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3.00 Credits
An opportunity for independent study under the guidance of a deparment faculty member. Students should have a strong inclination toward a particular topic based on previous interest and experiencs. Further, the faculty member with whom the student chooses to work must be in full agreement with the student's choice of project at the time of enrollment. Open to department majors only.
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3.00 Credits
An opportunity for independent study under the guidance of a department faculty member. Students should have a strong inclination toward a particular topic based on previous interest and experiences. Further, the faculty member with whom the student chooses to work must be in full agreement with the student's choice of project at the time of enrollment. Open to department majors only.
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3.00 Credits
The identification and habitat preference of wildflowers and ferns will be covered. Field trips will be scheduled to familiarize students with native plants in natural and cultivated situations. The culture of both woodland and meadow plants is included with empahsis on the more showy species of New York State. Students will attempt to propagate a number of species, including those that are protected. Prerequisites: AGSC111, BIOL116
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3.00 Credits
A study of herbaceous plant materials used in the floriculture, nursery and landscape industries. Emphasis is placed on the identification, the cultural requirements and the uses of this group of plants. Additional course fees, including field trips to greenhouses and botanic gardens, are required.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the different types of herbaceous (perennial, annual, and biennial) gardens that are designed and constructed in the landscape/horticulture industry. There are many specialty gardens necessitating specific soil, light, moisture, site and environmental requirements. Some examples are: woodland gardens, shade gardens, xeriscape gardens, bog gardens, aquatic gardens, rock gardens, historical gardens, plants with medicinal use gardens, gardens for persons with special needs/handicapped accessible gardens, and gardens for commercial restaurant and bed and breakfast use. The laboratory portion of the class will stress hands-on garden design. The final project will be an historical/period garden. The student will select a specific style of an historic garden or time period. They will be expected to research this time period and the gardens from this time. Prerequisite: ORHT321, Herbaceous Plant Materials.
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3.00 Credits
The course addresses design problems that are less traditional than those covered in the design courses of the lower division, e.g. historic properties, oriental gardens interior plantscapes, and commercial properties. Students will learn to design in perspective, supplementing their training in plan view graphics learned in lower division courses. Other areas of study will include landscape garden history, land sculpting, and landscape detailing. Field trips may be required. Additional course fees, including copy machine user fee ($20) and field trip are required. field trips, are required.
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3.00 Credits
Students will investigate the basics of soilless culture, and will be provided an opportunity to grow a variety of hydroponic crops in the College greenhouses. Topics will include plant nutrition and nutrient formulations; plant culture; basics of controlled environmental agriculture; rockwool, perlite, and bark culture; nutrient film technique; vertical hydroponic systems; raft systems; as well as hydraulics and system mechanics. Field trips to commercial hydroponic growers will supplement the classroom instruction. Prerequistie: AGSC111; BIOL116; CHEM101 or 111
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with information on the production and handling of specialty cut flowers, dried flowers and unusual container crops. All aspects of crop culture will be studied including propagation, planting, growth regulators, storage, handling and pest management. Greenhouse production as well as field cutural techniques will be studied. Additional course fees, including one overnight field trip, are required. Prerequisites: ORHT131 or ORHT232 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the design and installation of irrigation systems for landscape planting, lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, nurseries, vegetable crops and orchards. Topics covered include basic hydraulics, piping systems, backflow prevention, product selection, system automation, crop water requirements and system winterization. Seminars by industry irrigation specialists supplement the classroom instruction. Practical experience will include the actual installation or trouble-shooting of a system on campus.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the reproduction of plants for commercial purposes. Mtehods of sexual and asexual propagation such as seed germination, rooting of cuttings, budding and grafting, bulb division and tissue culture will be considered. Prerequisite: BIOL116 within the last five years.
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