PWS 540
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Plant Response to the Environment
Plant and Wildlife Sciences
College of Life Sciences
Course Description
Advanced plant physiological ecology principles.
When Taught
Fall Even Years
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
PWS 440 or equivalent; PWS 494R or concurrent enrollment
Title
Communication
Learning Outcome
Students will participate in learning exercises that teaches them how to gather, interpret and communicate scientific information.
Title
Instrumentation
Learning Outcome
Students will be exposed to the instrumentation and techniques commonly used to gather data in the field of plant physiological ecology.
Title
Scientifc method
Learning Outcome
Students will learn to apply the scientific method in order to become more proficient and independent learners
Title
Plant-environment interactions
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to conceptualize the physiological mechanisms by which plants sense and respond to their environment and how that impacts ecological systems.
Title
Plant physiology fundamentals
Learning Outcome
1) Advanced Topics in Plant Metabolism, 2) Developmental Plant Metabolism, and 3) Advance Topics in Crop Physiology.
