Course Listing For HORT

HORT 2000. Horticultural Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HORT SCIENCE.
Horticultural science, the biology of horticulture, the technology of crop production and marketing, production systems, aesthetics, and crop types.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

HORT 3010. Introduction to Vegetable Crops. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO VEG CROPS.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1103-1103L or BTNY 1210-1210L.
Botany, general culture, and use of major vegetable crops.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 3020. Introduction to Fruit Crops. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO FRUIT CROPS.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1103-1103L and BIOL 1104-1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) or (BTNY 1210-1210L and BTNY 1220-1220L).
Botanical description, geographic distribution, general culture, and culinary uses of the world's major fruit crops.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 3140. Interior Plantscapes. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INT PLANTSCAPES.
Growth, installation, care, and use of indoor plants.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 3300. Organic Gardening. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGANIC GARDENING.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1103-1103L or BTNY 1210-1210L.
History, principles, production practices, and marketing of organically-grown horticultural crops.

HORT(ANTH)(BTNY) 3440. Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: HERB&MEDICINAL PLTS.
Historical and contemporary significance of herbs, spices, and medicinal plants in human culture and commerce; chemical and biological characteristics; commercial production techniques; application in modern and traditional medical systems.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT(LAND) 3450L. Plant Selection Laboratory. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PLNT SELECTION LAB.
Corequisite: HORT(LAND) 3450.
Use and selection of plants for environmental designs.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT(LAND) 3450. Plants in the Cultural Environment. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: PLNTS CULT ENVIRON.
Use and selection of plants for environmental design.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 3500-3500L. Herbaceous Perennials I. 1 hour. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: HERBACEOUS PEREN I.
Identification and environmental needs of herbaceous perennials.
Non-traditional format: Class taught for first half of fall semester.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 3510-3510L. Herbaceous Perennials II. 1 hour. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: HERBACEOUS PEREN II.
Identification and environmental needs of herbaceous ornamental perennials.
Non-traditional format: Course will be taught during last seven weeks of spring semester.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 3620-3620L. Plant Propagation. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PLNT PROPAGATION.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1103-1103L or BTNY 1210-1210L.
Principles and practices for increasing plant numbers with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological basis for various methods.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 3630-3630L. Nursery Management. 5 hours. 4 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: NURSERY MGT.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1103-1103L or BTNY 1210-1210L.
Locating, operating, and managing retail and wholesale nurseries.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 3700. Systematics of Woody Landscape Plants I. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SYS WOODY LD PL I.
Identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation, and landscape uses of woody ornamental plants. Emphasis on shade trees and needled evergreens.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 3710. Systematics of Woody Landscape Plants II. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SYS WOODY LDPL II.
Identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation, and landscape uses of woody ornamental plants. Emphasis on broadleaf evergreens, vines, small flowering trees and shrubs.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 3910. Horticulture Internship. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HORTICULTURE INTERN.
Practical work experience in the operations and management of horticultural enterprises.
Non-traditional format: At least twenty hours of work per week for ten weeks.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 4000. Horticultural Professionalism. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: HORTICULTURE PROF.
Professional behavior, resume writing, interviewing, and student oral presentations on horticultural topics.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 4010/6010-4010L/6010L. Olericulture. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: OLERICULTURE.
Undergraduate prerequisite: HORT 3010.
Current cultural practice of and environmental influence on vegetable crop production.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

HORT 4020/6020-4020L/6020L. Pomology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POMOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: HORT 3020 or permission of department.
Culture and management of orchard crops, including site selection, cultivar and rootstock selection, pruning and training, propagation, integrated pest management, physiology of flowering and fruiting, harvest and postharvest procedures. Laboratory provides hands-on experience pruning, training, and budding trees, and using/calibrating equipment needed for managing orchards.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

