4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Greenhouse Management I
Course Description
This active learning course covers the environmental principles and some aspects of ornamental plant production in commercial greenhouses. Course materials will be based on class lectures, slide presentations, readings, videos, field tours, and hands-on laboratories emphasizing horticultural practices. Students will be responsible for growing several ornamental crops in a greenhouse.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Different exams; higher standards used in evaluating term projects.
Athena Title
Greenhouse Management I
Prerequisite
[(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1103E and BIOL 1113E)] or [(BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1107E and BIOL 2107L)] or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L)
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to apply the principles of greenhouse site selection.
After completing this course, the student will be able to compare and contrast the relative merits and problems associated with the numerous types of greenhouses and be able to select the proper type for their particular needs.
After completing this course, the student will be able to design the specifications for greenhouse heating, cooling, and air movement systems.
After completing this course, the student will be able to understand the day-to-day operations of producing crops in greenhouses, including substrate selection and preparation; pasteurization of substrates; general greenhouse sanitation; principles and methods of irrigation and fertilization; enrichment of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide; irradiance, photoperiod, and temperature regulation; and chemical regulation of plant growth.
After completing this course, the student will be able to seek and analyze alternatives and their costs for each aspect of establishing and operating a greenhouse business.
