Horticulture
Implementation: September 2003
HORT 1094 cr-1.5
Mathematics Upgrading for
Horticulture
Students will review the math skills required for horticulture. They will study arithmetic, introductory algebra, word problems, graphs, geometry, and metric conversion as they apply to horticulture.
NOTE: Successful completion of this course qualifies students for entry into the Kwantlen University College horticulture courses that have a mathematics prerequisite. This course has no standing as a mathematics course where mathematics credits are required for credentials. This course cannot be used towards a horticulture credential.
HORT 1095(formerly HRTA 0095)cr-1.5
Chemistry Upgrading for Horticulture
Students will study some basic chemistry in preparation for Kwantlen’s horticulture program, and will practise laboratory techniques while working with chemical problems and chemical principles as they apply to horticulture. They will solve problems related to density, percentage composition, solution properties and stoichiometry, and will use exponential notation, significant figures, dimensional analysis, metric conversions, symbols, chemical formulae and equations, atomic mass, the mole concept, and the Periodic Table.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or Applications of Math 11 or ABEM 0082 or ABEM 0082 or PSPM 1082 or HRTA 0096 or a Horticulture Math placement exam with a C.
Pesticide Applicator/Dispenser Certification
Students will learn about pesticides and their use and about federal, provincial and municipal laws governing personnel and environmental issues. Successful completion of the course depends upon students obtaining a 5-year pesticide applicator/dispenser certificate.
Botany for Horticulture
Students study the morphology, anatomy, physiology, and reproduction of cone-bearing and flowering plants. They will apply appropriate plant taxonomy and nomenclature to the major plant families used in commercial horticulture. Students will discuss evolution and plant ecology to challenge some current horticultural practices. They will work with fresh and preserved plant material to provide an understanding of current horticultural practices, and will demonstrate different aspects of plant physiology in the laboratory.
Soils, Soil Amendments and Soilless Media: An Introduction
Students will study soil and soilless media, taking into consideration soil formation, physical, biological, and chemical properties of soil, fertilizer use and behaviour, soil amendments and soil test result analysis.
Prerequisites:(
HRTA 0095 or
HORT 0095, or Chemistry 11 with a C, or Chemistry 12 with a P, or Physics 11 with a C or Physics 12 with a P) and (
HRTA 0096, or
HORT 0096, or Math 11 with a C, or Applications of Math 11 with a C, or Math 12 with a P, or (ACPM 0082 C or
ABEM 0082 C or
PSPM 1082 C)
Introductory Equipment Maintenance
Students will be introduced to basic machinery and mechanical systems used in horticulture. They will perform preventative maintenance and troubleshooting procedures on horticulture equipment. Safe work practices will be covered.
Introduction to Landscape Practices
Students will practise basic landscape installation and maintenance including concrete structures, pathways and plant material. They will also practise basic landscaping equipment operation.
Turf Maintenance Operations
Students will perform work on the Kwantlen University College golf course and grounds to gain practical experience in turf maintenance. They will engage in tasks including reel, rotary, and flail mowers, core cultivation, topdressing, seeding, sodding, sand trap maintenance, and other tasks as required to maintain a variety of turf operations.
Intro to Plant Identification
Students will practise skills that will enable them to identify a wide range of plants used in all segments of horticulture including examples of trees, shrubs, vines, groundcovers, perennials, annuals, house plants, and cut flowers. They will study the important characteristics of leaves, flowers fruits, plant shapes, and branching patterns, and will learn about growing requirements and plant use and availability.
Production Practices - Fall
Students will study essential horticultural principles and will work in University College and commercial greenhouse facilities to gain experience in basic horticultural labour and equipment operations. Students will maintain and harvest fall season crops, possibly including poinsettias, chrysanthemums, cut flowers, potted plants, greenhouse vegetables, and forestry crops. Essential horticultural principles will be introduced.
Introduction to Pest Management
Students will study the morphology, physiology, and habits of pests (including insects, mites, and vertebrates) to select a combination of cultural, chemical, physical, and biological control methods. They will work with diseases and disorders of plants, and will demonstrate concepts of the spread of disease. Students will handle weed specimens to identify and choose appropriate control measures. They will discuss the tenets of integrated pest management and relate them to commercial horticultural situations, and will learn the safe and effective use of 25 kg-backpack and/or canister sprayers.
Prerequisites:
HRTA 0096 or Math 11 or Applications of Math 11 with a C
Basic Landscape Operations
Students will practice the basic skills and techniques for surveying, installing and maintaining landscapes. They will study print reading and drafting and will learn about the basic principles of landscape design for residential properties.
Landscape Drafting
Students will study basic drafting techniques and standards. They will also practise drafting skills through a series of manual and computer assisted drafting exercises. Students will practise the proper use of drafting tools, techniques, and a computer assisted design program.
