PLSC 105 Introductory Forestry 3 Distribution, ecology, value, measurement and management of forest systems. The use of ornamental plants. Emphasis on a basic knowledge of plant materials useful in maintaining an aesthetically and functionally pleasing environment in and around the home. PLSC 151 Introduction to Crop Science 3 Plant structure and plant processes with practical application to the production and management of commercial crops. Credit not allowed if preceded by PLSC 401.
Topics combine theory and practice in the areas of turf and ornamental horticulture.
Not for major credit except as elective. PLSC 201 Botany II 4 Sexual and vegetative characters of algae, bacteria, fungi, liverworts, mosses, ferns, horsetails, club mosses, quillworts, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Selected genera within these divisions considered in detail. PLSC101 or BISC207. The study of woody plants for landscape use in the mid- Atlantic coastal region,including plant identification, selection and culture.