CFAES Give Today
SENR

School of Environment and Natural Resources

CFAES

Root and Rhizosphere Ecology

ENR 7580
The rhizosphere mediates plant nutrient acquisition, sustains microbial communities, contributes to disease suppression, and regulates global nutrient cycles, directly impacting crop production and ecosystem services. This course will provide an overview of root morphology, root production and turnover, rhizosphere communities, nutrient cycling and rhizosphere responses to climate change.
Course Level: 
Graduate
Unit(s): 
2.0
Sample Syllabus: 
Instruction Modes: 
Distance Learning
In Person