EVSC 2100 - Agroecology

Effective Date 11/20/2023
This class covers the principles of agroecology. We begin with basic plant-science and integrate crop biology into an ecological view of production. We focus on crops but pay some attention to animals. We cover topics such as stress, disease, and genetics. The class is international in scope but highlights agriculture in Virginia, past, present, and future. The class mode is Socratic lecture with a few field trips.

Requisites Students can’t enroll if previously taken EVSC 2559 topic #17 AgroEcology

Credits: 3