The principles and practices used in commercial propagation of plants with emphasis on horticultural plants. Includes seed germination, grafting, layering, budding, cuttings, tissue culture and other specialized techniques. For lab you may want to wear a lab coat or coveralls to keep from getting dirty. Quizzes will be given periodically during the semester. They usually consist of the learning exercise, questions about it and the results.
Labs can take anywhere from a week to the entire semester to complete.
Keep current on them, it is extremely hard to catch up and missed labs most times, can not be made up. The written report must be between 2-3 pages and not longer, giving information on how to propagate that crop, it s history and importance of the crop. The oral presentation needs to be 5 - 10 minutes long, discussing the crop and it s propagation technique. Also, prepare a one page growers guide to had out to the class as part of your oral presentation. You are encouraged to use pictures, charts and appropriate props.