BIOS 879 – Plant Growth and Development

Echinacea purpurea, or coneflower, blooms in the Backyard Farmer garden on East Campus.

Instructor(s): TBD

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Cross-listings: PLAS 477, GEOG 467, NRES 477, SOIL 477, GEOG 867

Prerequisites: PLAS 325; BIOS 478/878; CHEM 252 or BIOC/BIOS/CHEM 431/831

Description: Processes involved in plant growth and development, seed formation, dormancy, germination, differential growth, flowering, and senescence. The role of extrinsic factors (e.g. light, water, and gravity) and intrinsic factors (e.g. formones, pigments, and energy sources) on these processes.