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Plant Production and Culture (HORT10012)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Burnley)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject provides introductory training in plant production and culture for the horticultural industry. Lectures and practical exercises cover various plant production methodologies in the Burnley Field Station and Nursery. Students are provided with their own vegetable plot which they establish and maintain throughout the semester.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
- search the professional literature and develop good report writing skills based on the collation of scientific information;
- demonstrate an understanding of plant production systems and their application;
- demonstrate an understanding of plant propagation methods and correct plant propagation protocols;
- differentiate between various groups of plants grown by the nursery industry including annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees;
- understand the historic and contemporary production context and use in the landscape of various plant types:
- understand nursery availability of life forms and plant types and their basic cultural requirements, from weed management through to nutrition regimes; and
- understand health and safety issues as they relate to practical use of hand tools in garden/field settings and in the nursery environment
Generic skills
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.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
1 hour examination (30%) mid semester, 1 hour final examination (30%) practical diary and report of 2000 words (40%) end of semester.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Chris Williams Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures, 48 hours of practical activities. Total: 72 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed 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)
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Associate Degree in Urban Horticulture Course Associate Degree in Environmental Horticulture - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022