California is what’s known as a biodiversity hotspot because of the large amount of endemic natural life found here, especially plants. Endemic means these plants can only be found here and nowhere ...

The plant science major applies the principles of biology, chemistry, and agriculture to plant life. The curriculum is flexible enough to let students create an academic program with their advisor ...

Youth are invited to participate in this year’s plant science project, which provides an at-home and hands-on introduction to plant science and agronomy. Participants will be provided with all the ...

Don’t be surprised if you see more lazy Susans than black-eyed ones in Bob R. Pohlad’s “Introduction to Plant Science” course. Mr. Pohlad, a professor of biology and horticulture at Ferrum College, ...

What’s going on out there — and why? Some version of that is the perennial question on any inquisitive gardener’s mind. Fall provides plenty of dramatic subject matter along those lines, beyond the ...

Description: An introduction to the major groups in the plant kingdom, their origin, classification, and economic importance. The areas of anatomy, morphology, cytology, physiology, biochemistry, ...

Welcome to the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences! We specialize in the environmental compartments that support healthy and sustainable environments at the most fundamental level. We work across ...

Academic researchers and companies in the agricultural biotechnology sector will be able to use a patent-pending Purdue University biology innovation to introduce valuable traits to plants without ...