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 206-303 Advanced Plant Production

Availability

Burnley and Dookie campuses.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Mr Ross Hall

Prerequisites

206-208 Nursery Production Horticulture II.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hrs of lectures, 10 x 3 hr lab sessions/site visits

Subject Description

Upon completion of this unit the student should be able to:

  • schedule and grow high quality nursery crops;

  • demonstrate he capacity to manage the production of greenhouse ornamental crops;

  • and describe the processes involved in the introduction of new ornamental crops into the Australian market.

Content

The content includes:

  • the scheduling, propagation, production and management of quality ornamental crops;

  • the introduction of new nursery crops to the Australian market;

  • growing techniques for a range of alternative crops;

  • and the management of large scale ornamental crops.

Assessment

Two 3000 word assignments (25%), two project reports each equivalent to 2500 words (each 20%), and continuous assessment of project management (10%).

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