Production of Cultivated Plants
Subject 207-208 (2008)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2008.Search for this in the current handbook
| Credit Points: | 12.500 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | Undergraduate | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008: Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
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| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Five hours per week. Twenty-four hours of lectures, 36 hours of practical sessions and field work Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | 207-211 Plant Propagation. | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
| Subject Overview: | The objective of this subject is to extend the participant's knowledge of a range of nursery production systems for cultivated crops through a combination of lecture material, nursery-based practical activities and site visits. Students will participate in the development of production schedules and the manipulation of crop growth using physical and chemical means. Alternative nursery irrigation systems will be demonstrated along with methods of collecting and treating leachate run-off for reuse. Nutritional requirements of nursery crops will be described and the use of nutrition as a crop management tool will be investigated. Students will examine current technologies for the manipulation of the physical growing environment and understand the effect of this on crop scheduling and plant growth. The development and introduction of novel nursery crops are also described. Students will gain an appreciation that maintaining plant quality throughout the production cycle is intimately linked to establishment and performance of those crops in the landscape. |
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| Assessment: | All articles of assessment are compulsory. Assignment and practical reports submitted during the semester - equivalent to 4000 words (60%). and a 2-hour end of semester examination (40%). |
| Prescribed Texts: | None |
| Recommended Texts: | Information Not Available |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is a level 2 or level 3 subject and is not available to new generation degree students as a breadth option in 2008. This subject or an equivalent will be available as breadth in the future. Breadth subjects are currently being developed and these existing subject details can be used as guide to the type of options that might be available. 2009 subjects to be offered as breadth will be finalised before re-enrolment for 2009 starts in early October. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Information Not Available |
| Related Course(s): |
Associate Degree in Environmental Horticulture Bachelor of Horticulture Bachelor of Horticulture |
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