Crop Physiology PPS 309

Seeds and germination. Water relations. Mineral nutrition. Biological nitrogen fixation. Energy and photosynthesis.  The physiological basis of crop production efficiency. Transport and partitioning. Growth and development. Root growth. Vegetative growth. Flowering and fruiting. Growth analysis. Use of plant growth regulators in agricultural crops.  Applied case studies. [Course Profile] (Instructor 1, 2)