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HORT 1000 - Introduction to Horticulture

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
Course Description: This course will introduce students to horticulture and the horticulture industry. Topics covered include the plant kingdom, basic plant identification, soils and fertilizers, greenhouse operations, the nursery industry, landscape design and installation, landscape maintenance and turf, interior foliage plants, and fruit and vegetable growing.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Basic horticulture practices
  2. Basic plant identification
  3. Employment opportunities
  4. Fruits and vegetables
  5. Grounds maintenance
  6. Interior foliage plants
  7. Landscape design and installation
  8. Nursery industry
  9. Scope of horticulture industry

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate basic horticulture practices.
  2. identify basic horticultural plants.
  3. describe employment potential in horticulture.
  4. identify areas within the field of horticulture.


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