Biology and technology involved in the production, storage, processing, and marketing of horticultural plants and products. Laboratories include experiments demonstrating both the theoretical and practical aspects of horticultural plant growth and development.  Requires class trips. Students will pay individual lodging or meal expenses when necessary. Typically offered Fall Spring.

HORT 10100 Fundamentals Of Horticulture

Fundamentals Of Horticulture

A survey of the field of horticulture, with emphasis on horticultural information and career opportunities. This course will utilize a lecture format with a combination of presentations by the instructor and guest speakers with expertise and experience in specialized areas of horticulture. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 11000 Opportunities In Horticulture

Opportunities In Horticulture

A survey of the uses and properties of horticultural plants for human health and well-being. Topics will focus on the close relationships between plants and human physiology, nutrition, medicines, mind-altering drugs, poisons, and beverages.

HORT 12100 Medicine In The Garden

Medicine In The Garden

Theoretical and applied aspects of controlled plant reproduction by sexual and asexual techniques, including seeds, grafting and budding, layering, cuttings, micropropagation (in vitro culture), and specialized structures. Lectures emphasize morphological changes and physiological processes involved in plant propagation. Laboratory exercises illustrate the practical applications of propagation techniques. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 20100 Plant Propagation

Plant Propagation

(AGRY 21000) An introductory course in turfgrass management emphasizing turfgrass growth and development, species characteristics, their adaptation and basic cultural requirements for ornamental and functional turfgrass areas. The requirements and cultural inputs needed for proper establishment and maintenance of a high quality, low maintenance lawn will be discussed. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 21000 Fundamentals Of Turfgrass Culture

Fundamentals Of Turfgrass Culture

(AGRY 21100) Companion lab to AGRY 21000. Laboratory exercises will focus on turfgrass and seed anatomy, morphology, identification as well as the hands-on basic principles of turfgrass culture. Designed for the student who intends to pursue a career in turfgrass management and plans to enroll in AGRY 51000. Enrollment preference will be given to Turfgrass Science Majors.

HORT 21100 Fundamentals Of Turfgrass Culture Laboratory

Fundamentals Of Turfgrass Culture Laboratory

(ASEC 21200) This course will prepare future educators in using a greenhouse and landscape as teaching tools. The key focus will be preparing students to apply greenhouse and landscape management fundamentals in order to teach these concepts in the classroom. Laboratories will explore how to identify and produce both woody and herbaceous plants while safely maintaining and operating greenhouse technologies. Students will also explore how to implement landscape design technologies and identify tools, equipment, and landscape plants. Permission of instructor required.

HORT 21200 Greenhouse And Landscape Fundamentals For Educators

Greenhouse And Landscape Fundamentals For Educators

Recognition and identification of woody landscape plants; plant characteristics in terms of landscape function.

HORT 21700 Woody Landscape Plants

Woody Landscape Plants

Survey of annual and tender/tropical perennial ornamentals commonly used for seasonal color programs and curb appeal; recognition; cultural requirements; and use in landscape plantings.

HORT 21810 Flowers For Color

Flowers For Color

Survey of hardy perennial herbaceous ornamentals including native and non-native species, bulbs, groundcovers, grasses, ferns, aquatics; recognition; cultural requirements; and use in landscape plantings.

HORT 21820 Hardy Herbaceous Landscape Plants

Hardy Herbaceous Landscape Plants

Elements and principles of floral design, as well as the identification, culture, and propagation of indoor plants. Topics in the art of floral design from both the florist's and the consumer's perspective, as well as information on growing houseplants. A variety of creative, hands-on lab projects include fresh flowers and foliage, silk, and dried materials. Typically offered Fall Spring.

HORT 27000 Floral Design And Interior Plant Management

Floral Design And Interior Plant Management

This variable-credit, lower-level selected topics course will be used for lower-division undergraduate research projects, for development of new lower-division courses and for temporary courses for lower-division students. Permission of instructor required.

HORT 29100 Living Landscapes

Living Landscapes

HORT 29100 Selected Topics In Horticulture

Selected Topics In Horticulture

Professional experience in horticulture. Program coordinated by school with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit summary report and company evaluation. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.

HORT 29199 Cooperative Experience I

Cooperative Experience I

HORT 29299 Cooperative Experience II

Cooperative Experience II

Basic physiological processes of higher plants, particularly as related to the influence of environmental factors on growth, metabolism, and reproduction. Laboratory experiments involve hands-on experience with numerous aspects of plant physiology, including water relations, photosynthesis, growth, dormancy, hormones, and flowering. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 30100 Plant Physiology

Plant Physiology

The origins and development of agriculture, with specific emphasis on horticulture from prehistory to the present in relation to civilization and modern culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

HORT 30600 History Of Horticulture

History Of Horticulture

Principles and practices applicable to the installation and management of landscape plants. Topics include site and project assessment, site modification and plant installation, the business practices of estimating and bidding, and plant management. Requires class trips. Students will pay individual lodging or meal expenses when necessary.

HORT 31700 Landscape Contracting And Management

Landscape Contracting And Management

A survey of the principles and practices of field production of horticultural crops: fruits, vegetables, herbs, and nursery crops. Production principles will be discussed in lab prep while laboratory exercises will emphasize practical hands-on experience in modern technology of specialty crop production including management inputs, cultivar selection, crop manipulation, harvesting and handling.

HORT 31800 Field Production Of Horticultural Crops

Field Production Of Horticultural Crops

This course combines production principles with environmental concepts and advances in technology to provide a comprehensive training in sustainable production of herbaceous ornamentals and vegetables in controlled environment systems. The laboratory instruction provides hands-on experience with the practice of growing crops under controlled environments by combining the learning from lab prep with the use of technology to control environment during production.

HORT 31900 Controlled Environment Production Of Horticultural Crops

Controlled Environment Production Of Horticultural Crops

This course is designed for students in the department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture or those interested in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). This course offers students foundational information and hands-on experience on hydroponic and soilless cultivation of horticultural crops. Production practices, growing systems, new technologies, and current challenges are discussed.

HORT 32100 Hydroponics Systems

Hydroponics Systems

This course will offer students foundational information on the principles of planning, organizing, and managing greenhouse operations for bedding plant production. Students will learn about current cultural practices and challenges faced by the industry, as well as how environmental factors are monitored and controlled in production facilities. Hands-on activities will focus on integrated crop management practices for commercial greenhouse production. Case studies and discussions of relevant literature will help prepare students for positions in the green industry.

HORT 32200 Greenhouse Crop Production

Greenhouse Crop Production

Supervised work experience in horticultural industry. Programs must be preplanned and conducted under the direction of the departmental coordinator with the cooperation of an employer. Students must submit a summary report. Permission of department required.

HORT 39000 Cooperative Program In Horticulture

Cooperative Program In Horticulture

HORT 39399 Cooperative Experience III

Cooperative Experience III

HORT 39499 Extensive Cooperative Experience IV

Extensive Cooperative Experience IV

HORT 39599 Extensive Cooperative Experience V

Extensive Cooperative Experience V

An introduction to the agriculture of the tropics and subtropics, emphasizing horticultural crops.  Offered in even-numbered years. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

HORT 40300 Tropical Horticulture

Tropical Horticulture

Based on an approved work or internship experience, or case study, or mentored research experience, or production activity, students will collect information and develop a written analytical exploration of the commercial enterprise, internship institution, or research or production activity. The written analysis will be appropriate to the student's area of concentration. In addition, a summary oral presentation based on specific aspects of their experience will be made by each student. Prerequisite: Completion of an approved work or internship experience or mentored research experience.

HORT 42700 Horticulture Capstone

Horticulture Capstone

Principles of marketing and business management in the horticultural industries; market organization, performance, and planning; financial planning, pricing, promotion, cost control, and legal aspects of retailing. Case studies in direct farm, floral, and garden center management. Typically offered Fall.

HORT 43500 Developing An Agricultural Startup

Developing An Agricultural Startup

Training in research techniques, statistical methods, and record procedures. Assigned research problems. A written report of work accomplished is required. Permission of instructor required.

HORT 49100 Bedding Plant Production

Bedding Plant Production

HORT 49100 Hydroponic Systems

Hydroponic Systems

HORT 49100 Greenhouse Crop Production

HORT 49100 Hydroponics Systems

HORT 49100 Petunia Epigenetics

Petunia Epigenetics

HORT 49100 Plant Identification Education

Plant Identification Education

HORT 49100 Turfgrass Prof Development

Turfgrass Prof Development

HORT 49100 Special Assignments In Horticulture

Special Assignments In Horticulture

HORT 49100 Natives In Designed Landscapes

Natives In Designed Landscapes

HORT 49100 Epigenetics In Petunia

Epigenetics In Petunia

HORT 49100 Developing An Ag Startup

Developing An Ag Startup

HORT 49100 Lab: Developing An Ag Startup

Lab: Developing An Ag Startup

HORT 49100 Genetic Basis Of Traits

Genetic Basis Of Traits

HORT 49100 Natural Products Research

Natural Products Research

HORT 49100 Research In Metabolites

Research In Metabolites

HORT 49100 Sea Slug Research

Sea Slug Research

HORT 49100 Undergraduate Research Project

Undergraduate Research Project

HORT 49100 Gene Discovery Research

Gene Discovery Research

HORT 49100 Plant Science Research

Plant Science Research

HORT 49100 Metabolic Engineering Research

Metabolic Engineering Research

HORT 49100 Natural Product Research

Natural Product Research

HORT 49100 Integrated Turfgrass Pest Mgmt

Integrated Turfgrass Pest Mgmt

HORT 49100 Exploring Hort For Teaching

Exploring Hort For Teaching

For students doing individualized research on horticultural problems; report required. Arrange with academic advisor and honors research advisor before registering. Admission to the honors program. Permission of instructor required.

HORT 49900 Thesis Research

Thesis Research

An integrated course about plant nutrition focused on horticultural crops. The unique features of nutrient availability in a soil-less horticultural media will be highlighted. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the physiological basis of plant responses to nutrient application.  Weeks 1-5. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 51300 Nutrition Of Horticulture Crops

Nutrition Of Horticulture Crops

Students will learn about the latest methods to collect and analyze root and shoot exudates, quantify the composition and activity of microbes associating with plants, and determine how these associations influence plant health and productivity. Critical reviews of the primary literature and development of a research proposal will help students acquire the skills needed to conduct research on this rapidly emerging topic.

HORT 52500 The Plant Microbiome

The Plant Microbiome

This course will teach the basic skills and knowledge required to operate in UNIX environment and program in Python. The course is designed to teach graduate, and advanced undergraduate students in plant and animal sciences the skill set required to analyze and interpret their own datasets. The lectures and associated lab section will provide students hands-on experience in working within a high-performance computing environment to analyze genome scale datasets. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 53000 Introduction To Computing For Biologists

Introduction To Computing For Biologists

This course aims to provide students an introduction to the theory and practice of functional genomics in plants. The course is centered around the many forms in which DNA sequencing technologies are applied to understand plant genomes, their variation and their function. The course will cover concepts in plant genome sequencing, transcriptome profiling and functional enrichment analyses in sets of genes. This is a full semester course that meets twice a week for: 1. A lecture that covers the rationale and theory of the topic and 2. A hands-on lab section that provides experiential learning with the computational tools and packages used in plant genomics and transcriptomics.

HORT 53100 Applied Plant Genomics

Applied Plant Genomics

(FS 54100) Theoretical and applied aspects of methods being used for enhancing the quality and shelf life of harvested fruits and vegetables. Factors that affect the longevity of produce and technology used to control these factors and reduce deterioration of produce between harvest and consumption/processing will be emphasized.  Weeks 11-15. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 54100 Postharvest Technology Of Fruits And Vegetables

Postharvest Technology Of Fruits And Vegetables

Future agricultural production and the environment will encounter multifaceted challenges from global climate change, heat and drought incidence and severity, and limited land and resources. An understanding of how plant responds to these changes is essential to develop new technologies and systems approaches to mitigate the negative impacts and enhance agricultural crop productivity. This is an advanced plant biology course covering the present state of understanding of phenological, physiological, and molecular and genetic mechanisms and processes by which plants acclimate to transient and chronic environmental extremes.

