Niels Maness

Professor

Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

  • Professor
    Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
  • 405-744-5423 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University, 337 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States

TEACHING SUMMARY

- HORT 5433, Postharvest Physiology taught in the fall, even years (2010)
- HORT 5443, Basic Laboratory Experimentation taught in the fall, odd years (2011)
- Advisement activities include undergraduate advisement and M.S. and Ph.D. chair and committee member.

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Horticultural Problems
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Selected research problems in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design; nursery production, olericulture and pomology. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Basic Laboratory Experimentation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Principles and theory of safe laboratory practice and experimentation. Techniques for developing and optimizing plant sample acquisition, extraction and analysis protocols. Theory of operation and maintenance of common laboratory instrumentation (pH measurement, solid and liquid analytical measurement, temperature measurement, spectrophotometry, HPLC, GC). Laboratory provides hands-on experience for integrated protocol development and instrument use.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Horticultural Problems
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Selected research problems in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design; nursery production, olericulture and pomology. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Postharvest Physiology
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Physiological causes for post-harvest changes in horticultural crops (ripening and senescence) and the basis for certain postharvest treatments (precooling at harvest, controlled atmosphere storage, refrigeration, and packaging techniques). Commodity-specific postharvest phenomena. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Prerequisite(s): BOT 3463 and BOT 3460.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Horticultural Problems
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Selected research problems in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design; nursery production, olericulture and pomology. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Horticultural Problems
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Selected research problems in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design; nursery production, olericulture and pomology. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Basic Laboratory Experimentation
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Principles and theory of safe laboratory practice and experimentation. Techniques for developing and optimizing plant sample acquisition, extraction and analysis protocols. Theory of operation and maintenance of common laboratory instrumentation (pH measurement, solid and liquid analytical measurement, temperature measurement, spectrophotometry, HPLC, GC). Laboratory provides hands-on experience for integrated protocol development and instrument use.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Commercial Vegetable Production
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Commercial production and marketing of vegetable crops. May not be used for Degree Credit with HORT 5433.Prerequisite(s): HORT 1013 or PLNT 1213, BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111 or PBIO 1404, and SOIL 2124.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Small Farm Practices and Technology
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    New and emerging areas of study in Horticulture.Offered for variable credit, 1-4 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    12 Jun 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
    Research on thesis problems required of master's degree candidates. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Commercial Vegetable Production
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Commercial production and marketing of vegetable crops. May not be used for Degree Credit with HORT 5433.Prerequisite(s): HORT 1013 or PLNT 1213, BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111 or PBIO 1404, and SOIL 2124.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Seminar
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Proposal and results seminars for graduate programs. Additional fee of $12.00 per credit hour applies.Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.