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Summer 2024
May 19, 2024
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FNR 43400 - Tree Physiology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of physiology of growth and development of woody plants. Emphasis on the structure and function of trees and their physiological response to environmental factors.
3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture

Offered By: College of Agriculture
Department: Forestry and Natural Resources

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of the various physiological processes through which heredity and environment interact to influence tree growth. 2. Provide an overview of both the form and structure of trees. 3. Define patterns of vegetative growth for temperate-zone and tropical woody plants. 4. Describe the prominent features of the important physiological processes that affect plant growth and development, such as: photosynthesis; respiration; carbohydrate, nitrogen, and mineral nutrient relations; water absorption; transpiration; and plant hormones and other signaling molecules.


Prerequisites:
(Undergraduate level BIOL 28600 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BTNY 12100 Minimum Grade of D-) and Undergraduate level CHM 11200 Minimum Grade of D- and (Undergraduate level AGRY 25500 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level AGRY 27000 Minimum Grade of D-)

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