Ralph
L. Obendorf
617 Bradfield Hall
Phone: 607-227-9313
E-mail: rlo1@cornell.edu
Gary Fick (forages)
507 Bradfield Hall
Phone: 607-255-1704
E-mail: gwf2@cornell.edu
Tim Setter (fuel crops, photosynthesis, canopies, other topics)
519 Bradfield Hall
Phone: 607-255-1701
E-mail: tls1@cornell.edu
Kathy
Howard
G-19 Bradfield Hall
Phone: 607-255-3066
E-mail: kch3@cornell.edu
John Orlowski
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: jmo35@cornell.edu
John Orlowski (graduate)
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: jmo35@cornell.edu
Joseph Killian
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail:jk2229@cornell.edu
Katie Wratten
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail:knw27@cornell.edu
Carolina Isambert
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: cmi25@cornell.edu
Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (Monday lab):
Mason Day
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: mkd63@cornell.edu
Caroline Salisbury
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: cws82@cornell.edu
Jill Marshall
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: jem393@cornell.edu
Carolina Isambert
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: cmi25@cornell.edu
Katie Wratten
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: knw27@cornell.edu
Valerie Bollinger
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: vab45@cornell.edu
John Orlowski (graduate)
Graduate TA; 619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: jmo35@cornell.edu
Corey Reed
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail: cdr57@cornell.edu
Joseph Killian
619 Bradfield Hall
Phone:
E-mail:jk2229@cornell.edu
Lecture: MWF 10:10 a.m. 101 Bradfield
Laboratory: M, Tu, or W 1:25-4:25 p.m. 105 Bradfield
Permission of instructor.
Required: Martin, J.H., R.P. Waldren, and D.L. Stamp. 2006. Principles of field crop production, 4th edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, 954 pages. Mann Library call number: SB187.U6 M3 2006 ISBN 0130259675 9780130259677
Required: Course packet (includes lecture outlines and lab outlines), available from The Cornell Bookstore
Required: Abendroth, L.J., Elmore, R.W., Boyer, M.J., Marlay, S.K. (2011) Corn Growth and Development. PMR 1009. Iowa State University Extension, Ames, IA. March 2011. 29 pages. Color. $14.00
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/store/
Required: Pedersen, P. (2009) Soybean Growth and Development. PM 1945. Iowa State University Extension, Ames, IA. Reviewed December 2009. 28 pages. Color. $4.00
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/store/
Required: "Cornell Field Crops Handbook" may be downloaded from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/4041. Other textbooks will be used and will be on reserve.
Optional: Barnes, R.F., Nelson, C.J., Collins, M., Moore, K.J. 2003. Forages 1, An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, 6th edition. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa, 556 pages. Mann Library call number: SB 193.H89x 2003 ISBN 9780813804213 0813804213
Optional: Conner, D.J., Loomis, R.S., Cassman, K.G. 2011. Crop Ecology, second edition. Cambridge University Press. 568 pages. ISBN: 9780521744034 Available from Cambridge University Press web site or Amazon.com. Available in hard back, soft back, or electronic form (electronic book from Amazon.com, download free kindle app from Amazon for PC or Mac). A useful textbook for the first third of course.
First Exam (10/03, lecture) 15%
Second Exam (11/18, lecture) 15%
Final Exam (Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011, 7:00-9:30 PM) 15%
Lab mini I.D.'s and quizzes 15%
Lab Identification and Lab Practical (11/28; 11/29; 11/30) 15%
Lab Report 10%
Term paper on contemporary field crop systems 15%
This page last updated on: Septrmber 6, 2011