Course Title

Fundamentals of Greenhouse, Nursery and Garden Center Technology

Course Description

The Fundamentals of Greenhouse, Nursery and Garden Center Technology course is designed to develop student skills to perform at beginning/entry level nursery, greenhouse and/or garden center job positions. Students will be given instruction in plant propagation, plant maintenance, nursery, greenhouse, and garden center operations.

Contact

Kevin Terronez
405-743-5537
kterr@okcareertech.org

Knowledge and Skills

Given the necessary equipment, materials, and instruction, the student, on completion of the prescribed course of study, will be able to successfully accomplish the following core competencies:

Industry orientation

Performing work safety practices

Manufacturing/greenhouse and nursery workplace

Plants and their functions

Identification and classification of plants

Measurement

Demonstrating preliminary free-hand layout skills

Nursery growing structures and facilities

Propagation of nursery plants

Managing the nursery's soil and fertility

Irrigating nursery plants

Selection and scheduling nursery planting

Transplanting nursery plants

Pest control

Managing plants in the nursery

Harvesting and moving nursery plants

Sod production

Starting a nursery business

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Select Duties from:

Horticulture: Nursery Technician – CTTC

Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures

Oklahoma PASS Skills

National Standards for Technological Literacy

Industry Alignments

Greenhouse Grower’s Association

Oklahoma Turfgrass Resource Foundation

State Florist Association

State Nurserymen’s Association

Curriculum Resources

Greehhouse Management and Operations - CIMC

www.okcimc.com

Birdwell, F.M., Landscape Plants 1996

Emmons, R., Turfgrass Science and Management, 2^nd Edition, Delmar Publishing, Inc. 1995

Ingles, J.E., Ornamental Horticulture: Science, Operation and Management, 2^nd Edition, Delmar Publishers, Inc. 1994

Reiley, H.E. and C.L. Shry, Introductory Horticulture, 5^th Edition, Delmar Publishers, Inc. 1997

Schroder, C.B., Seagle, E.D., Felton, L.M., Ruter, J.M., Kelley, W.T. and Gerald, Introduction to Horticulture, Interstate Publishers, 1997

Parker, R.,  Introduction to Plant Science, Delmar Publishers, Inc. 2000

Ingles, J.E., Landscaping Principles and Practices, Delmar Publishers, Inc. 5^th Edition 2000

Biondo, R.J. and C.B. Schroder,,Introduction to Landscaping Design, Construction and Maintenance, Interstate Publishers    2^nd Edition  2000

Nelson, K.S. , Greenhouse Management, Interstate Publishers     

Nelson, K.S.,  Flower and Plant Propagation in the Greenhouse, Interstate Publishers, Inc.

High-Performance Manufacturing.  Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Communications for the Workplace, South Western Educational Publishing

Hoffman, Edward G. Practical Problems in Mathematics, Delmar Publishing, Inc

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