This subject contains a 4 day Compulsory Residential School.
To provide a hands on approach to theory taught in the subject. Students attending the residential school will complete the practical exercises in plant taxonomy.
This subject presents the basic physiology and ecology of plant-based production systems and develop skills in plant taxonomy relevant to agricultural production systems of southern Australia. The subject matter will deal with the science of plant production systems. In particular physiological topics such as water use, nutrition, photosynthesis, respiration, development, partitioning and yield formation will be examined at the single plant and crop/pasture levels. Likewise, those aspects of plant community ecology that are relevant to crops or pastures will also be covered. These include: competition, life-history, population dynamics and biodiversity.
* Offering has a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
HD/FL
One session
School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
PSC102 or BIO126 or PSC103 or AGR130
PSC215
The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of PSC202 in Session 1 2020. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).
This subject contains a 4 day Compulsory Residential School.
To provide a hands on approach to theory taught in the subject. Students attending the residential school will complete the practical exercises in plant taxonomy.
Students attending compulsory residential schools on Charles Sturt campuses will incur costs associated with travel, accommodation and required resources.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.