ERIC Number: ED234213
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1979
Pages: 683
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
CVAE-VEH Horticulture Course Outline.
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services.
This curriculum guide consists of 14 units for use in teaching a high school level horticulture course. Covered in the individual units are the following topics: opportunities in horticultural occupations; plant classification and identification; structures and equipment used in producing greenhouse, ornamental, and nursery plants; greenhouse environment; soils and plant growth and development; propagation of plants; growing greenhouse plants; nursery plant production; developing and maintaining the landscape; establishing and caring for turf; soil and plant diseases, insects, organisms, and weeds in horticultural plants; floral arrangements; greenhouses and nursery business management; and horticultural equipment operation, maintenance, repair, and safety. Each unit contains some or all of the following: suggested procedures and activities, instructional text, transparency masters, and a list of related references. (MN)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Business Administration, Employment Opportunities, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Utilization, Floriculture, Greenhouses, Guidelines, High Schools, Horticulture, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Landscaping, Nurseries (Horticulture), Nursery Workers (Horticulture), Ornamental Horticulture, Plant Growth, Plant Identification, Plant Propagation, Safety, Soil Science, Turf Management, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology.
Authoring Institution: Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A