Key words
B390, B432
Objectives
- Acquiring knowledge about the most important edible and non-edible horticultural crops: scientific name, botanical features, specific physiology, culture and end products.
- Gaining insight in different propagation techniques.
- In this context knowledge is gained of the technical tools used in horticulture: green house construction and technology, spraying and cooling techniques
Topics
- Plant assortment: scientific name, botanical features, specific physiology, culture and end products of edible and non-edible plants
- Propagation: generative and vegetative propagation techniques
- Greenhouse construction, greenhouse climate and its control, relation greenhouse-crop, units and normation, construction and organization, cooling techniques, spraying techniques
- Growing factors and greenhouse climate: Water, artificial light, transport systems, CO2
Prerequisites
knowledge about biology, physics, plant science, Phytotechny en ecophysiology
Final Objectives
- Acquiring knowledge about the most important edible and non-edible horticultural crops
- Insight in different propagation techniques
- Acquiring knowledge of the technical tools used in greenhouse cultures
- Ability to apply this knowledge on horticultural crops and to solve technical problems in greenhouses
Materials used
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Teachers courses,
Syllabus "Tuinbouwtechniek"
Syllabus "Tuinbouwplantenteelt"
greenhouse exercises, video
Study costs
Cost: 25.0 EUR
25 Euro
Study guidance
Permanent possibility for questioning, guidance and coaching.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, exercises, visits
Assessment
Oral examination with written preparation, evaluation of practicum reports
Lecturer(s)
Stefaan WERBROUCK,
Marie-Christine VAN LABEKE,
Filip DEBERSAQUES
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