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Teaching Philosophy
By integrating teaching into classroom, field, technological, and laboratory environments, we hope to extend education beyond formal instruction to prepare students for a variety of life experiences.
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Supervision of Graduate Students
Major advisor to 6 graduate students and served as a committee member for an additional 11 students. The record of placement is exceptional with all graduated major advisees currently employed or continuing their graduate education.
Courses
HORT 250 Floral Crop Quality Evaluation
Teaches students industry standards for acceptable potted flowers, potted foliage, and cut flower crops. Students actively participate in staging plant classes for judging, judge plant material, and justify class placement. The top four students are invited to represent the University of Illinois in the National Intercollegiate Floral Quality Evaluation and Design Competition.
HORT 341 Greenhouse Management and Production
Survey of topics relating to commercial greenhouse operations, management, and production. Examines design, location, and glazing of greenhouse structures; greenhouse operations such as heating, cooling, environmental control, and irrigation systems; production factors including light, temperature, root media, fertilization, watering, and integrated pest management; and management concepts such as industry trends and cost analysis. Production of fall flowering potted crops and greenhouse vegetables will be emphasized.
HORT 441 Floricultural Crops ProductionExamines in detail the commercial production cycles of
major and minor floricultural crops grown as potted flowering plants and
cut flowers, and bedding plant production systems. Cultural practices are
derived from an understanding of the interrelationships between
environmental conditions, species requirements, production systems, and
floricultural physiology.
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