BIOL 215 - Plants and Society

Institution:

Radford University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 131 or BIOL 232 or 4 hours of biology. An interdisciplinary exploration into the vital role plants and plant products play in human society. Throughout recorded history, humans have depended on plants as sources of foods, beverages, herbs and spices, medicinal and recreational drugs, wood and textiles, and other products. This course explores plant structure, growth, and nutrition; the diversity and evolutionary relationships of organisms traditionally studied by botanists; techniques for growing and producing plant products; plant breeding and genetic modifi cation; and conservation of plant-based resources. Emphasis on the origins, history, morphology and chemistry of plants of economic importance.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.radford.edu

Phone Number:

(540) 831-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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