Course:APBI322/Schedule
Tentative schedule, subject to change.
Date | Lecture Topic | Lab |
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Week 1 | Introduction and Course Overview
Seed and Plant Morphology
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Background lecture on Horticulture Materials, Root Media & Fertilizers
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Week 2 | Juvenile/Mature Plants: Shoots and Roots Morphology/Physiology
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Start bedding plants, dormancy (Part 1) |
Week 3 | Shoots and Roots - Components for Vegetative Propagation
Morphology and Physiology that Influences Growth Form and Physiology |
Cuttings and shoot/leaf propagation (Part 1)
(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
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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
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Week 7 | MIDTERM BREAK | MIDTERM BREAK |
Week 8 | Midterm Exam: weeks 1-6 | Continuation
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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
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Week 11 | Environmental Effects on Plant Growth
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Completing greenhouse activities
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Week 12 | Course Overview | Completing greenhouse activities |