Practicum – Week 3
Lessons:
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Reporting on Seed Experiment
- Greenhouse Management and Hygiene (Part 2)—Pest ID and Control
Objectives:
- Students will appreciate the importance of meeting the planting conditions of HOWL and learn about epigeal and hypogeal germination.
- Students will learn
- To identify the common pests found in greenhouses
- What greenhouse pests look like at every stage of development
- How to detect the signs of their presence and the importance of early detection
- The importance of scouting for pests
- How to effectively apply control methods if pests appear
- The methods we use to detect and monitor greenhouse pests
Homework Assignment to be read/viewed before coming to Practicum:
- Read this Weblink – “Hypogeal Germination”
- Watch Video Below – “Time Lapse of Pea Shoot Root Growth”
- Read this Weblink – “Epigeal Germination”
- Watch Video Below – “Me Growing a Belly Buster Lima Bean”
- Read: ID & Control of:
Extended reading/viewing (optional):
- Watch Video Below – Germination Types
- Read this Document – “Vegetative Propagation/Understanding Plant Growth and Development”