This course covers the principles and practices of plant propagation, including propagation methods, growing media, container growing, and nursery management. Students will learn about cutting propagation, grafting, plant nutrition, nursery hygiene, and variables influencing successful propagation.

Course Content

• Methods of plant propagation

• Effects of variables on cutting propagation and grafting

• Propagation facilities and plant health

• Seasonality and age effects

• Propagation by seed

• Principles and practices of container growing

• Plant nutrition

• Nursery hygiene