207-153 Horticultural Plants

This subject covers:

• taxonomic approaches to plant description and morphology (roots, stems,leaves, flowers, fruits);

• plant habit and lifecycles, International Code of Botanical Momenclature and Code for Cultivated Plants;

• use and application of plant recognition characters for identification; and

• study of horticultural plants in groups based on habit, life cycle and taxonomic approaches.

Two 2-hour written examinations (one mid-semester and one final) each worth 25% of final marks, two written assignments/practical reports each equivalent to 2500 words and each worth 25% of final marks