Department
Department of GardeningAcademic Program
Bachelor in HorticultureType
CompulsoryCredits
03Prerequisite
HO1004Overview
This course is essential for the floriculture courses. It includes many contents: studying the growth of the ornamental plants / the main divisions of ornamental plants/ introducing the types of summer and winter green spaces and their environmental needs/ cultivation of flats by vegetative methods and preserving and caring for flats in terms of irrigation, fertilization, mowing the flat, ventilation and control of weeds, diseases and insects in the flats, groundcovers/ plant hedges/ cultivation and propagation of annual and perennial herbaceous plants and care for them/ cultivation, propagation and care of bulbs/ aromatic herbs/ spiny and succulent plants / aquatic and semi-aquatic plants/ palm and semi-palm/ identify the types of shrubs, their cultivation, the agricultural services they need, and the importance of their different forms in gardens/ how to plan gardens/ preserving plants grown in private and public gardens in terms of caring for them.
Intended learning outcomes
Successfully completing the course, the student will be able to:
1. Distinguish between the types of ornamental plants, the nature of their growth and reproduction
2. Learn about the different types of ornamental plants and methods of planting and caring for them
3. The arrangement of ornamental plants inside the garden is distinguished according to the nature of their growth, size, flowering nature, flower color and other aesthetic characteristics of these plants.
4. Explains the coordination between the park and its affiliated facility, depending on the facility and its location
5. Explain the principles of preserving plants grown in private and public gardens in terms of caring for them.
Teaching and learning methods
.1.Theoretical lectures based on good diction and the use of the fat-blasting method.
2. Discussion and expressing opinions about the scientific material.
3. Presentation of visual materials (scientific videos recorded from well-known scientific sites).
4. Making field visits to the college farm.
Methods of assessments
|
ت |
evaluation methods |
Rating date (week) |
percentage |
|
1 |
First midterm exam |
after the fifth week |
20% |
|
2 |
Second midterm exam |
after the tenth week |
20% |
|
3 |
practical exam |
after the twelfth week |
10% |
|
4 |
Discuss reports |
after the twelfth week |
10% |
|
5 |
final exam |
after the twelfth week |
40% |
|
the total |
100% |
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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)