Unit I   Overview of plant resources diversity 

Section A:  Introduction 

Section B:  Past and Present

Section C:  Origin of agriculture 

Section D:  Origin of crops 

Section E:  Evolutionary ecology of domesticated plants

Unit I Assignments

Unit II    Importance of Plant Resources to Humans-Utilization-Food 

Section A:  Food

Section B:  Beverages 

Section C:  Spices, herbs 

     Unit II Assignments

Unit III  Importance of Plant Resources to Humans-Utilization-Non-Food Uses 

Section A:  Medicine   

Section B:  Religious purposes

Section C: Shelter, Fiber, commercial products

Unit III Assignments

Unit IV  Conservation

Section A:  Importance and Value of Plant Diversity

Section B:  Genetic Erosion    & loss of diversity

Section C:  Conservation

i)  Development of Diversity

ii) Enter Biotechnology

iii)Global Conservation-IPGRI

iv)Politics of Genetic Resource Control  

Section D:  Responsibility and Commitment 

 Unit IV Assignments

Course Conclusions

Evaluation