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Course code: ROSS10035o12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Nursery
Major: Horticulture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Ewelina Gudarowska
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Student is able to propagate rootstock, trees and bushes. Can do budding and grafting as well can cut and root soft and hardcutting of ornamental plants. He knows the factors affect the high-quality nursery material.
Competences: Students can design and run a farm producing nursery stock for fruit growers, green areas, gardens The student knows the rights and obligations of suppliers of ornamental and orchard nursery. He can develop the technological scheme of production of nursery plants for the species, varieties and assess the quality of the material.
Prerequisites: Botany, Soil Science, Dendrology
Course content: Methods of fruit trees propagation, budding, grafting, methods of berry plants propagation, agrotechnical methods in nursery, quality evaluation of nursery material.
Recommended literature: Hołubowicz R., Hołubowicz T. 2003. Fruit trees and bushes nursery production. Skrypt AR. – Poznań.
Assessment methods: Pass an oral examination and exercises. 70% of the content is the minimum to complete the course. The assessment affects 40% of exercises, 40% exam 20% Practical Skills: grafting, budding, cuttings
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