in an FFA meeting.

Standard 020421-02
Students will understand the benefits of a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Program.

• Students will explain how SAE records are organized.
• Students will identify the procedures to making entries in the SAE records.
• Students will explain how to summarize and analyze the SAE records.

• Students will identify the factors that should be considered in expanding an SAE program.
• Students will explain how placement and ownership SAE programs may be expanded.

Standard 020421-03
Students will demonstrate an understanding of range resources and management.

Standard 020421-04
Students will manage plant pests - weeds, diseases, and insects.

• Students will identify and describe types of pests.
• Students will describe the classification of plant diseases.
• Students will explain the identification of weeds.
• Students will explain the classification of and identify insects and nematodes.

• Students will describe types of pest control strategies.
• Students will explain the identification, diagnosis, and control of plant diseases.
• Students will describe methods of weed management and the selection of herbicides.
• Students will describe methods of insect and nematode management.

• Students will explain Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Students will identify benefits of IPM.
• Students will explain scouting of field crops for pests.
• Students will identify basic principles of crop monitoring.
• Students will identify strategies used in disease management.

• Students will describe why, how, and when to conduct soil samples.
• Students will interpret the results of soil analysis.
• Students will explain samples and sampling techniques used with monitoring field crops.

• Students will identify major classifications of pesticides and their use.
• Students will identify the safety practices that should be followed when applying pesticides.
• Students will properly interpret pesticide labels.
• Students will explain how to properly calibrate equipment used in applying pesticides.
• Students will identify the environmental concerns involved with pesticide use.
• Students will explain proper disposal of surplus pesticides and empty containers.

Standard 020421-05
Students will integrate principles of biotechnology into plant science.

• Students will discuss and identify the various methods of stem cutting propagation.
• Students will discuss the methods of leaf and leaf-bud cuttings.
• Students will describe the various types of growing media used for cuttings.
• Students will describe grafting and identify three common methods.
• Students will explain layering and the difference between separation and division in plant propagation.
• Students will explain tissue culture.
• Students will discuss the importance of tissue culture.
• Students will discuss a tissue culture methods of propagation used in the greenhouse industry.
• Explain various molecular biotechnology methods.