Plant Cultivation I: Soil, Soil Substitutes and Disease Management

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This course provides an overview of the cultivation of select species of plants from seeds to mature reproductive plants. This course introduces concepts related to the organization of the plant body at the tissue, organ and system level and the related abiotic factors necessary for plant cultivation. Students study the structure and function of the root and shoot systems with an emphasis on environmental, physical and cellular physiological factors required for successful plant cultivation and disease and pest management. This course is taken concurrently with Plant Cultivation I – Soil, Soil Substitutes and Disease Management Laboratory.