Course:APBI322/Schedule

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Tentative schedule, subject to change.

Date Lecture Topic Lab
Week 1 Introduction and Course Overview
  • Suggested reading H&K: Chapter 2, pp 14-27

Seed and Plant Morphology

Background lecture on Horticulture Materials, Root Media & Fertilizers
  • followed by tour of Horticulture Greenhouse
  • suggested reading H&K: Chapter 3, pp 49-62
Week 2 Juvenile/Mature Plants: Shoots and Roots Morphology/Physiology
  • seeds for propagation
  • designing hanging baskets
Start bedding plants, dormancy (Part 1)
Week 3 Shoots and Roots - Components for Vegetative Propagation

Morphology and Physiology that Influences Growth Form and Physiology
I. Canopy Management of Tree Fruits and Grapevines (Winter/Summer Pruning)

Cuttings and shoot/leaf propagation (Part 1)
  • follow up on seed germination

(lab may be rescheduled for field pruning depending on weather)

Week 4 Potting and Fertilizer Requirements

II. Canopy Management of Tree Fruits and Grapevines (Winter/Summer Pruning)

Pruning and shaping a canopy - UBC Farm
  • follow up on seed germination and evaluation of seed viability
  • follow up on vegetative propagation (Part 2)
Week 5 Shoot Physiology - Factors Involved in the Formation of a Graft Union

Rootstalks Grafting: example Fruit trees and/or Winegrapes

Pruning and shaping a canopy - UBC Farm
Week 6 Establishing Desired Shoot Form and Flowering in Ornamentals (trees/bulbs)

Vegetative Propagation

Forcing bulbs and flowering branches
  • update/complete activities
  • potting and fertilizer requirements
Week 7 MIDTERM BREAK MIDTERM BREAK
Week 8 Midterm Exam: weeks 1-6 Continuation
  • update/complete greenhouse activities
  • potting and fertilizer requirements
Week 9 Compare and Contrast Conventional, IPM and Organic Horticulture Pest Control Biological pest-control agents
Week 10 Plant Hormones and Growth Regulators Gibberellins; Inhibitors

Hydroponics Tissue Culture

  • tour of Tissue Culture Facility in LFS
Week 11 Environmental Effects on Plant Growth
  • light period, temperature, air
Completing greenhouse activities
  • hanging baskets etc
Week 12 Course Overview Completing greenhouse activities