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CSES-4064: Soil Microbiology

Description: Soil microbes as determinants of plant growth, sustainable agricultural systems, and global nutrient cycles. Environmental controls of soil microbes and relationship to soil decomposition. Soil as a micro-habitat. Application to soil management and plant growth, plant-microbe mutualisms, probiotics, biocontrol, composting, ecosystem restoration, and disease suppression.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL-1105 and ((CSES-3114 or GEOS-3614 or ENSC-3114) or (ENSC-3134 or CSES-3134))

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 3.31 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 52.77%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Mark A Williams202352.8%24.1%23.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.313

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