HORT 229 - Plant Propagation

3.0 Credits
Hands-on introduction to seed collecting, treatment, germination; handling, preparation, treatment and rooting of cuttings; grafting tools and the preparation of grafts; and a field trip to examine how micropropagation in tissue culture is accomplished. S/U grade option.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Correctly identify, properly handle, and successfully process propagules to produce new plants.
Recognize and solve rudimentary problems in the plant propagation process.
Accurately document the plant propagation process using the vocabulary of propagation and plant nomenclature.
Make appropriate use of tools, materials, substances, and environments for propagating plants.