HORTICULTURE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OFFERINGS

HORT 101. Horticultural Science (3 credits)

Introduces students to the sciences, skills and technology associated with the commercial prouction of horticultural crops. Emphasis is placed on horticultural terminology, a review of plant morphology, and the application of biological, physical, and agricultural sciences to plant growth.

HORT 131. Herbaceous Perennial and Annual Identification (3 credits)

Identifies classification patterns to name greenhouse floriculture crops and herbaceous perennials and to acquaint students with the important characteristics, uses, and environmental requirements of greenhouse flowering plants and herbaceous perennials. Laboratory. Prerequisite: HORT 101, BIOL 027, or 110.

HORT 137. Ornamental Plant Materials (2-3 credits)

Introduces students to approximately 120 trees, shrubs, and vines, focusing on the important identifying characteristics of specific plant materials. Students are expected to develop an awareness of the aesthetic qualities and cultiral needs of individual plants.

HORT 138. Ornamental Plant Materials (2-3 credits)

This course is designed to acquaint students with ornamentally important ground covers, shrubs, and small trees, including their identifying characteristics, scientific and common names, aesthetic qualities, uses, maintenance considerations, and ecological considerations.

HORT 201. Applied Arboriculture (2 credits)

Overview of methods used to diagnose problems and provide for the long term care of large trees. Prerequisite: Students must be physically capable of safely handling a running chainsaw, and pulling their weight up a rope.

HORT 202. Plant Propagation (3 credits)

Introduces general principles and practices of asexual and sexual plant propagation. Topics include the general structure and development of vascular plants, wound healing, rooting media, shoot tips, apical meristem and single cell culture, misting and mist systems, layerage, selecting and storing scion wood and rootstocks, graft incompatibility, seed testing, and germination. Laboratory.

HORT 232 Horticultural Systematics (3 credits)

Focuses on the fundamentals of horticultural crop plant classification and systematics, with examples chosen from fruits and vegetables, exclusive of subtropical and tropical fruits. Laboratory.

HORT/TURF 238. Turf and Ornamental Weed Control (3 credits)

Students will be introduced to the development of integrated weed management strategies utilizing a variety of cultural an chemical methods. Prerequisite: CHEM 012

HORT 301. Principles of Arboriculture (3 credits)

Overview of the concepts and methods prescribed for the evaluation and care of large trees in urban settings. Prerequisite: BIOL 110 and SOILS 101

HORT 315. Environmental Effects on Horticultural Crops (3 credits)

Horticultural plants respond to the environmental factors of light, temperature, water, and fertilizer both in controlled and field environments. Laboratory. Prerequisite: HORT 101, HORT 202.

HORT 352. Flower Arranging (2 credits)

Floral design beginning with elements and principles of design. Flower arranging techniques as well as different styles of flower arrangements. Laboratory.

HORT 390. Junior Seminar (1 credit)

Current issues in horticulture and agriculture. Prerequisite: 5th semester standing.

HORT 402W. Plant Nutrition (3 credits)

Examines the uptake, transport, and physiological roles of mineral nutrients; the relationship of mineral nutrition to plant growth and development; and diagnosis of nutrient disorders. While fundamental principles are emphasized, applications to crop production and plant ecology are also introduced. Prerequisite: HORT 315 or SOILS 101, BIOL 441. W indicates this is a writing-intensive course.

HORT 407. Plant Breeding (3 credits)

Examines the scientific principles and techniques of utilizing genetic variability to improve plant heredity for specific purposes. Students review qualitative and quantitative genetic principles and study systems of pollination control in relation to breeding methods and hybrid production for self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops. Applications of contemporary molecular genetic techniques to crop improvement are discussed. Laboratory.

HORT 412W. Postharvest Physiology (3 credits)

Harvesting, handling, storage, and transportation of horticultural crops; primary emphasis on physiological responses to pre- and post-harvest environmental factors. Students learn about the basic physiological and biochemical precesses associated with senescence, such as respiratory metabolism, chilling injury, and ethylene action. Prerequisite: 6 credits in horticulture or other plant sciences. W indicates this is a writing-intensive course.

