PLSC275

Prerequisite: CHEM131 and CHEM132; and (PLSC110 and PLSC111); or (PLSC112 and PLSC113); or (BSCI160 and BSCI161); or (BSCI170 and BSCI171); or PLSC100 or PLSC101. Restriction: Must not have completed CHEM104 or CHEM105; and must be in a major within the AGNR-College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; or permission of instructor. Credit only granted for: PLSC275, CHEM104, or CHEM105. An in-depth discussion of chemistry targeted to students enrolled in plant and animal management curricula offered in AGNR. Covers the nomenclature and basic functional groups in organic chemistry, secondary plant metabolites, basic tenets of organic agriculture and the creation of genetically-modified plants. The chemistry, handling and usage of agricultural pesticides is also discussed.