HORT 4050/6050. Greenhouse Management I. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: GREENHOUSE MGT I.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1103-1103L or BTNY 1210-1210L.
Principles and practices of the production of greenhouse pot plants, bedding plants, and cut flowers. Emphasis placed on production practices, environmental and operational management, and cost estimation.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 4060/6060. Greenhouse Management II. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: GREENHOUSE MGT II.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1103-1103L or BTNY 1210-1210L.
Study of commercial greenhouse crop production practices with special emphasis on pot plant production techniques, plant nutrition, fertilizers, and use of growth regulators. Student will be responsible for the culture of a greenhouse crop.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 4070/6070. Special Problems in Horticulture I. 1-5 hours.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB HORT I.
Research on special problem under direction of faculty.
Non-traditional format: As arranged under the direction of faculty.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 4080/6080. Special Problems in Horticulture II. 1-5 hours.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB HORT II.
Advanced research on problem of special interest under direction of faculty.
Non-traditional format: As arranged under the direction of faculty.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 4090. Landscape Management. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: LANDSCAPE MGT.
Landscape installation, maintenance, estimating, and contracts.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 4110/6110. Plant Nutrition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PLANT NUTRITION.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS 3050-3050L.
Mineral nutrition of higher green plants.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 4210/6210. Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural and Agronomic Crops. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POSTHARVEST PHYSIOL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L or BTNY 1210-1210L or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L).
Catabolic and anabolic metabolism, and anatomical and pathological responses of harvested fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, cut flowers, and intact plants. Transportation, refrigeration, controlled atmospheric storage, drying, and packaging of harvested products.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 4440/6440-4440L/6440L. Environmental Physiology in Horticulture. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ENV PHYS HORT.
Not open to students with credit in BTNY 4850/6850-4850L/6850L or BTNY 8890-8890L or CRSS 3300.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (BIOL 1103-1103L and BIOL 1104-1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) or (BTNY 1210-1210L and BTNY 1220-1220L).
Effects of environmental factors on growth and physiology of horticultural plants and modification of the plant's environment to improve crop production.
Offered fall semester every year.

HORT 4890/6890. Biodiversity and the World's Food Crops. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIODIV WORLD FOOD.
Molecular, organismal, ecological, and sociocultural aspects of biodiversity. Independent research project required.
Offered spring semester every year.

(HORT)(ANTH)CRSS 4930/6930. Agriculture and Ecology in Tropical America. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TROP AG & ECOL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Crops and cropping systems in tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture, on the ecosystems of the region.
Offered spring semester every year.

(HORT)(ANTH)CRSS 4940/6940. Agriculture and Ecology in Tropical America Field Trip. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. 48 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TROP AG & ECOL TRIP.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS(HORT)(ANTH) 4930/6930.
Intensive field study in a tropical Latin American country; crops and cropping systems of tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture on the ecosystems of the region. Conducted in a tropical Latin American country.
Non-traditional format: Students will tour a tropical country and receive on-site instruction at a series of different farms and ecological preserves over a period of 18 days.
Offered fall and summer semesters every year.

HORT 4990-4990D. Environmental Issues in Horticulture. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: ENV ISSUES HORT.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Environmental issues of concern to the horticulture industry. Discussion topics include water quality, water conservation practices, pesticides and pest management practices, solid waste disposal and usage, the role of agriculture in global climate change.
Non-traditional format: One lecture or discussion per week.
Offered spring semester every year.

HORT 7000. Master's Research. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 8000. Horticultural Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit.
Oasis Title: HORT SEMINAR.
Papers on selected topics to be presented by advanced students, faculty members, and guest speakers.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 8080. Horticulture Research. 1-10 hours.
Oasis Title: HORT RESEARCH.
This course is designed for graduate students who wish to carry out advanced research not covered in their thesis topic under the supervision of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: As arranged under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 8130. Advanced Plant Nutrition. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV PLT NUTRITION.
Prerequisite: (HORT 4110/6110 and BTNY 3830-3830L) or permission of department.
The principles of plant nutrition, with emphasis on the theories of ion absorption, function of nutrient ions, and nutrient effects on plant composition.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

HORT 8150. Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HORTICULTURE CROPS.
Prerequisite: BTNY 3830-3830L or permission of department.
Growth and development of economic plants. The physiological processes of growth, translocation, growth regulators, juvenility, maturity, senescence. Floral initiation and development of economic plants, with emphasis on the physiological processes of growth, translocation, growth regulators, juvenility, maturity, senescence, floral initiation and development, fruiting, tuber and bulb formation, vernalization, dormancy, rest, and seed germination.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

HORT 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 35 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

HORT 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.