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BIOL 638 - Soil Plant Water Relations in Arid Environments

Credits 3

The class will cover soil plant water relationships relevant to arid environments under limited water resources. Topics that will be discussed in detail include; the hydrologic cycle, water properties, soil physical and chemical properites, environmental demand, plant stress associated with drought and salinity, water quality and irrigation management as it relates to plant growth and productivity. The class will be taught in a lecture/lab format.

Notes
This course is crosslisted with BIOL 438. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

Grading
Letter grade

Prerequisites
CHEM 121, CHEM 122, and BIOL 197 or equivalents.