Turf Management I
Students will study and apply turf management principles and techniques, including turfgrass identification, fertilization, irrigation, mowing, turfgrass establishment, and renovation practices, and the development of cultural programs.
Corequisites:
HORT 1122 or
1134 or employment in the turf or landscape industries
Arboriculture I
Students will study the relationships between plant function and plant form and structure. They will gain practical experience, as weather permits, in pruning trees and shrubs using hand pruning tools, power hedge trimmers, and a chipper.
Plant ID: Protected Cultivation
Students will practice the identification of plant species produced in commercial greenhouses, as well as plants commonly used in interior plantscapes. Students will also learn about the use of plants, their growing seasons and market value.
Plant ID for Production
Students will practise the identification of plant species produced in commercial greenhouses and nurseries in varying stages of growth. They will also learn about the use of plants, their growing seasons, and their market value.
Plant ID II
Students will enhance their plant identification skills learned in
HORT 1155 through field identification of trees, ground covers, vines and other plants. They will discuss each plant with respect to shape, branching patterns, flower, leaf and fruit characteristics, growing requirements and use in the landscape.
Plant Propagation
Students will discuss the main topics of plant propagation. They will perform all aspects of seed propagation including seed storage, seed quality, seed dormancy, and the maintenance of environmental factors affecting seed germination. Students will perform micropropagation in a tissue culture laboratory. They will also perform traditional vegetative propagation (cuttings, grafting, division, layering, and specialized stems and roots) and discuss the proper environment used for each technique. Students will discuss plant breeding and the importance of Plant Breeders’ Rights in Canada.
Production Practices - Spring
Students will work in University College and commercial greenhouse facilities to gain experience in basic horticultural labour and equipment operations. Students will maintain and harvest winter and spring season crops, possibly including Easter lilies, cut flowers, bedding plants, potted plants, greenhouse vegetables, and forestry crops. Essential horticultural principles will be introduced.
Horticultural Work Experience
This course consists of approved and counselled work experience in the horticultural industry for a minimum of 14 weeks or 490 hours (normally completed during the summer between first and second year). A report may be required.
Grounds Machinery
Students will study, operate, and maintain the turfgrass equipment used in a modern golf course or parks facility. They will perform maintenance and repairs on the machinery used for turf cultivation, renovation, mowing, spraying, and other types of grounds maintenance. Students will discuss the selection and purchasing of machinery. They will propose and design a modern turf care facility
Landscape and Turf Pests
Students will undertake a detailed study of specific pest problems common to ornamental and native trees, shrubs, ground covers and turf grasses. They will explore pest life cycles, plant symptoms, pest prevention and pest control. Students will also gain an understanding of integrated pest and disease management using a variety of methods including Internet resources and diagnostic CD-ROM’s.
HORT 2308 cr-3
Landscape IPM
Students will undertake a detailed study of specific pest problems common to ornamental and native trees, shrubs, ground covers and turfgrasses, with an emphasis on diagnosis. They will explore pest life cycles, plant symptoms, pest prevention and pest control. Students will also gain an understanding of integrated pest and disease management using a variety of methods including Internet resources, pest management computer programs and diagnostic CD-ROMs.
Weeds and Weed Control
Students will learn about the impact weeds have in ornamental plants and turf. Students identify weeds, learn about their biology, study weed characteristics and control strategies, and discuss integrated pest management and the use of herbicides.
Landscape Design I
Students will practise the basic principles of landscape design for single-family residential properties, including plant composition, creative problem solving, functional and design uses of landscape materials, client and maintenance criteria. They will prepare working drawings such as concept and planting plans for actual clients. Students will investigate the history of landscape design.
Plant ID III
This course is based on field studies and slide presentations to further students’ identification of annuals, biennials, perennials, bulbs, ornamental grasses and ferns. Also discussed are food plants such as fruit-bearing bushes and trees. Each plant is discussed with respect to form, texture, habit, foliage, flower and fruit characteristics, cultural requirements, and use in gardens and specialty landscapes.
Advanced Turf Management
Students will examine the effects of environmental stresses (including atmospheric, climatic, soil, and biotic stresses) on turfgrass growth, development and function. They will discuss and apply management techniques, and will study the development of new techniques.
Irrigation and Drainage
Students will study the soil-water-plant relationship as it applies to landscape irrigation and drainage. Topics will include irrigation and drainage design, installation and maintenance.
Prerequisites:
HORT 1104 or (
HRTA 0095 and 0096 and 1104 and 1105).
