ENVIRONMENT OF CULTIVATED PLANTS
An exploration of major environmental factors that regulate plant growth and development - temperature, water availability, light, and carbon dioxide. Patterns are studied temporally at the daily, seasonal (yearly), and long-term (climate) time scales, geographically at the local and global scales, and contextually in natural, agricultural, and controlled environment conditions. Includes effects of environmental conditions on plant growth and development, including adaptive mechanisms to stress conditions at the physiological level.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , AGRONOMY 100, HORT 120, PLANTSCI 110 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain effects of major environmental factors on plant growth and development Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Examine plant responses to identify effects of different weather or climate components Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Reflect on how changes in climate will affect plants at their current distribution Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain how development stages in plants are effective integrators of climate data Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate the role of environmental variables in plant growth and development in general and specific primary literature Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain effects of major environmental factors on plant growth and development Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Examine plant responses to identify effects of different weather or climate components Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Reflect on how changes in climate will affect plants at their current distribution Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain how development stages in plants are effective integrators of climate data Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate the role of environmental variables in plant growth and development in general and specific primary literature Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027