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3.00 Credits
Principles of soil chemical reactions and their application to environment including: inorganic and organic soil components, soil solution-solid phase equilibria, sorption phenomena, ion exchange reactions, kinetics of soil chemical processes, redox chemistry, soil acidity and salinity. PREREQ: CHEM102 or CHEM104, or CHEM108.
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3.00 Credits
Plants come into contact with millions of potentially pathogenic microbes. Why are they not constantly succumbing to disease, and can we harness the power of their defense systems to successfully deploy them at-will? We explore molecular aspects of both disease and defense.
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3.00 Credits
Addresses the interactions between organisms and their environment as an integrated system, and involves the study of energy and material flows through ecosystems. Introduce how science of ecosystem ecology is relevant for understanding components of the Earth System (atmosphere, climate, geological systems).
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4.00 Credits
Characterization of microorganisms and microbial habitats in soil environments. Processes and interactions involving soil microorganisms with respect to agricultural productivity and environmental quality. Introduction to laboratory techniques for the observation, enumeration and isolation of soil microorganisms, and measurement of associated activities.
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3.00 Credits
Understanding sources, transport pathways, and transformations of important pollutants and toxic chemicals generated by anthropogenic activities. Topics include transport, transformation, and fate of these pollutants in watersheds. Impacts of these pollutants on soil, forest, and aquatic ecosystems using specific case studies. PREREQ: LARC 442 or CIEG 440 or ENWC 103 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Apply ecological principles to urban ecosystems, focusing on the intersection of biophysical and social drivers in controlling urban ecosystem structure and function. Cities, the most human-dominated ecosystem, are integral for studying ecological consequences of many global environmental change factors like habitat fragmentation, invasive species introductions, climate change, and water and air pollution; these are examples of topics covered in the course. Culminate in the examination of urban green infrastructure and urban resilience, adaptation, and sustainability.
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2.00 Credits
The critical role of agricultural pest control for ensuring stable and sustainable production of high-quality food and fiber is explored. Students will learn pest management strategies and develop a decision-based framework for sustainable pest management, with special emphasis on plant diseases and insect pests. Two modules will cover integrated approaches to managing insects and diseases within agricultural production systems.
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3.00 Credits
An anatomical and molecular analysis of plant growth and development with a focus on how genes regulate pattern formation and cellular differentiation.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced survey of genetics in higher plants, including molecular methods of plant biotechnology. Topics include genome composition and evolution, disease resistance, transposable elements and retrotransposons, DNA methylation and epigenetics, quantitative traits, chromosome structure and gene expression. PREREQ: PLSC300 and PLSC306.
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3.00 Credits
Explores how organic and inorganic contaminants interact with plant rhizospheres and roots and consequently follow pathways ranging from contaminant degradation to plant toxicity. Applications to food safety, pesticide development, and phytoremediation will be discussed.
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