BIOL 5426 - Plant and Human Nutrition

Four credit hours.

Plant nutrition refers to the needs and uses of the basic chemical elements in the plants, which are essential for plant growth and development. Thus, plant nutrition is an area of fundamental importance for both basic sciences (Plant physiology, Plant cell and molecular biology, Plant development) and applied sciences (Agronomy, Crop physiology, Horticulture, Human nutrition and health). Human nutrition refers to the needs and uses of the basic chemical elements and compounds in the human body, which are essential for human development and healthy life. The course consists of lectures, laboratory exercises, and case studies. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as hours lecture, and four hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites: BS in Biology or permission of the instructor.