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 206-158 Horticultural Practices I

Availability

Burnley campus.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Mr John Delpratt

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

36 hours of lectures, 36 hours of practical classes

Subject Description

Topics include the industry sectors that service landscape horticulture; basic practices and systems for propagating plants from seeds and cuttings and for establishing and maintaining plants within the landscape; critical environmental factors that influence the establishment and growth of plants in planted landscapes; International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and Code for Cultivated Plants; and study of plant groups based on habit, lifecycle and thematic approaches.

Assessment

Two 2-hour written examinations worth 80% of final marks, two practical reports worth 20% of final marks.

Recommended Texts
  • Burnley College, University of Melbourne, Version 1.05, Burnley Plant Directory (Database) 2000. Burnley College, University of Melbourne.
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