HORT420 Horticultural Science
Updated: 15 December 2008| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering |
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| Online level | Level D - Comp/internet essential | ||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp in AGRO or 200/300-level BOTY units | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||
| Notes | None | ||||||||
| Combined Units | None | ||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Nigel Warwick (nwarwick@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit covers important horticultural enterprises including fruit production and viticulture, floriculture and urban/landscape horticulture as well as the plant and environmental factors influencing plant growth and development. Emerging areas including irrigation management, tissue culture and post-harvest technologies will be discussed as part of three major themes: (1) Horticulture Physiology encompassing a study of growth and development of plants with specific reference to tree and vine crops; (2) Horticultural Environment dealing with environmental factors influencing the productivity of horticultural crops; and (3) Horticultural Techniques including propagation, tissue culture, grafting, pruning and training. |
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| Materials | No text required | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |