Horticulture Production Certificate (Plan 21HV)
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Award Type
Certificate
Catalog Description
This program is for students who want to grow plants for the landscape or other industries. Coursework includes nursery and controlled-environment production. Students gain exposure to a variety of growing situations, including greenhouse, high tunnel and nursery production applications. Coursework includes organic and sustainable production options as well as propagation methods.
Once the program has been completed, students should be able to:
Demonstrate various propagation techniques including cuttings, seeding, tissue culture and layering.
Manage production operations, including nurseries and controlled-environment grow facilities.
Propagate many common species that are important commercial plants.
Describe how production methods can be modified to be more sustainable with respect to resource use and pest management.
Total Hours for Completion
20