Economic Botany

Undergraduate

529 Winter 2027 Undergraduate Calendar Earth’s biosphere is the product of plant activity and animal life and is ultimately dependent on plants. This course provides basic plant biology as a background to a discussion of the relationship between humans and plants, particularly economically important plants and their products. Plants used for food, flavours, drugs, stimulants, fuel and/or industrial raw materials will be explored. (Prerequisite: BIOL-1111 and BIOL-1101 or permission of the instructor.) (3 lecture hours.) (This is an experiential learning course).