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PLSC 201

Plant Science II: Plant Function

Course overview

You’ll examine the essential features of plant function and the practical implications of this knowledge.

Course information

Prerequisites and Restrictions You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
  • a minimum of 15 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below
  • a minimum of 15 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below
  • Biology , BIOS-109
  • Biological Sciences , BIOS-110
  • Horticultural Science , HORT-106
  • Plant Science I , PLSC-104

and

  • restriction Horticultural Principles, HORT-209

Available semesters Semester 2 2026
Credits 15
Domestic fees $1,079.00

What you will learn

After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:

  1. Discuss the key principles of plant function.
  2. Understand plant water relations.
  3. Explain photosynthesis and metabolism.
  4. Outline crop physiology.
  5. Explain regulation of plant growth.
  6. Understand the fundamentals of plant molecular biology.
  7. Apply physiological principles to the practical analysis of plant function.

Course examiners

Rainer Hofmann

Rainer Hofmann

Associate Professor

Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences

rainer.hofmann@lincoln.ac.nz
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