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Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences


 

Landscape Horticulture Minor
 (Minimum of 25-27 credits)
 

The requirements for a minor in Landscape Horticulture include the following:
 
LHC110 Horticultural Science
LHC219 Herbaceous Landscape Plants
LHC370 Seminar in LHC
PSE100 Plant Science
PSE140 Soil Science
PSE141 Soil Science Lab
   
Plus at least one course from the following list:
   
LHC325 Turfgrass Management
LHC328 Landscape Design
LHC423 Plant Production
LHC415 Greenhouse Management
   
Plus at least one course from the following list:
   
LHC221 Woody Landscape Plants I
LHC222 Woody Landscape Plants II
   
Plus at least one course from the following list:
   
BIO202 Plant Diversity
BIO327 Applied Entomology
BIO452 Plant Physiology
BIO452 Plant Physiology Lab
INT482 Pesticides in the Environment
LHC225 Landscape Graphic Communication
LHC410 Plant Propagation
PSE 457 Plant Pathology

Soil Science Minor
(Minimum of 20 credits)

The requirements for a minor in Soil Science include the following:

PSE 140/141

Soil Science/Lab
PSE 440 Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition
PSE 442 Pedology: The Science of Soil Morphology, Genesis,
and Classification
PSE 444 Field Soil Morphology and Classification Techniques
   
Plus at least three courses from the following list:
   
ERS 109 Geology of Maine
FTY 457 Forest Watershed Management
PSE 100 Plant Science
PSE 105 Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
PSE 320 Soil Organic Matter Management
PSE 344 Soil & Water Quality: Human Impacts on the
Environment
PSE 413 Wetland Delineation and Mapping
PSE 469 Soil Microbiology

Sustainable Agriculture Minor
(20-22 credits)

The requirements for a minor in Sustainable Agriculture include the following:

PSE 101 Cropping Systems
PSE 105 Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
PSE 140/141 Soil Science/Lab
REP 381

Sustainable Development Principles and Practices

   

Plus two courses from the following list:

   
INT 482

Pesticides and the Environment

BIO 448

Insect Pest Ecology and Management

PSE 320

Soil Organic Matter Management

PSE 403 Weed Ecology and Management
PSE 440 Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition
PSE 479

Crop Ecology and Physiology

 


Department of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
5722 Deering Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5722 U.S.A.
Phone: 207-581-2947 | Fax: 207-581-2999
 


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, Orono, Maine 04469
207-581-1110
A Member of the University of Maine System