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COURSE DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

This course covers the practical components of nursery production, such as knowing and understanding plant propagation, the potting and transportation of plants, helping you decide on appropriate plants that you would like to grow and sell, plant breeding and ownership, effectively managing plant pests and diseases and selecting the appropriate growing media for your plants. This course would suit helping your foundation understanding, whether for a small backyard start-up, or even a large-scale production.<\/p>\n

WHAT THE COURSE COVERS \u2013 6 LESSONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

LESSON 1 PROPAGATION<\/strong>
\nSexual propagation
\nAsexual propagation
\nPropagation efficiency
\nPractical exercise
\nReview what you have been learning<\/p>\n

LESSON 2 POTTING AND TRANSPLANTING <\/strong>
\nTransplanting
\nPotting up plants
\nGrowing on
\nIn-ground production
\nReview what you have been learning<\/p>\n

LESSON 3 SELECTING AND MANAGING NURSERY STOCK<\/strong>
\nConsidering your stock options
\nCriteria for selecting plants
\nDeveloping a nursery stock list \u2013 an example
\nNursery stocklist worksheet
\nStock plants for production\/propagation nurseries
\nPropagation material
\nQuarantine issues when selecting stock
\nEnvironmental weeds and plant selection
\nManaging plants in retail nurseries
\nExercise: nursery inspection sheet
\nHolding stock
\nPlant modification
\nMaking flowers out of season
\nUsing light to modify plant growth
\nExamples of flowering control
\nReview what you have been learning<\/p>\n

LESSON 4 PLANT BREEDING AND OWNERSHIP<\/strong>
\nGenetic improvement of plants
\nPlant reproduction
\nGenetic variations
\nMale sterility
\nGenetics versus environment
\nMonohybrid and dihybrid crosses
\nQuantitative traits
\nPlant breeding programs
\nHybrid seed production \u2013 an outline
\nHybridising techniques
\nMicropropagation
\nPlant breeders\u2019 rights\/plants varieties rights and trademarks
\nReview what you have been learning<\/p>\n

LESSON 5 PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT<\/strong>
\nIntegrated pest management
\nIdentifying the problem
\nResistant plants
\nHygiene
\nCultural controls
\nQuarantine
\nPhysical controls
\nBiological controls
\nChemical controls
\nMinimising chemical use
\nTypes of chemicals
\nA review of chemicals
\nWays of applying chemicals
\nWeed control
\nSome chemicals and their modes of action
\nNoxious weeds
\nUsing chemicals
\nSafe use of weed killers
\nReview what you have been learning<\/p>\n

LESSON 6 GROWING MEDIA<\/strong>
\nUnderstanding soils
\nSoil testing and sampling
\nImproving soils
\nPotting mixes
\nPropagation media
\nThe nutrient elements
\nNutrition management
\nReview what you have been learning
\nFinal assessment<\/p>\n

COURSE FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n