206-208 Nursery Production Horticulture II

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Prerequisites

206-207 Nursery Production Horticulture I.

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Subject Description

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

• research, schedule and demonstrate the specific propagation and growing requirements (including micropropagation) of nursery stock and cut flower crops;

• design basic nursery stock and cut flower production facilities;

• describe and demonstrate the theory and practice of pest and weed management in nursery stock and cut flower production;

• discuss selected themes of horticultural and Australian plants using taxonomic and cultural approaches;

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

Content

The content includes:

• specific propagation and production methods used in commercial plant production including micropropagation;

• design of nursery and cutflower production facilities;

• use of horticultural chemicals in plant production;

• the theory and practice of pest and weed management in plant production;

• and origins and utilization of Australian flora; study of plant groups based on key horticultural and Australian taxonomy and themes.

Assessment

Details Seminar presentation (30 mins.) 20%, design report (2000 words) 20%, two practical reports (1000 words) 20% each, plant materials tests (2 hours) 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..
• Taji, A. Dodd, W. and Williams R., Plant tissue culture practice.. 1992, University of New England Printery, Armidale.