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EHO 105 - Nursery Production |
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Course Description Develops skills necessary to propagate and produce both container and
field grown nursery stock. Topics
include: industry overview, facility
design, propagation techniques and environment, field grown and container
production, and managerial functions for nursery production. |
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Competency Areas |
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Industry Overview |
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Facility Design |
D. Lab |
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Propagation Techniques and Environment |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
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Field Grown and Container Production |
Credit |
4 |
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Managerial Functions for Nursery Production |
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Prerequisite: |
Provisional Admission |
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Corequisite: |
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Course
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Competency |
After
completing this section, the student will be able to: |
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D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW |
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Career opportunities |
Describe career opportunities offered by the nursery industry. |
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Scope and size |
Discuss the scope, size, and economic importance of the nursery
industry. |
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FACILITY DESIGN |
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Layout |
Design temporary growing structures for a production nursery. |
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Construct temporary growing structures for a production nursery. |
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Discuss the facility requirements for a typical production nursery. |
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Irrigation |
Design an irrigation system for nursery production. |
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Construct an irrigation system for nursery production. |
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Evaluate irrigation requirements for a typical production nursery. |
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Water supply |
Identify factors affecting water quality in a production nursery. |
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Evaluate nursery site location on the basis of water availability and
quality. |
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Location |
Identify factors affecting choice of a nursery location. Evaluate potential nursery location sites. |
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PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES AND ENVIRONMENT |
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Techniques |
Take cuttings from nursery plants. |
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"Harden off" nursery cuttings. |
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Propagate nursery plants using grafting techniques. |
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Propagate nursery plants using layering techniques. |
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Propagate nursery plants by division. |
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Environment |
Place nursery plant cuttings in a medium other than water or mist. |
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Remove nursery plant cuttings from the propagating area. |
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Set time clocks for nursery plant mist systems. |
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Identify spacing requirements for nursery-grown species during
propagation. |
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FIELD GROWN AND CONTAINER PRODUCTION |
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Container grown |
Pasteurize container growing media. |
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Sterilize container media with chemical soil sterilant. |
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Mix growing media for container- grown plants. |
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Prepare mulch beds for storage of plant materials. |
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Plan container-grown plant production schedules for nursery crops. |
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Plan container-grown plant propagation schedules for nursery crops. |
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Irrigate container-grown plants. |
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Shear container-grown plants. |
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Pot plants. |
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Transplant container-grown trees and shrubs. |
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Label container-grown plants. |
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Pinch container-grown plants. |
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Inspect nursery stock for pests. |
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Fertilize container-grown nursery crops for pests. |
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Identify insects for insect control in container grown plants. |
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Identify diseases for disease control in container-grown plants. |
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Spray container-grown plants for pest control. |
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Field grown |
Transplant field-grown trees and shrubs. |
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Prepare mulch beds for storage of plant materials. |
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Plan field-grown plant production schedules. |
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