HORT 55100 Plant Responses To The Environment

Plant Responses To The Environment

Engaging the public in natural resource decision-making is an increasingly important and complex task. This course provides an overview of how to include diverse stakeholders in decision-making, collaboration, and conflict resolution through readings, class discussions, and role-plays.

HORT 57200 Stakeholder Involvement In Landscape Management

Stakeholder Involvement In Landscape Management

Special studies in horticulture not covered in regular coursework. The field in which work is offered will be indicated in the student's record. Permission of instructor required.

HORT 59000 Sensors In Horticulture

Sensors In Horticulture

HORT 59000 LA Computer Graphics

LA Computer Graphics

HORT 59000 Urban Agriculture

Urban Agriculture

HORT 59000 Turf Fundamentals Laboratory

Turf Fundamentals Laboratory

HORT 59000 Post-Harvest Physiology

Post-Harvest Physiology

HORT 59000 Landscape Visualization And AI

Landscape Visualization And AI

HORT 59000 Graduate Urban Design Project

Graduate Urban Design Project

HORT 59000 Turf Fundamentals Lab

Turf Fundamentals Lab

HORT 59000 Turfgrass Fundamentals

Turfgrass Fundamentals

HORT 59000 Rural Design

Rural Design

HORT 59000 Horticultural Plant Breeding

Horticultural Plant Breeding

HORT 59000 Special Studies Horticulture

Special Studies Horticulture

HORT 59000 Special Studies In Horticulture

Special Studies In Horticulture

HORT 59000 Stakeholdr Involvmnt Land Mgmt

Stakeholdr Involvmnt Land Mgmt

The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the culture of scientific research and the processes of scientific discovery and review.  This course will: (1) acquaint students with techniques used in presenting short scientific talks, as e.g., at national meetings, (2) expose students to procedures used in preparing scientific papers, proposals, etc., (3) introduce students to the outcomes expected to be achieved by graduate education and the processes by which students are mentored and evaluated, (4) help students begin formulating their research project proposal, (5) acquaint students with guidelines for biosafety and responsible conduct of research and provide a forum for discussion of ethical issues confronting researchers, particularly those inherent in participating in extramurally-funded research, (6) acquaint students with intellectual property issues involved in scientific research, (7) acquaint students with core research facilities across campus, and (8) expose students to discussions regarding the importance of diversity and an atmosphere of mutual respect to research excellence.  This course is taken for a letter grade and carries on hour of credit.  Typically offered Fall Spring .

HORT 60100 Planning And Presenting Plant Science Research

Planning And Presenting Plant Science Research

Weekly attendance at the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Departmental seminars to help graduate students develop an appreciation for attending seminars and learning appropriate and effective presentation skills.  HORT 602 compliments HORT 601 and HORT 603 by extending the presentation and project development approaches learned, so that students are better ready to prepare and defend their project proposals in HORT 603. Prerequisite: BCHM 56100. Typically offered Fall Spring.

HORT 60200 Horticulture Research Seminar

Horticulture Research Seminar

Focuses on funding opportunities in agricultural research and techniques of writing successful scientific grant proposals. Students will write a proposal on a research topic of their choice during the course, and they will gain experience in the peer review process by preparing written reviews of proposals and participating in a panel meeting in which proposals are discussed and ranked. Typically offered Spring.

HORT 60300 Grants And Grantsmanship

Grants And Grantsmanship

(BCHM 64000, BTNY 64000) Topics include photosynthesis, respiration, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and nitrogen, sulfur, and secondary metabolism. This course is the third in a series of core courses in the Purdue Plant Biology Program graduate curriculum. Prerequisite: BCHM 56100, BTNY 55300 or HORT 55300, Prerequisite: BIOL 55100 or HORT 55100.

HORT 64000 Metabolic Plant Physiology

Metabolic Plant Physiology

Topics of current interest to staff and students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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