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Courses - Spring 2023
PLSC
Plant Sciences
PLSC461
Cultural Management of Nursery and Greenhouse Systems: Substrates
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: PLSC461 or PLSC489T.
Formerly: PLSC489T.
Additional information: Course material is delivered primarily online, but a four hour face-to-face lecture/lab will be held at the end of the module. PLSC461, PLSC462 and PLSC464 will be taught sequentially during the semester.
One of three 1-credit modules (PLSC461, PLSC462 and PLSC464)covering the management techniques used in the intensive culture of plants in commercial operations. Specifically, this module covers the composition, handling, physical and chemical properties of substrates and how they should be managed to maximize plant growth.