XII. Course Descriptions
Environmental Biology
Department of Plant Agriculture
School of Environmental Sciences
Additional course listings may be found in the course descriptions for Microbiology, Plant Biology, Toxicology and Zoology.
| ENVB*2030 Current Issues in Forest Science F (3-0) [0.50] | |
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| This course focuses on the analysis of current issues in forest science from a variety of perspectives. Aspects of natural and managed forest dynamics, ecology and diversity are discussed. Relationships between important tree species and their preferred environments are covered, with emphasis on Canada's forests. The course also explores the role of forests in the global context. School of Environmental Sciences (Last offering - Fall 2012) | |
| Prerequisite(s): | BIOL*1040 or (2 of BIOL*1070, BIOL*1080, BIOL*1090) |
| ENVB*4070 Biological and Cultural Control of Plant Diseases W (3-0) [0.50] | |
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| This course explores current concepts and approaches to managing plant pathogens and diseases in crops and natural plant communities by measures that have minimal impact on the environment. Topics include naturally-occurring biological control such as suppressive soils and induced host resistance, use of microbial agents and their modes of action, transgenic disease resistance, use of organic soil amendments and mulches to promote microbial diversity and suppress pathogens, and effects of sanitation, crop sequences, tillage, flooding, soil solarization and other cultural practices on microbial communities, including pathogens and on disease epidemics. Department of Plant Agriculture. | |
| Prerequisite(s): | 1 of BIOL*3050, ENVB*3210, ENVS*3210, MICR*3220 |