ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code:
ROSS10057o12Semester:
2012/2013 winterName:
Ornamental plant production - basic courseMajor:
HorticultureStudy Type:
first cycleCourse type:
compulsoryStudy Semester:
5ECTS points:
4Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other):
15 / 30 / 0Lecturer:
dr inż. Katarzyna WróblewskaLanguage of instruction:
Polish / EnglishLearning outcomes:
Student gets knowledge about factors influencing cultivation of high quality plants and effectiveness of their production and interaction between them, recognizes basic species of ornamental plants and gets skills to propagate them.Competences:
Student is able to mention factors determining plant growth and development, is able to provide proper conditions for plant development using modern methods and propagate ornament plants using proper methods of vegetative or generative propagation for individual species Prerequisites:
Botany, Plant Physiology, Soil Management, Horticultural EngineeringCourse content:
Origin and state of production of ornamental plants, ecological requirements of ornamental plants: light, temperature, water, soil and medium, induction of flowering, growth regulators in ornamental plant cultivation, propagation of ornamental plantsRecommended literature:
Dole J.M., Wilkins H.F., 1999. Floriculture: principles and practices. Prentice Hall, New Jersey
Hartmann H.T., Kester D.E., Davies F.T., Geneve R.L. 2002. Plant propagation: principles and practices. Prentice Hall, New Jersey
Assessment methods:
Credit, minim. knowledge to credit – 60%Comment: