207-158 Horticultural Practice I

This subject covers introductory principles and practices in nursery production and ornamental horticulture. It includes methods of and systems for propagating plants from seeds and cuttings and techniques for planting, establishing and maintaining plants in the landscape.

Two 90-minute written examinations each worth 25% of final marks, and two written assignments/practical reports equivalent to 2000 words and each worth 25% of final marks.

• K Handreck & N Black, Growing media for ornamental plants and turf, 3rd edn. NSW University Press, Kensington, 2002.
• H T Hartmann, D E Kester, F T Davies, & R L Geneve, 2002, Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: principles and practices, 7th edn. Prentice-Hall International, Upper Saddle River.