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| HORT 31900 - Controlled Environment Production Of Horticultural Crops |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course combines production principles with environmental concepts and advances in technology to provide a comprehensive training in sustainable production of herbaceous ornamentals and vegetables in controlled environment systems. The laboratory instruction provides hands-on experience with the practice of growing crops under controlled environments by combining the learning from lab prep with the use of technology to control environment during production. Typically offered Spring.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Laboratory Preparation All Sections for this Course Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Hort & Landscape Architecture Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Become familiar with best management practices for growing herbaceous ornamentals and vegetables that improve sustainability in controlled environments. 2. Learn how above and below ground environments interact with crop production. 3. Learn basics about the state-of-the-art technologies used in controlled environment agricultural production to monitor and control environments. 4. Interact with industry professionals to gain first-hand knowledge about careers and development in commercial horticulture. 5. Gain sufficient background in science, technology and regulations required to become entrepreneurs, next generation growers and researchers in the controlled environment agriculture industry. Prerequisites: Undergraduate level BIOL 11000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BTNY 11000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level HORT 10100 Minimum Grade of D- |
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