SEMINAR IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

PLANTSCI 920

Presentations in plant science and technology to prepare for professional conferences, outreach meetings and clientele interactions.

PLANTSCI 333

Survey of the basic principles and concepts of the biology of plants and their application to cultivation of food crops in controlled environments. Integrates topics including: organic systems, sustainability, urban agriculture, and socioecological factors.

PLANTSCI 376

Highlights the connections between tropical plants and society. Topics include multidisciplinary reflections on the biology of tropical plants, as well as an overview of different production systems and some of the social and environmental problems associated with the utilization of tropical plants in the context of local and global markets. Provides the opportunity to demonstrate comparative skills with respect to local and international challenges posed by the topics we address in class. Illustrates connections between horticulture and conservation, food security, nutrition, and global health.

AAE/PLANTSCI/PLPATH 367

Provides an in-depth understanding of the history of organic agriculture, its production, processing, marketing, and social dimensions, and its impact on environmental, community, and human health.

PLPATH 499

Provide students research and/or hands-on experiences within the organic sector in order to gain scientific knowledge and/or an in-depth understanding of the research and science of organic agriculture, its production, processing, marketing, and social dimensions, and its impact on environmental, community, and human health. Declared in the Certificate in Organic Agriculture