Teaching
ORH 4280 - Orchidology (3 credits) - Currently offered at FLREC, Ft. Lauderdale
The principles and practices involved in the production of orchid plants and flowers, including nomenclature, breeding, seed culture, harvesting, and handling.
Website: http://orchids.ifas.ufl.edu
Visit the Orchid Conservation Coalition website to learn more about the 1% For Orchid Conservation program.
ORH 3813C - Residential Landscape Design (3 credits) - Currently offered at FLREC, Ft. Lauderdale
Basic principles for the elaboration of a simple residential landscape design.
Website: http://design.ifas.ufl.edu
ORH 4321C - Palm Production and Culture (3 credits) - Currently being offered at FLREC by Dr. Fitzpatrick
Vegetative and reproductive morphology, ID, seed germination, container, field and liner production of palms. Palm use in landscapes, interiorscapes and their maintenance, transplanting, nutrition, as well as harmful insects, diseases and pests will be discussed.
Website: http://palms.ifas.ufl.edu
ORH 3254C - Introductory Nursery Management (4 credits) - Currently offered at FLREC by Dr. Moore
An introductory course presenting principles involved in managing nurseries. Emphasis is placed on principles of managing the interaction between media components, irrigation and nutrition. Nursery layout and plant growing structures are discussed.
Website: http://nursery.ifas.ufl.edu
PLS 3221C - Plant Propagation Lab (3 credits) - Currently offered via web, with lab live at FLREC, Ft. Lauderdale
Principles, practices, and physiological aspects of the propagation of horticultural and agronomic crops by cuttings, grafting, seeds, micropropagation, and other methods.
ORH 4905 - Independent Study in Environmental Horticulture (1-5 credits) - Currently offered to selected students at TREC, Homestead
This course offers a one-on-one opportunity for students to obtain training in the micropropagation of ornamental plants, including aspects of aseptic culture, tissue culture techniques, and clonal propagation. Each student is assigned a research project which may include literature review, conduct an experiment, collection of data, summation and interpretation of results and preparation of a report.