PLSC 210 - Horticulture Science
Lecture Schedule, Fall Semester 2010

Date
  Lecture Topic
  Reading Assignment
  Aug 25   Wed    General introduction         -
  Aug 27   Fri    Introduction to horticulture
  Chapt 1 
  Aug 30  Mon    Plant classification   Chapt 2
  Sep  1   Wed    Plant classification   Chapt 2 
  Sep  3   Fri    Plant classification                         (Quiz 1)   Chapt 2
  Sep  6   Mon    (No class-Labor Day)       -
  Sep  8   Wed    Plant structure    Chapt 3 
  Sep 10   Fri    Plant structure    Chapt 3 
  Sep 13   Mon    Plant structure   Chapt 3 
  Sep 15   Wed    Growth and metabolism
  Chapt 4 
  Sep 17   Fri    Public horticulture (video)            (Quiz 2)          -
  Sep 20   Mon    Grwoth and metabolism   Chapt 4 
  Sep 22   Wed    (Exam I)       -
  Sep 24  Fri    Differentiation and development   Chapt 5 
  Sep 27  Mon    Differentiation and development   Chapt 5 
  Sep 29  Wed    Differentiation and development   Chapt 5
  Oct  1    Fri    Reproduction                                 (Quiz 3)        Chapt 6 
  Oct  4    Mon    Reproduction   Chapt 6
  Oct  6   Wed    Soil and growing media
  Chapt 7
  Oct  8   Fri      Soil and growing media
  Chapt 7 
  Oct 11   Mon    Light
  Chapt 9
  Oct 13   Wed    Light
  Chapt 9
  Oct 15   Fri    Greenhouses (video)                     (Quiz 4)       -
  Oct 18   Mon    Temperature   Chapt 10
  Oct 20   Wed    (Exam II)       -
  Oct 22   Fri    Temperature   Chapt 10 
  Oct 25   Mon    Temperature   Chapt 10 
  Oct 27   Wed    Plant propagation   Chapt 12
  Oct 29   Fri    Plant propagation                          (Quiz 5)   Chapt 12
  Nov  1   Mon    Plant propagation    Chapt 12 
  Nov  3   Wed    Mineral nutrition   Chapt 13
  Nov  5   Fri    Mineral nutrition   Chapt 13 
  Nov  8  Mon    Mineral nutrition   Chapt 13 
  Nov 10  Wed    Pruning and training   Chapt 14
  Nov 12   Fri    Pruning and training                     (Quiz 6)   Chapt 14
  Nov 15   Mon    Pruning and training   Chapt 14
  Nov 17   Wed     (Exam III)  
  Nov 19   Fri    Plant growth regulation   Chapt 15
  Nov 22   Mon    Plant growth regulation   Chapt 15
  Nov 24  Wed   Plant growth regulation   Chapt 15
  Nov 26  Fri    (No class - Thanksgiving Holidays)                    
  Nov 29  Mon    Hydroponics                              -
  Dec 1  Wed    Horticultural geography   Chapt 19 
  Dec 3  Fri    Biotechnoloty in horticulture                         
       -
  Dec 6  Mon    Commercial horticulture (guest lecture)         -
  Dec 8  Wed    Horticulture in North Dakota (guest lecture)         -
  Dec 10  Fri   Open discussion
        -
  Dec 13  Mon   (Final Exam:  8:00-10:00 a.m.)          - 
                                                                                                          Lecture topics and dates are subject to change.