TPSS 120 - Plants for People (Details for 120B; Details for 120D...)
The origins: social, cultural, and ceremonial traditions: culture: food and nutritional properties: and processing of a variety of tropical horticultural plants are presented, with tasting sessions and optional field trips. Topics will rotate among B. Beverage crops (eg. Coffee, tea, chocolate, kava, fruit juices), C. Herbs, spices, and flavoring (selection of examples to be determined), D. Tropical fruits (Assortment offered depends on availability during semester), E. Ornamental plants (Flowers, houseplants, popular landscape plans, bonsai, ethnic ornamentals). Does not count towards TPSS major.
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TPSS 200 - Tropical Plant Science (Details...)
Relation of plants, nutrients, and environment, cultural practices to tropical crop production. Pre: BOT 101 or BIOL 172, and CHEM 151 (or concurrent).
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TPSS 300 - Tropical Production Systems (Details...)
Comparisons and contrasts of crop management systems, techniques, and technologies in protected and open field production of tropical crops. Pre: TPSS 200.
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TPSS 304 - Fundamentals of Soil Science (Details...)
Origin, development, properties, management of tropical soils; classification of Hawaiian soils. Pre: CHEM 151 or CHEM 171.
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TPSS 322 - Marketing Perishable Products (Details...)
Problems, agencies, functions, costs, prices, regulations afftecting marketing: proposed improvements. Pre: Introductory economics course.
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TPSS 341 - Agribusiness Accounting & Financial Analysis (Details...)
Principles and methods of agricultural accounting. Preparing and interpreting financial statements. Sources and costs of credit, capital budgeting, tax management, estate planning.
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TPSS 342 - Agribusiness Decision Making Tools (Details...)
Introduction to quantitative decision making methods for effective agribusiness management in resource allocation, scheduling, logistics, risk analysis, inventory and forecasting. Emphasis on problem identification, model formulation and solution, and interpretation and presentation of results.
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TPSS 350 - Tropical Landscape Practices (Details...)
Concepts and techniques of landscape installation and management in the tropics. Pre: TPSS 200 and TPSS 369.
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TPSS 351 - Enterprise Management (Details...)
Overview of financial tools essential for developing new enterprises, analyzing business performance, obtaining bank financing, improving profitability and reducing risk. Other topics: personnel management, taxation, and business plans. (Students will become proficient with Excel.) Pre: Upper division or graduate status.
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TPSS 364 - Horticultural Practices (Details...)
Techniques of culture and management of horticulture crops. Pre: TPSS 200 (or concurrent).
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TPSS 369 - Ornamental Plant Materials (Details...)
Identification, origin, use, and cultural requirement of trees, shrubs, vines, and groundcovers used in tropical landscapes. Pre: TPSS 200.
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TPSS 401 - Vegetable Crop Production (Details...)
Crop biology, requirements, and production techniques for commercial vegetable production in Hawai'i are stressed. Pre: TPSS 300.
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TPSS 402 - Flower Crop Production (Details...)
Biology and production of cut flowers and blooming potted plants under field and protected cultivation in Hawai'i and globally. Pre: TPSS 300.
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TPSS 403 - Tropical Fruit Production (Details...)
Botanical aspects and horticultural management practices of selected tropical and subtropical fruit crops, with emphasis on small scale commercial production in Hawai'i. Pre: TPSS 300 or consent.
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TPSS 404 - Tropical Foliage Production (Details...)
Combined lecture-lab course on foliage crop production in Hawai'i. Crop biology, requirements and production techniques. Pre: TPSS 300.
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TPSS 405 - Turf-grass Management (Details...)
Selection, establishment, and maintenance of grasses for various types of turf. Pre: TPSS 200.
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TPSS 409 - Cultural Biogeography (Details...)
Coevolution of human societies and plants over the last 10,000 years. Foraging, farming and urban societies economies; spread and modification of selected plants; issues of preservation of genetic resources and traditional plant knowledge. The form and function of gardens. Pre: junior standing or higher, or consent.
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TPSS 420 - Plant Propagation (Design...)
Theoretical and applied aspects of seed and vegetative propagation technology involving fruits, flowers, vegetables, and
landscape plants. Pre: TPSS 200.
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TPSS 421 - Tropical Seed Science (Details...)
Principles of seed science, seed physiology, seed production and genetic modification. Lab. Hawaii's seed industry and
biotechnology. Pre: TPSS 200.
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TPSS 430 - Nursery Management
Management practices in production and operations of commercial nurseries in Hawai'i. Pre: TPSS 200 and TPSS 364.
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TPSS 431 - Cropping Systems
Schemes for managing sequences and combinations of crops and crop production activities. Ecosystem and social determinants. Multiple cropping. Analysis of alternative cropping systems. Pre: TPSS 200.
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TPSS 435 - Environmental Soil Chemistry (Details...)
Study of soil chemical processes such as weathering, adsorption, precipitation, and ion exchange; causes of soil acidity, alkalinity, and salinity; reactions between soils and fertilizers, pesticides, or heavy metals. Management strategies to minimize environmental contamination by nitrate, phosphate, and trace elements such as As, Pb, and Se. Pre: TPSS 304.
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TPSS 440 - Tissue Culture/Transformation
Application of plant tissue culture for plant scientists; study of the growth and development of plant tissues in culture as influenced by chemical and environmental factors, and the regeneration of plants following plant transformation by biolistics and other molecular approaches. Pre: TPSS 420. BOT 410 recommended.
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TPSS 450 - Nutrient Management for Soils and Plants (Details...)
Principles and mechanisms governing the availability of plant nutrients in soil and nutrient management for enhanced plant productivity and maintenance of environmental and soil quality. Pre: SOIL 304, and CHEM 161.
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TPSS 453 - Plant Breeding and Genetics (Details...)
Unique aspects of plant genetics and applications to crop improvement, with emphasis on breeding plants in Hawaii. Pre: BIOL 375 or concurrent.
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TPSS 460 - Plant-Soil-Atmosphere Physics (Details...)
An analysis of the size, shape, arrangement, and mineral composition of soil particles and the application of physics to predict soil behavior and performance in the field. Pre: TPSS 304, and either PHYS 151 or PHYS 170.
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TPSS 470 - Principles of Plant Physiology (Details...)
Integration of form and function from cellular to whole plant levels in processes from seed germination, through photosynthesis, growth, and morphogenesis, to flowering and senescence. Pre: CHEM 152 and BIOL 171.
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TPSS 470 Laboratory
Principles of experimentation in plant physiology, includes individual investigations.
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TPSS 473 - Postharvest Physiology (Details...)
Comparative physiological and biochemical processes during growth, maturation, ripening, and senescence in fruits, vegetables, and flowers related to changes in quality and storage life. Tropical commodities emphasized. Pre: TPSS 200, BIOL 171, or BOT 201; CHEM 152.
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TPSS 481 - Weed Science (Details...)
Weed classification, identification, adaptations for weediness; principles of weed control; properties, uses, and action of herbicides. Lab: pesticide application equipment and techniques, no till farming, greenhouse and field experiments. Pre: TPSS 200 and CHEM 152.
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TPSS 491 - Experimental Topics
Study and discussion of significant topics, problems. Offered by visiting faculty and/or for extension programs. Repeatable.
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TPSS 492 - Internship
Integration and application of academic knowledge and critical skills emphasizing professional development. Placement with an approved cooperating supervisor/employer.
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TPSS 499 - Directed Studies
Supervised individual instruction in field laboratory and library. Repeatable. Pre: TPSS 364.
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