A comprehensive introduction to plant science and crop technology. Emphasis on plant form and function, plant structure and growth, plant nutrition and management of soil, water, and minerals, and plant reproduction and development.
Prerequisites
None
Student Learning Outcomes
- Summarize general plant morphology and the physiological processes of transport, respiration, and photosynthesis.
- Summarize the nutritional requirements of plants.
- Summarize the characteristics of fertile soils.
- Review research results of the application of plant adaptation to more efficient mechanisms of nutrition.
- Correspond the reproduction and development functions with the control systems of plants.