Same as PLNTSOIL 793A; required of doctoral candidates.

Doctoral candidates attend weekly seminar meetings which cover various topics.

Master's candidates present results of their thesis research to faculty and graduate students at a specially scheduled seminar.

Master's candidates attend weekly seminar meetings which will cover various topics.

Selected research problems not related to a candidate's Master's thesis.

This journal club is open to graduate students who have an interest in reviewing the current scientific literature in the field of plant stress physiology.

This journal club is open to graduate students who have an interest in reviewing the current scientific literature in the field of plant-microbe-soil interactions.

This course will cover the various aspects of phytoremediation - the use of plants (both natural hyper-accumulators and transgenic) and their associated microbes with the purpose of environmental clean-up of contaminated soil, sediments and water. Various strategies for phytoremediation of a wide range of toxic pollutants, both organic and elemental, with a special emphasis on toxic metals will be discussed.

Biological processes found in the soil are essential to life on Earth. This course will introduce students to soils as their own ecosystem. Throughout the course, we will weave together descriptions of the diversity of life found within soils, plant-soil interactions and biogeography to paint a mosaic of soil life, its complexity and global importance. The final portion of the course will address the global challenges facing soil ecosystems and the intersection between those global challenges and soil health.