Cropping Systems and
Plant Nutrition
Cropping systems are at the heart of agriculture. At Purdue this
includes:
- soil physical properties
- crop management
- soil fertility
- applied meteorology
- spatial technologies
Faculty and students create and develop management systems that
enhance crop production and economic efficiency related to crop,
soil, and surroundings for the agriculture producer. These scientists
integrate understandings of the plant sciences with natural resources
to ensure adequate agricultural production of food, feed, and fiber
for worldwide consumption. Students must understand the inter-relationship
between crops and soils and how that can best be utilized for agricultural
production with the least pressure on the environment. In addition,
studies are being conducted to look at how these management systems
can be used to capture carbon from the atmosphere, thus reducing
the potential for global warming.
In crop physiology, students should be versed in plant biology
(ecology, physiology, anatomy), or chemistry/biochemistry, or crop
agriculture. Coursework in the basic sciences of chemistry, biology,
math, statistics, and physics complements courses in crop and soil
sciences.
Graduates in Cropping Systems and Plant Nutrition find jobs in
a wide variety of areas, including farm operations for universities,
medicine, small and large biotech companies, agriculture chemical
companies, university faculties, research groups and as parents.
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