HORTICULTURE (AGHT)
(O) and (E) Denote Odd and Even Years Respectively
AGHT 3030. Integrated Pest Management.--Spring.
(O). Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1120. Introduction to the aspects of integrated pest
management. Identification of plant disease and insect pest problems.
Fundamentals of control: biological, cultural, and chemical. Plant disease
concepts including etiology, ecology, and physiology.
AGHT 3250. Arborist Services. Lec. 1. Lab 4.
Credit 3.
Basic training and experience in professional tree care and aerial tree
work. Climbing equipment provided, students provide personal protective
equipment after instruction.
AGHT 3400. Landscape Horticulture.--Fall.
Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: AGRN 1010 or consent of instructor. Basic theory and principles
of design for landscaping modern homes and businesses. Use of ornamental plants
and
special features. Installation, maintenance, and discussion of the effect of
management on plant growth and health. Topics include pruning, fertilizer
application, pest control, etc.
AGHT 3410. Plant Propagation.--Fall. Lec.
2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: AGRN 1010, BIOL 1120, or consent of instructor. Asexual and sexual
propagation of plants by cuttings, layers, division, special structures,
grafting, budding, seeds, and tissue culture.
AGHT 3440. Floral Arrangement.--Fall. Lec. 1. Lab. 4. Credit 3.
Fundamentals and theory of floral design with emphasis on arrangements for the
home and special occasions.
AGHT 3450. Dendrology.--Fall. Lec. 2.
Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1120 or consent of instructor. The study of trees and the
identification of native and urban species commonly found in the mid-South.
Adaptability of the species to various ecological conditions of forest
ecosystems and landscape environments will be discussed.
AGHT 3460. Interior Plantscaping.--Spring.
(E). Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Identification, culture, production, and use of foliage plants in interior
design; principles of design; and practices of maintenance.
AGHT 3470. Landscape Plant Materials.--Spring.
(E). Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Uses and the identification of tree, shrub, and herbaceous plant species for
landscapes. Ornamental characteristics and the adaptability of the species to
various landscape conditions will be discussed.
AGHT (SPED) 3480.
Horticultural Therapy.--Spring.
(O). Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Introduction to the application of horticulture for special education and as
therapy for treatment, rehabilitation, and/or training of individuals with
disabilities.
AGHT 4410. Nursery Management.--Spring.
(O). Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: AGHT 2450, 3410, or consent of instructor. Principles of retail
and
wholesale nursery site selection, field and container production, and resource
management.
AGHT 4420. Greenhouse
Management and Crop Production.--Spring.
(E). Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: AGHT 3410, AGET 4610, or request by advisor. Principles of
greenhouse management and environmental controls: production, timing, harvesting,
and marketing of commercial floricultural crops; pest control strategies; and
nutrient
film technique. Development of commercial production schedule required.
AGHT 4510 (5510). Fruit and Vegetable Production.--Spring.
(E). Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: AGHT 3400 or 3410, AGRN 4210, or consent of instructor. Fundamental
principles of tree fruit and small fruit, and field and greenhouse vegetable
production. Cultural and environmental management, systems of harvesting,
storing, and marketing.
AGHT 4940-4950 (5940-5950). Horticulture Topics.
Credit 1-4.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Special study in an approved area of
horticulture under the supervision of a member of the School of Agriculture
faculty.
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