Courses

OEB 59. Plants and Human Affairs

An introduction to the uses of plants by humans. Topics include the form, structure, and genetics of plants related to their use as sources of food, shelter, fiber, flavors, beverages, drugs, and medicines. Plant structure and reproduction are studied in lecture and laboratory with a particular focus on relationships between the plant’s structural, chemical, or physiological attributes and the utility plant.

Prerequisite: OEB10 or permission of the instructor

Professor: 

Charles Davis

Season: 

Spring

Days: 

W
F

Time: 

1:30-2:45

School: 

Course ID: 

143445

Subject Area: 

Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Research Areas: 

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