Horticultural Practice I

This subject is not offered in 2013.

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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/

This subject covers introductory principles and practices in nursery production and ornamental horticulture. It includes methods of and systems for propagating plants from seeds and cuttings and techniques for planting, establishing and maintaining plants in the landscape.

No specific objectives have been identified for this subject.

Two 90-minute written examinations (each worth 30%), one written assignments/practical report equivalent to 2000 words (worth 30%)and one oral test (worth 10%)

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Recommended Texts:

• Growing media for ornamental plants and turf (K Handreck & N Black), 3rd edn, NSW University Press, Kensington, 2002
• Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: principles and practices (H T Hartmann, D E Kester, F T Davies, & R L Geneve, 2002), 7th edn, Prentice-Hall International, Upper Saddle River

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have acquired the following generic skills:

• Capacities in information seeking, evaluation and retrieval;
• Communication skills, both oral and written;
• Independent application of new-acquired knowledge and skills; and
• Planning and time management.