HORT 120 - Introduction to Horticultural Practices

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

Students are introduced to principles of basic plant care, growth, and propagation. Topics include pruning, transplanting, and propagation. Laboratories are hands-on and emphasize familiarity with basic horticultural practices.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Perform routine landscape maintenance (assessed in labs by observation and quizzes)
Describe the basic functions of a plant and its individual parts (assessed in both lab quizzes and lecture exams)
Propagate plants via seed, cuttings, grafting and using specialized plant parts (assessed in both lab quizzes, lecture exams and lab observation)
Identify and care for basic horticultural tools (assessed in lab by quiz and observation)
Dig and transplant a tree or shrub (assessed in lab by quiz and observation)
Perform basic pruning on trees and shrubs (assessed in lab by quiz and observation)
Describe how a greenhouse operates (assessed in lab by quiz and observation)
Care for plants in a greenhouse (assessed in lab by quiz and observation)
Describe environmental conditions necessary for plant growth (assessed in lab by quiz and observation)