HORT 1101 - Horticultural Science and Systems

Fall. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: high school biology.

F. S. Rossi.

Science and technology of horticultural plants grown for foods and beverages and ornamental, landscape, or recreational purposes. Lectures, labs, and field trips involve natural history and evolution of horticultural plants, botany and physiology, sustainable management of soil, water and plant nutrition, breeding and propagation, ecological and landscape functions, and integrated design and management of horticultural plantings and production systems.

Outcome 1: Explain, evaluate, and effectively interpret factual claims, theories and assumptions in horticulture.

Outcome 2: Integrate quantitative and qualitative information to reach defensible conclusions on horticultural topics.

Outcome 3: Communicate horticultural scientific concepts effectively through writing and speech.

Outcome 4: Demonstrate the capability to work both independently and in cooperation with others.