From the discoveries of microbiology and heredity to the principles of integrated pest management and biotechnology, FARM will provide a look at the history of plant biology as well as its future. The following subdisciplines will be covered in exhibits demonstrating the diversity of plant biology:
- Horticulture: Domesticated plant species, landscaping, ornamentals, and wildflowers
- Microbiology: Bacterial genetics, beneficial microbes, and fungal biology
- Plant Physiology: Cell formation, photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, plant growth and development, respiration, and plant biochemistry
- Genetics: Heredity in history, Mendel, chromosome theory, genetic code, DNA and RNA, and crop improvement
- Entomology: Predators v pests, integrated pest management, biological and chemical controls, and insect collections
- Biotechnology: Genetically modified organism controversies, labeling, public perception of genetic engineering, legal, social, and ethical implications of biotechnology
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