Plant Science

Scientific principles of crop growth, worldwide production, management alternatives, and processing for domestic and international consumption. Course includes a lab component.

Principles of plant classification, structure, function, growth, propagation, culture, and use of horticultural crops. Covers vegetable and fruit production in the home garden, growing flowers and planting flower beds, and landscaping principles and materials.

Introduction of a basic knowledge of weeds, herbicide groups, the use of pesticides, economic and environmental considerations, personal safety, modes of action and terminology.

Principles of field crop production with emphasis on relationships of crops to their climate and production considerations as a means of managing resources and the environment.

The purpose of this course is to provide students the skills necessary for proper pest identification and crop scouting techniques. Information such as crop growth and development, pest life cycles, damage symptoms and economic thresholds will be covered. Communications skills and presentation techniques will also be emphasized.

Plant Disease Management is an introductory course to plant pathology. Students will learn which organisms cause plant diseases, the plants response, and how these diseases can be treated or prevented.

This practicum is designed to help an individual develop skills to produce industrial hemp using environmentally safe methods. The course provides students with hands on experiences within the different aspects of the hemp industry that occur primarily during the spring. Students will work directly with reproduction of hemp plants, daily greenhouse operations, and management of young hemp plants.

This practicum is designed to help an individual develop skills to produce industrial hemp using environmentally safe methods. The course provides students with hands on experiences within the different aspects of the hemp industry that occur primarily during the summer. Students will work directly with production, field and high tunnel operations, and integrated pest management. Monitoring of cannabinoid levels in trial plots will often be a major activity later in the summer months.

This practicum is designed to help an individual develop skills to produce industrial hemp using environmentally safe methods. The course provides students with hands on experiences within the different aspects of the hemp industry that occur primarily during the fall. Students will work directly with production, daily operations, and management in the hemp industry. Other activities include hemp harvesting, curing, cleaning, and processing.

Students learn the principles and practices of seed propagation and of asexual propagation--cuttings, layering division, specialized structures, grafting, budding and micropropagation.

An internship is required of most AAS programs. This course is available to AA and AS students as well. The students combine course learning with practical, professional work experience in their chosen field of study. The employer does an evaluation of the work experience: The faculty advisor supervises the students; the students are required to complete a project assigned by the faculty advisor. A minimum of 40 hrs of work is required to earn one credit. A grade of S/U is given by the faculty.