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department Environmental Horticulture (X) |
Lecture—3 hours. Introduction to the use of plants to enhance the physical, visual and social environment. The use of ecological principles in developing sustainable, low maintenance landscape systems will be presented. Career opportunities will be discussed. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—I. (I.) Burger
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Lecture—1 hour; discussion—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Classification, nomenclature and variation of environmental plants. The use of floral and vegetative characteristics and terminology to key unknown plants. Characteristics of plant groups and basics of climate, soils and plant selection. Identification of 150 common landscape plants.—I. (I.) Young
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or Plant Sciences 2. Principles and practices of planning and managing urban vegetation. Basics of tree appraisal, natural resource inventory, and development of long term urban forest management plans.
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 6 or consent of instructor. Identification and evaluation of 200 tree species of the urban forest on campus, in the Arboretum, and in the city of Davis; appraised and aesthetic values, condition, and branch structure; contribution of trees to this ecosystem. Bicycle required.—I. (I.) Harding
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C. Physiological principles and processes essential to floriculture, nursery crop production, turfculture and landscape horticulture. Emphasis on the control of vegetative and reproductive development for a broad species range in greenhouse and extensive landscape environments.—I. (I.) Burger
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 6 or consent of instructor. Classification and identification of introduced and native species used in urban forests, with emphasis on floral and vegetative characteristics of the prominent families of angiosperms and gymnosperms, adaptations to environmental variations in western landscapes, and horticultural classification.—III. (III.) Harding
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Soil Science 10. Principles of soil science and practices related to management of container media are taught, emphasizing appropriate use of soils and amendments, irrigation, and fertilizers. Physical and chemical properties are tested and effects of management on crops are evaluated in the laboratory.—I. (I.) Evans
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C. Principles and techniques for the production of ornamental greenhouse and nursery crops. Hands-on experience producing greenhouse crops. Optional weekend field trip.—II. (II.) Lieth
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 102, Entomology 110, Plant Pathology 120, and Soil Science 100 or the equivalents. Methods of analysis of common plant disorders seen in the landscape, greenhouse, and nursery. Diagnosis of plant disorders caused by soil, water, insects, disease, chemical agents, climatic conditions or cultural practices. Approaches to diagnosis that emphasize acquisition and integration of information.—III. (III.) Durzan
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or Plant Sciences 2. Utilization and management of amenity and landscape grassland systems. Emphasis on biology of grass species, ecology and culture practice of sports turf and landscape grassland systems, social and environmental benefits, environmental impacts, and integrated management systems.—III. (III.) Burger
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or the equivalent preparation in plant biology. Principles and practices of managing trees and shrubs in the urban landscape and other managed environments. Topics include woody plant form; growth response and adaptation; tree management in relation to soil, moisture, climate; plant problems.—II. (II.) Berry
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 102 and Biological Sciences 1C; Plant Biology 160 recommended. Life histories, adaptive plasticity, longevity, utility of trees and the uniqueness of biological materials. Applications of cloning, secondary products, wood science, and space biology in the context of academic, governmental and industrial viewpoints.—Durzan
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology/Evolution and Ecology 117 or Evolution and Ecology 121 or Plant Biology 147 or the equivalent. Conceptual bases of restoration ecology; tools used by restoration ecologists to solve practical problems; scope and success of actual restoration projects.—III. (III.) Eviner
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Laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 160 (may be taken concurrently). Companion field course to course 160. A series of part-day and all day visits to various field sites, involving site evaluations, guest field presentations by local restorationists, and actual restoration activities. Not open for credit to students who completed course 160 prior to spring 2004.—III. (III.) Eviner
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—8 hours; discussion—1 hour; project. Prerequisite: equivalent of B.S. degree in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry, Plant Biology, Agricultural Systems and Environment, or related major, or consent of instructor. Methods of analysis of common plant disorders seen in the landscape, greenhouse, and nursery. Diagnosis of plant disorders caused by soil, water, insects, disease, chemical agents, climactic conditions or cultural practices. Approaches to diagnosis that emphasize acquisition and integration of information. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 241.—III. (III.) Durzan
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