HRTA 0095 may be substituted by minimum of C in chemistry 11 or P in Chemistry 12 or C in Physics 11;
HRTA 0096 may be substituted by minimum of C in Math 11 or Applications of Math 11 or P in Math 12 or Application of Math 12
Turfgrass Pest Management
Students will undertake a detailed study of the pests and weeds common to turfgrasses, and plants associated with turfgrass areas. They will examine and discuss pest life cycles, plant symptoms, pest prevention and control, and pesticide storage and use. Students will also learn about the importance of integrated weed, pest, and disease management using a variety of methods including Internet resources, diagnostic CD-ROMs, and interaction with pest management colleagues. Students will practice using pest control equipment on outdoor turfgrass.
Irrigation, Drainage and Lighting
Students will study the soil-water-plant relationship as it applies to landscape irrigation and drainage. They will maintain, install, and design irrigation and drainage systems with a focus on residential or small-scale systems. They will also study the installation and maintenance of landscape lighting.
Sports Turf Management Practices
Students will study and apply management techniques for specialized turf areas such as football, rugby and soccer fields, baseball diamonds, bowling greens, grass tennis and croquet courts. They also examine the management of alternate sports surfaces including synthetic turf athletic fields, skinned baseball infields, clay and asphalt tennis courts, and hybrid turf/synthetic sports fields. Students will practice sports turf maintenance.
Plant Identification III
Students will identify annuals, biennials, perennials, bulbs, ornamental grasses, shrubs, and trees, including native materials. They will discuss each plant with respect to form, texture, habit, foliage, flower and fruit characteristics, cultural requirements, and use in gardens and specialty landscapes.
Propagation of Woody and Herbaceous Ornamental Plants
Students use the principles of plant propagation techniques learned in HORT 1261 and apply them to perennials, trees and shrubs commonly grown in the nursery industry. The collection, extraction and successful germination of seed will be described and demonstrated. Students practise vegetative plant propagation techniques such as grafting, budding, layering and micropropagation and multiplying plants through cuttings. Students also learn about the proper environment needed to achieve successful and efficient results.
Nursery Production of Trees and Shrubs in the Field
Students will be introduced to field nursery production in British Columbia. They will discuss and practise soil preparation, fertilizer application, planting, spacing, pruning, irrigation, digging and shipping, and will learn about inventory control, plant size standards and environmental considerations with respect to soil erosion and water run-off management.
Floriculture I
Students will study the commercial production practices of selected potted and cut flower crops grown in the Canadian greenhouse industry. They will practice production techniques and methods on the potted and cut flower crops grown in the Horticulture field laboratory greenhouses.
Greenhouse Vegetable Production
Students will gain a thorough understanding of the culture and management practices of greenhouse vegetable crops, including propagation methods, production of the crop and end of year clean-up, and marketing and economics. They will also study temperature, nutrition, crop scheduling, integrated pest management and variety selection. Students will gain hands-on experience through growing tomatoes, long English cucumbers, and sweet pepper crops by making growing decisions during the semester.
Greenhouse Pests
This course consists of a detailed study of major greenhouse pests. Topics include insects and their life cycles and feeding habits, fungus and bacterial diseases as well as viruses. Proper identification of pest problems will be practiced during lab classes. Students will practise methods of control including fogging, spraying, misting and drenching. The importance of integrated pest management will be stressed.
Production Facilities and Equipment
Students will study the factors associated with greenhouse site selection and site layout. They will distinguish the features and benefits of various types of greenhouse structures and coverings. Students will investigate benching types and layouts, irrigation systems and greenhouse components. Other specialized systems, such as heating systems, will also be covered. During labs, students will monitor and maintain greenhouse and nursery equipment. Field trips are an essential part of this course.
Greenhouse and Nursery Pests
Students will study major greenhouse and nursery pests, including insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. They will learn pest identification in the laboratory and on site by working with live and preserved specimens, as well as by interacting with pest management professionals. Students will practice monitoring and control methods in the greenhouse and field. They will develop and evaluate integrated pest management programs using a variety of resources including Internet and diagnostic CD-ROM programs.
Work Experience Review
Students report on the experiences gained during their summer work experience
HORT 1113 and
2300) in the form of a formal class presentation.
Landscape Estimating and Contract Administration
Students will learn the preparation of business plans, cost accounting and the administration of contracts and will work with a variety of contracts, business forms and specifications. They will estimate a landscape project and be involved in tender opening including the comparison of results.
Landscape Design II
Students will explore the design challenges associated with residential sites and small scale public spaces. They will practise design skills such as cut and fill calculations, site and client analysis, and plant composition. Students will prepare working drawings such as grading plans, elevations and construction details.
Landscape Construction
Students will explore both the theory and practice of landscape construction. They will have an opportunity to practice the construction and installation of landscape features such as patios, retaining walls, ponds/pools and low voltage landscape lighting.
