HORT 402W
Plant Nutrition (3) Mineral nutrition of higher plants, including nutrient acquisition, transport, metabolism, and practical implications.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
HORT 315 orBIOL 441, SOILS 101
HORT 407
Plant Breeding (3) The scientific principles and techniques of utilizing genetic variability in improving the heredity of plants for specific purposes.
Effective: Spring 2003
HORT 408
Landscape Plant Establishment and Maintenance (4) The principles and practices involved in the establishment of plants in the landscape, and their subsequent maintenance.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite:
HORT 137 orHORT 138;SOILS 101
HORT 410W
Issues in Landscape Contracting (3) This will be a survey of business management, regulatory, and environmental issues facing the landscape contracting profession. Laboratory.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite:
HORT 408
HORT 412W
Post-Harvest Physiology (3) Harvesting, handling, storage, and transportation of horticultural crops; primary emphasis on physiological response to pre- and post-harvest environmental factors.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
6 credits in horticulture or other plant sciences
HORT 420
Plant Growth Regulators (3) Plant growth regulators, their chemical and physical properties; general principles, practices, and applications in regulating plant growth and development.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
BIOL 110 orHORT 101
HORT 431
Small Fruit Culture (3) Cultural requirements and production practices of the principal small fruit crops: strawberries, grapes, blueberries, brambles, and cranberries.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 101, HORT 315
HORT 432
Deciduous Tree Fruits (3) Science, art, and techniques of regulated cropping; orchard designs and management systems.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 101, HORT 315
HORT 433
Vegetable Crops (3) Cultural requirements of important vegetable crops in conjunction with physiological processes and problems related to commercial production.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 101, HORT 315
HORT 445
Plant Ecology (3) Advanced lectures on plant ecology which stress integration of physiological, population-level and community-level phenomena, and ecology in agriculture.
Effective: Fall 1999
Prerequisite:
BIOL 220W, FOR 308 orHORT 315
HORT 450
Greenhouse Management (3) Maintenance and manipulation of the greenhouse production systems including structures, covers, light, temperature, carbon dioxide, water, growing media, fertilizer and greenhouse cost accounting.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 101, HORT 315
HORT 453
Flower Crop Production and Management (3) Production of greenhouse flower and foliage plants; development of management skills for a greenhouse business.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 101, HORT 315
HORT 455
Retail Horticulture Business Management (3) The nature, operation, and management of retail horticulture business, emphasizing retail greenhouses, nurseries, and flower shops.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 131, HORT 137 orHORT 138 ; 3 credits of marketing
HORT 457
Interior Plantscaping (3) Foliage identification, environmental factors affecting plants, concepts of interior plant design, installation and maintenance.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite:
HORT 101;HORT 202 orHORT 250 orHORT 269
HORT 459
(BIOL 459, BIOTC 459)
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (3) Principles and techniques for the in vitro culture, propagation, and genetic manipulations of plant cells.
Effective: Fall 2003
Prerequisite:
BIOL 230W ; orB M B 251, B M B 252
HORT 464
Landscape Construction I (4) Standards, processes, and computations for site grading, drainage, earthwork, vehicular circulation, parking; detailing, and finishing of landscape construction materials.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 269
HORT 466
Landscape Construction II (5) Project scheduling methods, plant installation techniques, and field layout principles and practices. Implications of site preparation.
Effective: Summer 1988
Prerequisite:
HORT 464
HORT 468
Landscape Estimating and Bidding (2) Reading and interpreting contract drawings and specifications, quantity take- offs, cost estimating, and bid document preparation.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
HORT 409 orHORT 466
HORT 490
Senior Seminar (1) Exploration of the interrelationships of horticulture, science, and society; evaluation of attributes and abilities related to various career opportunities.
Effective: Spring 1993
Prerequisite:
HORT 390 seventh-semester standing
HORT 495
Internship (1-13) Supervised off campus experience in a public or commercial horticultural enterprise. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
approval of proposed assignment required prior to registration
HORT 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
HORT 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
HORT 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
HORT 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
HORT 499C
(IL)
(INTAG 499C)
Food Security Strategies for Smallholder Agriculture in Southeast Asia (2) This course explores regional food security issues and poverty alleviation strategies for small farms. Requires travel to Southeast Asia between semesters.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
HORT 499D
(IL)
(INTAG 499D)
Food Security Strategies for Smallholder Agriculture in Southeast Asia (1) This course explores regional food security issues and poverty alleviation strategies for small farms. Requires travel to Southeast Asia between semesters.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite:
INTAG 499C orHORT 499C
HORT 514
(PLBIO 514)
Modern Techniques and Concepts in Plant Ecophysiology (2) An intensive introduction to concepts of plant ecophysiology and modern techniques used in this field.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 220W
HORT 517
Ecology of Plant Roots (2) Form and function of roots from an ecological perspective using examples from both wild and crop plants.
Effective: Spring 2012
HORT 520
Advanced Plant Growth Regulators (2) Advanced topics in plant growth regulators, their chemical and physical properties; physiological, biochemical and molecular regulation of plant growth and development.
Effective: Spring 1998
Prerequisite:
HORT 420
HORT 524
Experimental Procedures in Plant Science Research (3) Experimental methods, computer techniques, interpretation of statistical analyses, and communication of research results.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in 400-level statistics orAGRO 512
HORT 590
Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Summer 1990
HORT 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects including non-thesis research, supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1987
HORT 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Spring 1987
HORT 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
HORT 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
HORT 602
Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Provides an opportunity for horticulture graduate students to gain experience in teaching under the supervision of a faculty member.
Effective: Fall 1983
HORT 603
Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Spring 2009
HORT 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
HORT 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
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