ALE 2380 A (CRN: 13813)

Agr, Lndscp & Envir: Commercial Plant Propagation (A)

4 credit hours

About ALE 2380 A

Principles and practices involved in propagating herbaceous and woody plants by seeds, division, layering, cuttings, budding, grafting, and aseptic tissue culture and micropropagation. Prerequisite: PBIO 1040 or ALE 1100, ALE 1210 or ALE 1370 or BIOL 1400 or BIOL 1450 or BCOR 1400 or BCOR 1450 or Instructor permission.

Notes

Must register for lab ALE 2380 A01 or A02; Prerequisites enforced by the system: ALE/PSS 1100 or 1210 or PBIO 1040 or ALE/PSS 1370 or BIOL 1400 or BIOL 1450, or BCOR 1400 or BCOR 1450 or FOR 1210; Also acceptable: One semester Bio, or instructor permission; Contact the instructor for override: mark.starrett@uvm.edu Open to Degree and PACE students

Section Description

In this course, we will explore the principles and practices involved in propagating herbaceous and woody plants by seeds, division, layering, cuttings, grafting, and tissue culture/micropropagation. Each student will finish the course with MANY plants that they have propagated over the semester that they will get to take home with them!

Section Expectation

Each student will:
1.) Become familiar with the principles of plant propagation as it applies
to commercial production

2.) Develop hands-on, practical skills in the art and science of plant propagation during weekly laboratories.

Evaluation

Three exams = 60%
Exam format is short answer. The exams cover all the various methods of plant propagation systems and techniques. Some exam questions will require an understanding of the terminology used in this field of study.

Oral presentation = 10%
An oral presentation on the propagation methods of a plant of your choosing will be presented in front of your peers during class using PowerPoint or similar presentation method.

Laboratory quizzes = 30%
Laboratory attendance is REQUIRED.
Each week the labs will showcase a new method/technique used to propagate plants. Each week there will be a pre-lab quiz on the material being presented that week in lab, so that the student is prepared for the lab. The lab quizzes are short answer and multiple choice in format.

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