3 Lec 3 Lab. Offered on alternate years. A broad course emphasizing the biological importance of plants in the world ecosystem as well as their direct vital role in human life. This is an applied botany course in which plant physiology, plant structure, ecology, and systematics are studied. Methods in experimental horticulture are examined.
Laboratory includes a four-day field trip.
3 Lec 3 Lab. Offered on alternate years. Field trip fee. A general introduction to the techniques and methodologies of scientific literature and presentations based upon library and on-line research. Each student will select a specific topic for research, prepare a paper, and make an oral presentation based on that work.