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Course description

Plants are drivers of planetary function, providing habitat, food and materials. The course provides fundamentals of modern plant biology in context environmental science including ecology, conservation, agriculture and biotechnology. Participants learn in hands-on activities, lectures and discussions about biodiversity and conservation, molecular and whole plant function, resource use and adaptation, interactions with symbionts and pathogens, reproduction and biotechnology. The wide ranging roles and uses of plants are explored in context of future bio-economies, sustainable food production and healthy environments.

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