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  Lecturer : DR. HAMIDAH BINTI AHMAD Semester : 1 2012/2013
  Synopsis : This is an introduction course to horticulture and nursery. The course is aimed at acquiring basic knowledge and understanding of this field on plant environmental concepts through learning of plants: introduction, classification, plant propagation, and soil characteristics for growth. This course will also incorporates an introduction to nursery to provide field work experiences to students in learning skills and implementation of horticultural works such as soil mixture, planting, pruning, staking, watering, pest control and soil management. Objectives: i. The students will understand basic plant science on plant growth, production and maintenance in the field of landscape architecture. ii. Students will acquire an understanding on the different types of nurseries and landscape nursery framework. iii. The students will be able to identify basic types of soil and their suitability for planting.
  This work, SBEL1532 Introduction to Horticulture by DR. HAMIDAH BINTI AHMAD is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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  TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION
  
  The introduction will provide an overview of the landscape industry.
  

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  TOPIC 2: PLANT CLASSIFICATION
  
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  TOPIC 3: PLANT ANATOMY
  
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  TOPIC 4: PLANT PROPAGATION
  
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  TOPIC 5: PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENT- Above Environment
  
  The topic reviews the above environmental factors that affect plants growth.
  

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  TOPIC 6: PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT-Underground Environment
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  TOPIC 7: LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
  Maintenance is important in ensuring good plant growth. This topic will give an overview of the maintenance work required in the landscape industry.
  

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