2023 - 2024 Catalog

Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Covers basic botany along with a study of principles of plant growth and reproduction. Emphasis is on understanding how plants grow and the factors which influence yield and quality. Students will learn basic plant parts and their functions.

Quarters Offered: Winter

This course is designed to provide students with the understanding and knowledge for propagating plants from seeds and vegetative tissues. The course covers the basic theory and applications of seed science, including collection testing, handling, treatment, and sowing. Clonal propagation via cuttings, layering, and grafting is also covered. Management of plant genetic material and basic concepts behind plant selection will be addressed.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

This course covers biology of plants beginning with classification and anatomy through functional ecology. Major plant groups, plant cells and tissues, plant anatomy, physiology, growth and development, and ecology as well as the function of plants in the environment are discussed. Emphasis is placed on function and physiology, and the determination of functional ecology from life cycles, anatomy, growth, and development. Laboratory included.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

This course covers the importance of greenhouse structure and operational systems to quality plant production. Emphasis is placed on production requirements for greenhouse crops and management of the environment. Hydroponic and other advanced soilless production systems are also addressed.Prerequisites: HORT 111

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

Covers symptoms, causal agents, diagnosis, and prevention of plant diseases with emphasis on fungi, bacteria, nematode, and virus pathogens.