HORT 420. Plant Growth Regulators (3 credits)

Plant growth regulators and their chemical and physical properties; general principles, practices, and applications in regulating plant growth and development. Laboratory. Prerequisite: HORT 101 or BIOL 441.

HORT 430W. Landscape Maintenance and Management (3 credits)

Landscape maintenance and management; principles and practices in the maintenance and management of landscaped areas. Laboratory. Prerequisite: 6 credits in plant sciences. W indicates this is a writing-intensive course.

HORT 431. Small Fruit Culture (3 credits)

Helps students link theory learned from fundamental courses, such as soils, plant physiology, and plant breeding, to the practice of producing small fruit (berry) crops and acquaints students with production systems and issues in small fruit crops. Emphasis is placed on integrated crop management and crop ecosystems. Laboratory.

HORT 432. Deciduous Tree Fruits (3 credits)

Science, art, and techniques of regulated cropping; orchard designs and management systems. Laboratory. Prerequisite: HORT 101, HORT 315

HORT 433. Vegetable Crops (3 credits)

Presents an overview of the vegetable industry in the United States and reviews the cultural requirements of the important commercial vegetable crops grown in Pennsylvania. General topics for all vegetable crops discussed include marketing, seeds, transplants, field establishment, plant density, irrigation, fertilization, soil management, and pest control related to production practices, harvesting and storage. Prerequisite: HORT 101, HORT 315 .

HORT 440W. Plant-Water Relations (3 credits)

Fundamentals of plant water relations including acquisition, transport, conservation, response to drought, measurement of water status, relationship to productivity, interaction with mineral nutrition, and use of equipment. Prerequisite: BIOL 441 or BIOL 446.

HORT 444. Advanced Plant Breeding (4 credits)

Exploration of the interrelationships of genetic, cytological, physiological, and environmental factors in plant improvement. An individual research project is required. Prerequisite: HORT 407.

HORT 445. Plant Ecology (3 credits)

Advanced lectures on plant ecology that stress integration of physiological, population-level, and community-level phenomena, and ecology in agriculture. Prerequisite: HORT 315, BIOL 220W, or FOR 308.

HORT 450. Greenhouse Management (3 credits)

Maintenance and manipulation of the greenhouse production systems including structures, covers, light, temperature, carbon dioxide, water, growing media, fertilizer and greenhouse cost accounting. Prerequisite: HORT 101, HORT 315

HORT 453. Flower Crop Production and Management (3 credits)

Production of greenhouse flower and foliage plants; development of management skills for a greenhouse business. Prerequisite: HORT 101, HORT 315

HORT 455. Retail Horticulture Business Management (3 credits)

The nature, operation, and management of retail horticulture business, emphasizing retail greenhoues, nurseries, and flower shops. Prerequisite: HORT 131, HORT 137, or HORT 138 ; 3 credits of marketing.

HORT 459. (BIOL;BIOTC) Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (3 credits)

Principles and techniques for the in vitro culture, propagation, and genetic manipulations of plant cells. Prerequisite: BIOL 230W ; or B M B 251, B M B 252

HORT 490. Senior Seminar (1 credit)

Exploration of the interrelationships of horticulture, science, and society; evaluation of attributes and abilities related to various career opportunities. Prerequisite: HORT 390, 7th semester standing.

HORT 495. Internship (1-13 credits)

Supervised off campus experience in a public or commercial horticultural enterprise. Written and oral critique of activity required. Prerequisite: approval of proposed assignment required prior to registration

HORT 497A. Eco-Roof Technology(3 credits)

Examine the fundamentals of greenroofs, living walls, and constructed wetlands, their origins, installation, maintenance, and relationship with other green building technologies.

HORT 499. (GI) Foreign Studies (1-12 credits)