Course: Basics of Breeding and Horticulture II

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Course title Basics of Breeding and Horticulture II
Course code KBI/7CHZ2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Chmelová Štěpánka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Vácha Zbyněk, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. The importance of plant cultivation. Factors influencing plant growth and development. 2. -3. Vegetables - importance, separation, cultivation, rotation of crops. 4. -5. Ornamental plants. Annual flowers, biennials and perennials. Make up flowers. Indoor plants - vegetative propagation. Hydroponic cultivation. 6. -7. Fruits plants, cultivation and vegetative propagation. 8. Medicinal plants. Toxic plants. 9. Field crops. 10. Plant nutrition, fertilization - distribution of fertilizers, principles of compost establishment. 11. Plant protection. Pests in the garden. Plant diseases in the garden. 12. Alternative methods of plant cultivation, principles of organic farming. Natural gardens. 13.-14. Horticulture in school practice - school gardens and their equipment, importance for garden pedagogy. Practical training in growing and propagating selected useful and ornamental plants. Practical knowledge of individual types of vegetables, fruits, ornamental, houseplants and useful plants. Plant protection against pests, fertilization and plant nutrition. Practical training in working in the school teaching garden and didactic use of the school garden.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Demonstration, Excursion, Experiment, Project-based learning, Practical training, Group work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to gain knowledge about the cultivation of common vegetables, fruits, ornamental plants and traditional crops, to get acquainted with the basic horticultural procedures, principles of plant protection and treatment, basic methods of plant propagation. The course also provides information on the didactic aspects of Plant Cultivation at primary school.
The student will gain practical skills and habits in growing and propagating plants. The course is the basis for the practical implementation of teaching in the school gardens.
Prerequisites
no

Assessment methods and criteria
Test, Seminar work, Interim evaluation

Knowledge of growing houseplants, ornamental and medicinal plants, vegetables and fruit trees. The exam also includes the issue of teaching in school gardens.
Recommended literature
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