College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Fall 2008
Workshop in Horticulture: Vegetable Production and Management
Hort 493
Credit Hours 2 undergraduate or 2 non-major graduate
Dates August 25- December 19, 2008
Registration Deadline August 11, 2008
Off-Campus Program Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Master of Agriculture
Instructor: Hank Taber
E-mail: taber@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-0025
FAX:
Tuition/Fees $462 UG or $718 NMG/ Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites A basic plant science or biology course containing botany; Hort 221 or Agron 114 or equivalent; a basic soil science course would be helpful; open to off-campus students only
Course Description Principles of vegetable production with emphasis on sustainable practices, market outlets, business aspects, and risk management. Organic techniques will be discussed. Major crop climatic conditions, growth and development, harvesting, storage, and marketing. In addition to exams, quizzes there will be a few special project assignments. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Course Website

http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/
** Access to the website may be restricted to registred students or not available until the start of the course.
Delivery Format WebCT/Streaming Video
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text

Optional text:

Decoteau, D.R. 2000. Vegetable Crops. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN: 0139569960.
Register for this class, please visit:
New Students - Complete registration form
Returning Students - AccessPlus
Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST).

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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