Principles of Horticulture-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS14 20053 LE68 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st & 2nd year students | Target Student | For science students |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.3 |
| Instructor name | Garry John PILLER (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This course is a broad introduction to the science and technology underlying the use and production of horticultural crops (fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape plants). It includes the structure; growth, development and manipulation of horticultural plants; environmental influences; the basic principles of propagation, outdoor and greenhouse production; and pest control. | ||
| Course Goals |
Upon successful completion of this course students will: ・ Be able to use basic horticultural vocabulary to describe and define horticultural management activities. ・ Demonstrate a working knowledge of growth and development patterns of horticultural crops, and responses to environmental variables. ・ Be able to access and understand basic research on horticultural crops. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Course Schedule 1. Introduction/ History 2. Plant Structure & Genotype 3. Flowers & Fruits 4. Propagation 5. Light 6. Temperature 7. Water 8. Soils & Soil Management 9. Mineral Nutrition 10. Plant Hormones 11. Directing Plant Growth 12. Pest & Disease Management 13. Greenhouse Production 14. Post Harvest Handling 15. End Exam 16. Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Grading: Class attendance, active participation land listening quizzes (20%), weekly quizzes based on assigned pre-class reading materials (30%), in-class group presentation (20%), and final exam (30%). | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students should read or listen to the required pre-class materials and submit any required assignment before the class, and come to class ready to participate in class activities.Typically, this will entail listening to a short video or podcast (10 min. or less), as well as reading a 2 or 3 page handout and be prepared to write answers to 1 or 2 questions about the reading material in the following class (15 to 20 minutes provided in class). | ||
| References, etc. | Handouts and supplemental readings will be distributed electronically and/or as a hard copy in class. | ||
