HO2413 : Under Cover Vegetable Production

Department

Department of Gardening

Academic Program

Bachelor in Horticulture

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

HO2203HO2403O2403

Overview

• Under Cover Vegetable Production is from the compulsory courses in this department. it studies basic subjects: establishing of greenhouses and its economics, economics, site selection, types of greenhouses, covers types and their characteristics, controlling environmental factors inside the greenhouse, planting, preparing and sterilizing greenhouse soil, examples of production methods of vegetable crops (production of tomato and cucumber). Planting in the greenhouse, soilless cultivation and hydroponic cultivation, and finally, organic Agriculture.

Intended learning outcomes

Successful achievement of the course, the student would be able to:

1. Explains the reasons for using greenhouses in the production of vegetable crops

2. Describes different methods of building plastic greenhouses to produce vegetable crops

3. Describes the economic benefits of the production of under covers vegetable

4. Shows the advantages and disadvantages of producing vegetables under covers compared to other methods

5. Explains the local method used and compare it with technical methods.

1.

Teaching and learning methods

1.

1- Lectures

2- Practical training at the Faculty Research Centre.

3- Field visits

Methods of assessments

comments	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)