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HRT 100 Introduction to Horticulture (3 cr, F)
Introduces commercial horticulture industry with emphasis on career opportunities. Examines equipment, facilities, and physical arrangements of production, wholesale and retail establishments. Surveys individual fields within horticulture. Introduces growing, facility maintenance, transplanting, and planting.
Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 115 Plant Propagation (3 cr, Su)
Teaches principles and practices of sexual and asexual methods. Examines commercial and home practices. Provides experience in techniques using seed-spores, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, and division.
Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 137 Environmental Factors in Plant Growth (3 cr, IR)
Explores environmental factors which affect plant growth, including rainfall, humidity, wind, temperature, sunlight, irrigation, heating, and shading. Examines methods of inducing and breeding dormancy, lighting, and shading systems, and the relationship between day length and flowering.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
HRT 205 Soils (3 cr, IR)
Teaches theoretical and practical aspects of soils and other growing media. Examines media components, chemical and physical properties, and soil organisms. Discusses management and conservation.
Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 207 Plant Pest Management (3 cr, IR)
Teaches principles of plant pest management. Covers morphology and life cycles of insects and other small animal pests and plant pathogens. Lab stresses diagnosis, chemical and non-chemical control of specific pests, and pesticide safety.
Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 231 Planting Design I (3 cr, IR)
Applies landscape theory and principles of drawing to the planning of landscape designs for residential and small scale commercial projects.
Lecture 2 hours.
Prerequisite: HRT 201-202 or equivalent.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
HRT 232 Planting Design II (3 cr, IR)
Applies landscape theory and principles of drawing to the planning of large scale landscape designs.
Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: HRT 231.
HRT 247 Indoor Plants (3 cr, IR)
Studies identification, culture, and uses of indoor plants in interior landscaping. Includes tropical, subtropical and non-hardy temperate plants. Teaches scientific and common names of plants.
Lecture 1-2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 3-4 hours per week.
HRT 275 Landscape Construction and Maintenance (3 cr, IR)
Examines practical applications of commercial landscape construction techniques, and materials used. Covers construction, planting, and maintenance.
Lecture 2 hours.
Laboratory 2 hours.
Total 4 hours per week.
