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INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
FALL, 2008
 776:211

Dr. Sacalis
382 Foran Hall
908 932-9711 Ext. 131

Note! The Textbook We Will Use For This Class is
"Horticulture, Principles and Practices",
by George Acquaah
Second Edition
Prentice Hall 2002

This book will not only be our Text for the study of Horticulture,
but it is also an excellent future reference for Horticulture students.

!ASSIGNMENT NOTE!
Each student will be required to make one trip to a Botanical Garden on their own, and report on their experience.
Important information regarding this assignment will be found by clicking on the Assignment Note link above.

! There Are Three Field Trips Scheduled For This Course. Buses Will Leave from The Greenhouse for the Destinations at 1:30 pm. Note The Dates And Plan With Your Other Courses Accordingly.

!Make Sure That You Will Be Able To Attend These Field Trips. Please Obtain a Permission Slip
If You It Is Required by One Of Your Professors !

All Lecture Classes Will Be Held in the Classroom at the Floricultural Greenhouses, Room 115

! Note The Class Times for Classes!
Tuesday 2:15-5:15pm
Thursday 3:55-5:15 pm

This is the Tentative Class Schedule For The
2008 Fall Semester
(There May Be Changes During the Semester)

September

Tue

Thu

Topic

Chapter
2
   Introduction to the Course and Introduction to eCompanion.
The class will meet in the Floricultural Greenhouse Classroom (Rm#115) and walk to Loree Computer Labs for a Demonstration of ECompanion.
Lecture:
Back to the Greenhouse Classroom.
What's a Plant?
How Plants are Classified.
 

4

Lecture:
Plant Anatomy. The Plant Cell.
Different Types of Plant Cells and Tissues. Meristems.
Simple and Complex Tissues.
Vascular Tissues.

Chapter 3
9

Lecture:
Stems and Roots; Anatomical Differences between Monocots and Dicots.
Primary and Secondary Growth. Monocots vs. Dicots.
How Plants Grow.
Greenhouse: Sow Seedlings and Stick Cuttings in Greenhouse.
Greenhouse Tour:
Meet Ms. Nicki Graf, Greenhouse Supervisor and our Guide, for Today..

Chapter 3

11

Lecture:
Morphology of Plant Stems, Roots and Leaves.
Monocots vs. Dicots.
Modified Stems and Roots.
Chapter 3
16
  

Lecture:
The Plant Growth Environment.
Air, Water, Temperature and Light.
Relative Humidity and Temperature Interaction.
Plant Oddities.

Chapter 4

18

Lecture:
The Plant Growth Environment, continued.
Growing Structures.
Review of Topics Covered. Receive Hand-out.

Chapters1 to 4
23
  

Field Trip:
The Snyder Farm, Pittstown, NJ.
Host: Dr. Win Cowgill, County Agent, Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service, Hunterdon County.
Bus Leaves
1:30 p.m
Floricultural Ghse.

 
25

First Hourly Exam
Exam will cover topics covered up to and including Sept. 18th.

  
30

Lecture:
Soil Characteristics .
Nutrition, continued. The Essential Elements, Minor and Major.
The Nitrogen Cycle.
Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms. Nutrient Mobility.
Fertilizers
Report on Snyder Farm Due Today.
Greenhouse:
Check Your Plants. Check Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms Demonstration. Take Data.

Chapter 4

October

Tue

Thu

Topic

Chapter

2
 Lecture:
 Plant Metabolism.
Organic Compounds in Plants.
Respiration. Light and Photosynthesis.
Exam Review.

Chapter 5

7

Lecture:
Photosynthesis, continued.
Factors Affecting Photosynthesis.
Plant Differences, Based on Types of Photosynthesis.
Photorespiration.

Chapter 5

9

Lecture:
Water and How it Moves in Plants.
Greenhouse:
Check Plants

Chapter 5
p. 161
Plus Outside Reading

14

Field Trip:
Cream Ridge Research Center.
Host: Professor Joseph Goffreda, Center Director.

16

Lecture:
Review if Genetics and Plant Improvement.
Propagation By Seed.
Seed Dormancy and Germination Techniques.

Chapters 6 & 10

21

Guest Lecture:
Prof. Win Cowgill, Hunterdon County Cooperative Extension Agent.
Topic: Tree Fruit Production.
Report on Cream Ridge Field Trip Due Today.


23

Lecture:
Review of Topics covered since First Exam.
Receive Exam Handouts


28

Second Hourly Exam

30

Lecture:
Vegetative Plant Propagation. Cuttings, Grafting, Budding.
Chapter 11

November

Tue

Thu

Topic

Chapter

4

Guest Lecture:
Dr. Joseph Goffreda, Director, Cream Ridge Research Center.
Plant Improvement and Genetic Engineering of Plants.

Chapter 6

6
 Lecture:
Juvenility and Maturity in Plants.
Flowering.
Note! The information given in this lecture is not in the textbook. You will only be able to get it by attending class!

Outside Reading
&
Internet

11

Field Trip:
Kube Pak, Allentown, New Jersey.
Host: Hank Bukowski, Head Grower.

Bus Leaves
1:30 p.m
Floricultural Ghse.

13

Lecture:
Flowering, continued.
Temperature Effects.
Vernalization.

Outside Reading
&
Internet

18

Lecture:
Plant Growth Regulators and Hormones.
Auxin, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Abscisic Acid, Ethylene.
Note! The information given in this lecture is not in the textbook. You will only be able to get it by attending class!
Report on Kube Pak Field Trip Due Today.

Outside Reading
&
Internet
Most is not in the book

20

Lecture:
Plant Growth Regulators and Hormones, continued. Tissue Culture. Practical uses of Plant Growth Regulators.

25

Note! Change in Designation of Classes; Class will start at 3:55 pm, Thursday time.
Lecture:
Putting Things in Perspective.
Recieve Exam Hand-outs.


27

No Class today... Thanksgiving Recess.

December

Tue

Thu

Topic

Chapter

2

Review Today of Material Covered.

Chapter 10

4

Last Day of Class. Final Exam Today.
Note!
Most of the questions on the Final Exam will be taken from topics that were presented following the Second Hourly Exam, but ANY conceptual topic presented during the semester is considered fair game for the Final Exam.

Chapter 11

9

Botanical Garden Trip Papers Due Today.

 

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