Graphic communication techniques included. Advanced techniques in landscape design. Grading, construction details, graphic techniques, site analysis as well as various design problems. Principles and practices involved in propagating herbaceous and woody plants by seeds, division, layering, cuttings, budding, grafting, and aseptic culture. An ecosystem approach to agriculture.
Students work in team projects to design agroecosystems.
Composting Ecology and Management Examines the ecological principles and practical management of on farm composting process. Students focus on independent team research projects to understand the composting process. Alternate years, 1996-97. An agroecological analysis of soil fertility management including nutrient supply and uptake, rhizosphere-microbial interactions, fertility evaluations, and management techniques. 197 Undergraduate Special Topics lectures, laboratories, readings, field projects, surveys, or research designed to provide specialized experience in horticulture, agronomy, soils,or plant environment.