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TROPICAL HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL FIELD STUDY

PLANTSCI 378
Course Description

Visit diverse agricultural systems, such as small farms, large-scale operations, market growers, industrial export businesses, agronomic centers, botanical gardens, herbaria, germplasm banks, and nature preserves in a tropical country in Central America. Provides an opportunity to develop a holistic appreciation of horticulture by highlighting the interactions between plants and society. Reflect on the role of plants in our daily lives and the effects that our daily choices have on the environment, human health, conflicts, poverty, and development. Discuss some of the social, scientific and environmental challenges that conventional, sustainable and organic horticulture practices face in the production, marketing, and use of tropical crops. Enrollment in a UW-Madison resident study abroad program; requires completion ofPLANTSCI 376.

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