HO1004 : principles of horticulture

Department

Department of Gardening

Academic Program

Bachelor in Horticulture

Type

Compulsory

Credits

04

Prerequisite

Overview

A basic course in the Department of Horticulture, and it is considered a general study subject for all departments of the college. The course contains a number of topics: an introduction to horticulture and its definition, the relationship of horticulture to other sciences and its place in agricultural production, and then a study of the division of horticultural crops, the growth and development of horticultural plants, and environmental conditions and their impact It focuses on the growth and development of horticultural crops, in addition to studying some basic physiological processes, plant growth regulators and their uses, propagators of vegetative propagation - its definition, propagation by cuttings, and concludes with a study of the remaining methods of vegetative propagation

Intended learning outcomes

Successfully completing the course, the student will be able to:

1. Know the basics of horticulture.

2. Explain the factors affecting the growth and production of horticultural crops.

3. Know the different agricultural operations that take place for horticultural crops.

4. Distinguish between methods of breeding and pruning horticultural plants.

5. Distinguish between different breeding methods.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Theoretical and practical lectures.

2. Practical training

3. Field visits.

4. Use of the information network.

Methods of assessments

percentage	Evaluation date (week)	evaluation methods		No
20%	after the fifth week	first midterm exam		1
20%	after the tenth week	Second midterm exam		2
10%	after the twelfth week	Practical exam		3
10%	after the twelfth week	Report		4
40%	after the twelfth week	final exam		5
100%			total

Agricultural Economics (AE1503)
Agricultural Extension (AE3682)
ZOOLOGY (ZO1014)
(MA1113)
Botany (BO1014)
(SW3043)
(BO1024)
principles of horticulture (HO1004)
Principles of Breeding horticulture crops (HO3804)
Diseases of horticultural crops (PP3313)
Plant propagation (HO3853)
Apiculture (PP3353)
Vegetable cultivars (HO3403)
Landscape Design (HO3213)
Vegetable crops production (HO2403)
Floriculture (HO2203)
General Microbiology (Practical) (SW1001)
(SW1003)
Deciduous fruit tree 2 (HO3603)
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (HO3233)
(AP1001)
(AP1003)
Under Cover Vegetable Production (HO2413)
(SW1014)
Plant tissue culture (HO2304)
Vegetable seed Production (HO3412)
Arboriculture (HO3203)
Molecular Biology (HO230)
Deciduous fruit tree (HO2603)
Special problem (HO3992)
Postharvest physiology (HO3814)
Evergreen fruit production (HO2614)