Courses of Study 2014-2015 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HORT 4025 - Horticultural Crop Improvement


     
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Recommended prerequisite: HORT 1101  and PLBR 2250  or equivalent.

P. Griffiths.

Provides insight into and exposure to the unique challenges associated with the improvement of horticultural crops and is intended for plant science majors, graduate students and those in other disciplines with an interest in horticulture. Areas covered focus on real-world issues addressing changes in production environments, aesthetics, markets, postharvest quality and consumer demands and how they impact marketable yield. Horticultural crops have diverse challenges from the development of seedless crops, the selection and propagation of clonal genotypes to high-quality expectations, year-round consistency, consumer acceptance and targeting of new controlled-environment production.

Outcome 1: Integrate and analyze the diverse challenges and requirements of horticultural crop improvement and their real world application.

Outcome 2: Apply quantitative solutions to qualitative problems associated with marketable yield in fresh market crops.



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