This course covers major plant structures and their function, physiological processes, and interactions with the environment as related to applied plant management. Topics to be discussed will include: processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, nutrient uptake and basic reproduction, basic genetic principles, basic plant breeding and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the relationship and importance of plant science to the agricultural and horticultural industry.
This course covers major plant structures and their function, physiological processes, and interactions with the environment as related to applied plant management. Topics to be discussed will include: processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, nutrient uptake and basic reproduction, basic genetic principles, basic plant breeding and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the relationship and importance of plant science to the agricultural and horticultural industry.