HORT 3320: Greenhouse and Nursery Operations and Management
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: HORT 2210
Operation and management of greenhouses, nurseries, and other controlled environment agriculture structures and facilities. Principle of site selection, facility design and methods of monitoring and manipulating environmental, cultural, and management factors such as light, temperature, fertility, substrate, etc., to maximize production efficiency. Emphasis placed on the principles of production of both ornamental and food crops. Greenhouse analysis project required.
(Typically Offered: Spring)