Course Description
This course is an introduction to the principles and practices in the development, production, and use of horticultural crops including fruits, vegetables, greenhouse, turf, nursery, floral and landscape. It includes the classification, structure, growth and development, and environmental influences on horticultural plants; horticultural technology; and an introduction to the horticultural industries. This course is not part of the Horticulture Technology program or certificate. IAI: AG 905 Agriculture.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- This course will make the student aware of the many areas in which the field of horticulture has an influence, from
- Basic scientific research to the everyday necessities such as food and medicine.
- This course will explain the science behind plant growth and development as it pertains to the production of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.