Wood Construction
Students will explore both the theory and practice of light wood construction. They will have the opportunity to work on projects such as fences, decks, arbors, lattices, etc. A basic set of hand tools may be required.
Introduction to Computer in Landscape Design
In this introduction to computer-aided drafting, students will carry out the design of landscape projects. Using selected software, they will plan, create and print landscape drawings.
Plant Identification IV
Students will enhance their plant identification skills learned in HORT 1145. The course is based entirely on the field identification of trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines and other plants. Students will study unusual plants and cultivated varieties with landscape potential.
Landscape Construction
Students will explore both the theory and practice of landscape construction. They will have an opportunity to practice the construction and installation of landscape features such as patios, decks, retaining walls, ponds, fences, and arbors.
Turfgrass Irrigation Design
This is an advanced irrigation design course specifically related to golf course and athletic field irrigation. Topics include sprinkler performance, irrigating greens, tees and fairways, valves, controllers, pipe layout, sizing and pumps.
Sports Turf and Alternate Surfaces
In this advanced course, students will further develop management techniques for specialized turf areas and alternate surfaces such as football fields, baseball diamonds, bowling greens, grass tennis courts and polo fields. Emphasis will be placed on design, construction and maintenance.
Golf Course Management
Students will study the operation and management of the golf course in the context of golf as a recreational activity, a competitive activity, and a business. Students will assess the impacts of the rules of golf, the play of the game, environmental stewardship, the organization of the turf care operations, and the organization of the golf business on golf maintenance operations. They will also analyze best management practices.
Turf Irrigation Systems: Design and Operation
Students will design, analyze, and maintain golf course and athletic field irrigation systems. They will analyze sprinkler head selection and performance, pumping systems, valves types, controllers, software and pipe characteristics. Students will discuss issues of water use and water quality. Through laboratory exercises students will perform irrigation audits, calculate water delivery, and schedule irrigation.
Arboriculture II
Students will practice hazard tree assessment, plant diagnosis and tree appraisal. In addition, students will become familiar with tree preservation techniques and preventative tree maintenance and repair.
Arboriculture II
Students will practice hazard tree assessment, plant diagnosis and tree appraisal. They will analyze and practice tree preservation techniques and preventative tree maintenance and repair..
Nursery Production
Students will review and analyze all aspects of container and field nursery production (trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous perennials) in British Columbia. They will practise activities such as potting, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, and irrigation maintenance in the university college nursery. Students will discuss current topics of production trends and environmental concerns.
Nursery Production of Plants in Containers
The students will be introduced to container nursery production in British Columbia, and will learn about container sizes, growing media preparation, fertilizer application, and the planting, spacing, pruning and irrigation of plants. They will also learn about inventory control and plant size standards for container grown plants. Students will discuss environmental consideration with respect to plant irrigation and water run-off management.
Floriculture II
This course is the continuing study of commercial production practices of seasonal potted and cut flower crops grown in Canadian greenhouses. Propagation, cultural and environmental requirements, problems and grading will be covered for each crop. Daily responsibilities in Kwantlen’s greenhouses are an integral part of the course.
Forestry Crop Production
Students will study the culture and management of the forestry crops that are grown in Western Canada. They will develop management techniques for propagation, temperature and light control, fertilization, and integrated pest management for forest seedling crops.
Greenhouse Environment
Students will study the control of greenhouse environments, including heating, cooling, humidity, air circulation, lighting, carbon dioxide. Students will use the computerized controls in the School of Horticulture field lab greenhouses to monitor and manage greenhouse environments.
Prerequisites:
HORT 1171 or
1271 and (Principles of Math 11 or Essentials of Math 11 with a C)
Bedding Plant Production
This course covers the principles and techniques of commercial bedding plant production as well as the production requirements of common species.
Ergonomics and Safety
Students will examine work station design and work procedures to maximize productivity and maintain employee health and motivation. In addition, students will become familiar with operational and structural safety issues.
Prerequisites:
HORT 2300 or equivalent work experience.
Production Horticulture Management
Students will explore issues facing a production manager in a commercial greenhouse or nursery business, including crop decisions, scheduling, space and time management, and costing. Students will develop a production plan as a major term project.
Floriculture: Spring Production
Students will study the commercial production of seasonal floriculture crops grown in Canadian greenhouses, including bedding plants, spring potted plants, and cut flowers. They will study propagation, culture, environmental requirements, and marketing. Students will perform weekly responsibilities in the university college greenhouses.
Spring Floriculture
Students will study and practice the commercial production practices necessary to produce the potted plants, cut flower crops, and bedding plants grown in the Canadian greenhouse industry. They will practice production techniques and assume production responsibilities for crops grown in the college greenhouses.
