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(CLF6000) Advanced Core Cluster: ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE

 (CLF6600) Unit Title: GROWTH & MAINTENANCE OF NURSERY STOCK

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 (CLF6602) Topic: STERILIZATION AND        Time              Year(s) 
                    SANITATION               1 hour              3 / 4 
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         Topic Objectives: Upon completion of this lesson, the student
                            will be able to:

         Learning Outcome #:

           (K-9) - Explain the importance of sterilization and sanitation
                     in nursery stock production.

         Special Materials and Equipment: None

         References: Baker, Kenneth F. (Ed.). (1957). THE UC SYSTEM FOR 
                       PRODUCING HEALTHY CONTAINER-GROWN PLANTS. 
                       University of California, Division of Agricultural 
                       Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Station--Extension 
                       Service, Manual 23. (out-of-print)
                     Ball, Vic (Ed.). (1985). BALL RED BOOK (14th ed.). 
                       Reston, VA: Reston Publishing Company.
                     Hartmann, Hudson T., & Kester, Dale E. (1983). PLANT 
                       PROPAGATION: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (4th ed.). 
                       Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
                     Ingels, J. (1985). ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE: 
                       PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES. Albany, NY: Delmar 
                       Publishers.

         Evaluation:

TOPIC PRESENTATION: Sterilization and Sanitation in Nursery Stock

REVIEW: This topic is covered in CLF6305, Nursery Sanitation, in Unit
        CLF6300, Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants.

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