ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS

AGRONOMY/ATMOCN/SOILSCI 532

Course Description

Plant-environment interactions with particular reference to energy exchanges and water relations. Models are used to provide a quantitative synthesis of information from plant physiology, soil physics, and micrometeorology with some consideration of plant-pest interactions.

Prerequisties

BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 and (MATH 211 , MATH 217 , or MATH 221 ) and (PHYSICS 103 , PHYSICS 201 , PHYSICS 207 , or PHYSICS 247 ), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.87

3.68% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.6% from Historical

A Rate

82.61%

21.74% from Historical

Class Size

36.9% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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