Floriculture


COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE – LEVEL 7
COURSE CODE B0033 SEMESTER 5th
COURSE TITLE FLORICULTURE
TEACHING ACTIVITIES TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS CREDITS
5 5
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

SCIENTIFIC AREA
PREREQUISITES:

 

NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GREEK
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS:
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01174/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
·        Students obtain specialized knowledge in science and cultivation techniques of the main floriculture crops produced in Greece.

·        They become capable of identifying the main flowering species.

General Skills
Autonomous work

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
1.      Environmental conditions in the commercial cultivation of flowering and ornamental species (Intensity, duration and quality of light, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Carbon dioxide).

2.      Commercial outdoor and greenhouse production of rose cut flowers.

3.      Commercial outdoor and greenhouse production of carnation cut flowers.

4.      Commercial outdoor and greenhouse production of chrysanthemum, cut flowers and pot plants.

5.      Commercial outdoor and greenhouse production of gerbera cut flowers.

6.      Commercial outdoor and greenhouse production of gladiolus cut flowers.

7.      Commercial greenhouse production of lily cut flowers.

8.      Commercial outdoor and greenhouse production of gypsophila cut flowers.

9.      Commercial greenhouse production of poinsettia pot plants.

10.   Commercial greenhouse production of gardenia pot plants.

11.   Commercial greenhouse production of azalea pot plants.

12.   Commercial greenhouse production of cyclamen pot plants.

For each floriculture crop the following topics are studied: Origin and distribution. Botanical classification and characteristics. Climate and soil conditions. Propagation. Cultivars. Scheduling. Crop practices and techniques. Harvest. Postharvest treatments.

13.   Preservation treatments of cut flowers and greens.

  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching and Communication with students (PowerPoint, Videos, e-class)
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

 

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 39
Project 15
Laboratory exercise 26
Study 45
Course total 125
Student Evaluation Student evaluation includes:

·      Written exams (Multiple Choice Test) at the end of the semester both on theoretical and practical courses.

  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Recommended books in the ‘Eudoxus’ system:

·      Book [94692454]: Γενική Ανθοκομία, Δημήτριος Σάββας Λεπτομέρειες

·      Book [77120344]: Ανθοκομία – Καλλιέργεια και Μετασυλλεκτική Διαχείριση Ανθέων και Φυλλωμάτων, Αναστάσιος Δάρρας Λεπτομέρειες

·      Book [1947]: Φυτά Εσωτερικών Χώρων, Γεωργακοπούλου-Βογιατζή Χρ. Λεπτομέρειες

 

Additional literature sources will be available to students during the semester.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Chrysovalantou Antonopoulou
Contact details: cantonop@agro.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1) NO
Evaluation methods: (2) Written examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured
Implementation Instructions: (3) The final examination of the course takes place on a scheduled day, according to the examination program of the Department. It is carried out through e-class and MS teams platforms. One day before the exam, the link of the exercise in e-class appears to those who have registered for the course and have taken note and accepted the terms of distance learning.

Students who participate in the examination, firstly must connect to MS teams and show their identity, in order to be identified by the teacher. Each student has to answer 25 multiple choice questions in 20 minutes. Every correct question is scored with 0.4 and there is also a negative score. More details are given with an announcement through e-class.