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May 12, 2024
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Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HORT 137 Spring Horticulture Lab4 credits
Spring Horticulture Lab/HORT 137 provides hands-on application of principles and concepts taught in class. The focus is on practices commonly used in the horticulture industry in landscape management and greenhouse operations.
Prerequisites: ABED 040 (or placement into MATH 087 or higher) and ABED 046 (or placement into ENGL 093 or higher)
Corequisites: HORT 131 , HORT 132 , HORT 134 , and HORT 135
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will:
- Transplant, pinch, and propagate live material
- Develop and implement strategies for landscape management, including weed management, soil management, and integrated pest management leading to strong plant health
- Practice plant propagation and nursery production techniques, including greenhouse and nursery plant care, effective greenhouse operations, and effective cropping practices
- Develop drafting skills essential to a landscape design plan
- Work effectively in small groups to achieve a common goal by communicating and coordinating tasks effectively
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:
- demonstrate professional knowledge of horticultural skills
Total Hours: 70 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 10 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 60
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