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Course Offerings

Courses at the 5000 and 6000 level are considered graduate courses. However, courses at the 4000 level may be taken for graduate credit. There is usually an additional requirement for the graduate students in the course above that for the undergraduates. Courses below the 4000 level may not be taken for graduate credit. Lower level courses are occasionally required by a student's committee as deficiencies, but do not count toward the degree requirements.

• HORT400V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Original investigations on assigned problems in horticulture. Prerequisite: junior standing.
• HORT401V Special Topics in Horticulture, Turf or Landscape (Irregular) (1-6) Topics relate to horticulture, turfgrass or landscape science or management not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of a specific topic.
• HORT402V Horticulture Judging and Competition Activity (Irregular) (1-6) Training for and participation on horticultural identification, judging and competitive teams. Repeatable for up to 4 credits. Prerequisite: HORT 2003.
• HORT4033 Professional Landscape Installation and Construction (Even years, Fa) Principles and practices involved in landscape installation and construction. Topics covered include sequencing construction activities, protecting existing trees, landscape soils, selecting plants, planting and transplanting plant materials, wood construction, cement and masonry construction, and low-voltage lighting. Lecture 3 hours per week. Preparatory training in agribusiness or business is suggested. Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and HORT 3103.
• HORT4043 Professional Landscape Management (Odd years, Fa) (Formerly HORT 3123) Principles and practices of landscape management and maintenance. Topics include low maintenance and seasonal color design, pruning and hazard tree management, water and fertilizer management, pesticide use, and other maintenance activities. Basic elements of marketing, specifications and contracts, estimating, personnel management, and equipment selection and acquisition relevant for landscape services will be introduced. Preparatory training in agribusiness or business is suggested. Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and HORT 3103.
• HORT4103 Fruit Production Science and Technology (Even years, Fa) The management technologies and cultural practices of fruit crops including (but not limited to) blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, peaches, and apples will be presented. The underlying scientific principles of crop genetics, nutrition, and physiology will be presented as a basis for making management decisions in fruit crop productions. Corequisites: Lab component. Prerequisites: HORT 2003.
• HORT4403 Plant Propagation (Even years, Sp) Principles of plant propagation using seeds, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, and tissue culture. The physiological basis of propagation is described. Knowledge of plant growth and physiology is needed. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component.
• HORT4503 Nursery Management (Odd years, Fa) Principles and practices in the production and handling of woody ornamental stock; management of the retail nursery and garden center. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: HORT 2003.
• HORT4603 Practical Landscape Planning (Even years, Sp) Ornamental planting design and landscape planning concepts. Preparing planting plans, materials sheets, and cost estimates for residential properties. Prerequisite: HORT 3103.
• HORT4701L Greenhouse Management and Controlled Environment Horticulture Laboratory (Odd years, Fa) Laboratory involving hands-on experiments designed to demonstrate principles discussed in the lecture section. Includes field trips. Corequisite: HORT 4703.
• HORT4703 Greenhouse Management and Controlled Environment Horticulture (Odd years, Fa) Operation and management of greenhouses and other controlled environments used in horticultural production. Emphasis on system design and construction, control of light intensity and photoperiod, heating and cooling systems, substrates, mineral nutrition, water quality and irrigation systems. Prerequisite: HORT 2003 and CHEM 1074.
• HORT4801L Floriculture Laboratory (Even years, Sp) Laboratory involving hands-on experiments designed to demonstrate principles discussed in the lecture section. Includes field trips. Corequisite: HORT4803.
• HORT4803 Floriculture (Even years, Sp) Principles and practices of production and marketing of containerized environments including flowering containerized herbaceous species, geophytes and annual and perennial bedding plants. Prerequisite: HORT 4703.
• HORT4903 Golf and Sports Turf Management (Odd years, Fa) Turf management techniques for golf courses, and athletic fields including species selection, root-zone construction and modification, fertilization, mowing, irrigation and pest control. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: CSES 2203 and CSCS 2201L and (HORT 2303 or HORT 3403).
• HORT4913 Rootzone Management for Golf and Sports Turf (Odd years, Sp) An overview of the fundamental concepts of the physical and chemical properties of rootzones as related to construction and turfgrass management. Prerequisite: HORT 2303.
• HORT4921 Golf Course Operations (Even years, Fa) This course is designed to cover specific aspects of golf course operations that would not be included in traditional turfgrass management courses. Topics will include budgeting, personnel management, tournament setup and operation, dealing with golf club committees, communication, and other relevant topics related to managing a golf course maintenance operation. Prerequisites: HORT 4903.
• HORT5001 Seminar (Sp, Fa) Review of scientific literature and oral reports on current research in horticulture.
• HORT503V Special Problems Research (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Original investigations on assigned problems in horticulture. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
• HORT5043 Advanced Plant Breeding (Odd years, Fa) Application of genetic principles to the improvement of crop plants. Presentation of conventional plant breeding methods and special techniques such as polyploidy, interspecific hybridization and induced mutation. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3323 and BIOL 3321L (or ANSC 3123 and AGRN 4103).
• HORT5343 Seed Physiology (Irregular) Physiological process and molecular regulation in the development, dormancy, germination, and early growth of seeds. A basic knowledge of plant physiology expected. (Same as PTSC 5343)
• HORT600V Master's Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
• HORT602V Special Topics in Horticulture (Irregular) (1-3) Discussion and advanced studies on selected topics in genetics, plant breeding, physiology and culture of horticultural crops. May be repeated. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
• HORT6033 Genetic Techniques in Plant Breeding (Even years, Fa) In-depth study of genetic improvement and techniques. Covers both current and classical literature. Topics to be discussed: haploidy, genetic control of pairing, somatic instability, tissue culture and protoplast fusion, and male sterility. Lecture discussion 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3323 and BIOL 3321L (or ANSC 3123 and AGRN 4103 or equivalent).

Courses: Plant Science (PTSC):

• PTSC5343 Seed Physiology (SP) Physiological process and molecular regulation in the development, dormancy, germination, and early growth of seeds. A basic knowledge of plants physiology expected.
• PTSC6101 Colloquium in Plant Sciences (SP) Advanced discussion of topics in plant science on a participatory basis. Topics in plant pathology, horticulture and forestry will be treated. May be repeated for 2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
• PTSC6203 Laboratory Instrumentation in Plant Science (SP) Laboratory instrumentation in Plant Science (SP, Odd years) Principles, capabilities, and operation of laboratory instrumentation utilized in plant science research lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: PTSC 6200L.
• PTSC700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: graduate standing.

See also Graduate level courses in Plant Pathology