Learning About Crop Physiology

One of my favorite classes at Purdue this semester is crop physiology. Although this class is a tad bit difficult, I love that we get the chance to look at crops on a cellular level, learning how the crops actually function. So far, we’ve learned things like photosynthesis, photorespiration and dark/light reactions among other things. We look at many studies and graphs of different trials that have been done that relate the the class content. Furthermore, the content has also been a great way to challenge myself as we look at many different crops (sunflowers, alfalfa, sorghum, etc.) making the class relevant to much more than just corn and soybean crops. I feel that this class is a great class to take my last semester at Purdue. If given the opportunity, I highly recommend future students to take this class with Dr. Volenec!