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Fruit and Vegetable Crops

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences

Contact: Wesley Autio, Program Coordinator

Office: 205 Bowditch Hall

Phone: 545-2963

The production and marketing of fruit and vegetables are major enterprises in Massachusetts. To maintain these enterprises amidst rising land values, increasing costs of production, and heightened environmental concerns, highly trained and skilled personnel are required. Efficient and environmentally safe methods of land use, water, pesticides, fertilizers, and cropping techniques are stressed. Economic factors which bear upon successful crop and farm management are given particular attention. Farms, laboratories, and greenhouses are available and provide a base for hands-on learning.

Course of Study

First Semester	Credits
PLSOIL 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOIL 105 Soils	4
*PLSOIL 300 Deciduous Orchards	3
PLSOIL 315 Greenhouse Management	4

Total	15


Second Semester (8 wks)	Credits
*ENT 104 Insects and Related Forms	2
ENVDES 193C Microcomputer Applications	2
PLSOIL 103 Plant Science	2
PLSOIL 104 Plant Nutrients	2
PLSOIL 250 Bedding Plant Production	2
STOCK 170 Special Problems: Pesticide Certification (Optional)	1
RES EC 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticultural Crops	2

Total	12 or 13

April through August
*STOCK 186 Internship	4


Third Semester	Credits
ENGL 120 English Composition	3
MATH Elementary Algebra	3
*MICBIO 104 Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
MICBIO 107 Plant Pathology Lab	1
*PLSOIL 305 Small Fruit Production	3

At least one of the following:
PLSOIL 297A Seminar: Sustainable Agriculture	3
PLSOIL 310 Weed Management	3
PLSOIL 370 Tropical Agriculture	3

Total	16


Fourth Semester	Credits
*ENT 182 Principles of Pesticide Management	2
*PLSOIL 325 Vegetable Production	4
RES EC 140 Managing Your Own Business	3
RES EC 142 People in Organizations	3

Minimum 4 credits from any of the following:
PLSOIL 120 Organic Farming	3
PLSOIL 235 Pruning Fruit Crops	2
PLSOIL 350 Crop Science	3
PLSOIL 365 Hydroponics	4
PLSOIL 397C Community Food Systems	3

Total	16-19

Total Cedits: 63-67

* A grade of C or better must be earned in these courses.