5/18/2024 10:32:19 PM	AG 92.1 Course Outline as of Spring 1990	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  AG 92.1	Title:  PLANT PROPAGATION
Full Title:  Plant Propagation
Last Reviewed:2/11/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	87.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  AG 92A

Catalog Description:

Introduction to commercial practices of plant propagation by seed and vegetative means.  Propagation structures, media, hormones and propagation practices, including seed treatment and sowing, cuttings, layering, grafting/budding, and tissue culture.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Introduction to commercial practices of plant propagation by seed and vegetative means.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: AG - EH 116L	Plant Propagation / Production	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): HORT70

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

 The Student Will:

    1. Know the plant propagation life cycles.

    2. Be able to propagate plants both asexually and sexually.

    3. Know propagation structures.

    4. Be able to graft, bud, and micropropagate.

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction to Propagation

  A. Importance

  B. Plant Life Cycles

  C. Types of Propagation

II.Propagation Structures

III. Propation Medias

    A. Make-Up

    B. Sterilization

IV. Seed (Sexual) Propagation

   A. Development

   B. Storage and Handling

   C. Germination

V. Vegetative (Asexual) Propagatin

  A. Cuttings

  B. Grafting/Budding

  C. Layering

  D. Division/Separation

  E. Specialized Structures

Assignments:

Texts and written reports.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Written homework, Reading reports, Lab reports, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Homework problems, Field work, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 40%
Class performances, Field work, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Text: Hartmann and Kester - Plant Propagation, Principles and

                           Practices - Ed #5

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