BIO 3120 - Economic Botany

4(4 + 0)

Prerequisite: BIO 2100; or permission of instructor

This course investigates the diversity of plants and their relationships with man as food, fibers, chemicals, and medicines. Consideration will be given to plants useful or harmful to humans: their origins and history; botanical relationships; economically important chemical constituents; and their roles in prehistoric and modern cultures and civilizations.