The NEW 7th edition of Practices and Techniques in Horticulture has added some new exciting laboratory exercises as well as enhanced some of the previous activities. As students become more focused on the environment and sustainable plant production practices, we have evolved the book’s focus to include these issues.
Practices and Techniques in Horticulture is designed to be the first introduction to the plant sciences and may provide the experiential components for a course to meet the laboratory science requirements in some core curriculums.
Practices and Techniques in Horticulture features:
- learning objectives
- a list of needed materials is provided for the faculty.
- sufficient laboratory exercises that may be selected to provide a complete academic semester.
- review questions, work sheets and report instructions create the backbone to help set the tone for this general education laboratory science course.
The Science of Horticulture
Lab 1: The Scientific Method
Lab 2: General Procedures in Microscopy
Lab 3: A Study of Stomata and Guard Cells
Lab 4: Plant Structures I
Lab 5: Plant Structures II
Lab 6: Sexual Propagation/Seed Germination
Lab 7: Sexual Propagation/An Alternate Look at Seed
Stratification/Germination
Lab 8: Seed Stratification
Lab 9: Light Effects
Lab 10: Transpiration
Lab 11: Identification of Herbaceous Plants
Lab 12: Identification of Woody Plants
Lab 13: Asexual Propagation
Lab 14: A Study of Insects
Lab 15: Hydroponic Production
The Art of Horticulture
Lab 16: Penjing/Bonsai
Lab 17: Topiary Art
Lab 18: Horticulture Industry Field Trip
Lab 19: Bulb Forcing (Flowering Bulb)
Lab 20: Urban Environmental Design
Lab 21: Judging Horticultural Products
Appendix
Cynthia Mckenney
Cynthia McKenney is the former Rockwell Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Plant and Soil Science at Texas Tech University. During her 35 years on faculty at Texas Tech, she taught numerous courses in horticulture, including principles of horticulture, arboriculture, plant propagation, greenhouse crop production, and both herbaceous and woody plants. Dr. McKenney has been very involved in distance education since the late 1990’s developing numerous undergraduate courses that included laboratory exercises, as well as, multiple graduate courses. She has also participated in a USDA grant to create a graduate course on global horticulture and human nutrition to enhance community resilience and food security. Ultimately, Dr. McKenney taught over 10 courses via interactive video conferencing, online instruction, and blended formats. This resulted in her having student in several different countries in Europe and Asia. Dr. McKenney’s experience in distance education has provided her skills to aid in the development of many of the on-line features for this textbook. In addition to teaching, she has conducted research on water-conserving landscapes, native plants, and alternative food production systems. Her environmental viewpoint has added an additional dimension to this introductory plant science textbook.
