Propagation of Ornamental Plants

Subject HORT20016 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours of lectures, 24 hours of tutorials/practical sessions
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites:

207-155 Horticultural Practice II
Corequisites: N/A
Recommended Background Knowledge: N/A
Non Allowed Subjects: N/A
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Contact

MSLE Student Centre

Email: msle-ugrad@unimelb.edu.au

Phone: 8344 0276

Subject Overview:

This subject will describe a range of propagation methods for ornamental and cultivated plants. Students will apply specific plant propagation methods and techniques for the multiplication of cultivated plants in containers and field environments. Content includes principles and practices of propagating plants by seed, cuttings, grafting, division, layering and micro-propagation.
Objectives: Information Not Available
Assessment:

One two-hour written examination (40%), two written assignments equivalent to 5000 words 60% (one due mid-semester, one at the end of the semester).
Prescribed Texts: Information Not Available
Recommended Texts:

  • Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf (K A Handreck and N D Black), 3rd edn, NSW University Press, 2002
  • Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation Principles and Practices (H T Hartmann, D E Kester, F Davies and R L Geneve), 7th edn, Prentice-Hall Inc, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2002
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Information Not Available

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