206-207 Nursery Production Horticulture I

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Coordinator

Prerequisites

206-105 Horticulture II.

Semester

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Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to extend the participant's ability to:

• describe systems for the propagation and production of nursery stock and cut flower crops;

• research, schedule and demonstrate the propagation and growing requirements of nursery stock and cut flower crops to meet specific production requirements;

• describe and demonstrate techniques for the manipulation of growth for nursery stock and cut flower crops;

• describe issues of planting design and selection relating to aesthetic and functional roles in the landscape;

• and identify and describe 200 plants used in Australian horticulture.

Content

The content includes:

• plant production systems, including production decisions and scheduling for nursery stock and cut flowers; methods for producing plants of appropriate quality and their maintenance in production;

• plant nutrition and plant growth regulation;

• environment modification for plant production;

• organization and production management of nursery and cut flower enterprises;

• principles of plant design and composition;

• and the study of plant groups based on garden styles, landscape themes and cultural factors.

Assessment

A two-hour examination (40%), two practical reports equivalent to 1500 words (each worth 14%) and a two-hour plant materials test (30%).

Prescribed Texts

• Hartmann, H. T., Kester, D. E., Davies, F. T. and Geneve, R. L., Plant propagation: principles and practices, 6th ed.. 1997, Prentice Hall International, Upper Saddle River..
• Handreck, K. A. and Black, N. D., Growing media for ornamental plants and turf, rev edn.. 1994, Kensington, NSW University Press..
• Kellow, J. (ed), Landscape plant manual vol. 3. 1999,, Burnley College University of Melbourne..