GREENHOUSE CULTIVATION

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 335

Provides a hands-on experience in and understanding of greenhouse cultivation.

PLANTSCI 110

Introduces the basic principles of plant science and technology as they apply to cultivated plants. Topics include the historical and economic importance of plants for food, feed, and fiber; origin, classification, and geographic distribution; plant breeding; growth, development, and physiology; agroecosystems and practices; field and greenhouse production; integrated pest management; and marketing practices. Discuss and apply associated technologies (e.g. gene editing, remote sensing, unmanned aerial vehicles).

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.

PLANTSCI 320

An exploration of major environmental factors that regulate plant growth and development - temperature, water availability, light, and carbon dioxide. Patterns are studied temporally at the daily, seasonal (yearly), and long-term (climate) time scales, geographically at the local and global scales, and contextually in natural, agricultural, and controlled environment conditions. Includes effects of environmental conditions on plant growth and development, including adaptive mechanisms to stress conditions at the physiological level.