Course Outline Institut Pertanian Bogor - ACICIS’ Agriculture Semester Program

Unit name Ornamental Plant and Floriculture (AGH343) Department/ Agronomy and Horticulture Faculty Faculty of Agriculture Course credit (SKS) 3 (2-3) Offered in Even semester Pre-requisite Principles of Horticulture Course Coordinator Dr. Ir. Dewi Sukma, M.S Language Indonesian English  Both Course description This course covers issues relating to the cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants. Aspects covered include: 1. Botanical, physiological and ecological features of ornamental plants 2. Breeding considerations; 3. Special treatment for flowering or maintaining vegetative growth; 4. Fertilization and irrigation techniques; 5. Pest and disease control; 6. Harvesting techniques 7. Post-harvesting operation, including marketing. Cultivation techniques are taught in relation to important ornamental plants and flowers, aromatic plants and plants suited to both indoor and outdoor environments, including orchids, chrysanthemums, dianthus, lilies, gerberas and heliconias. In addition to skills in the cultivation of ornamental plants, this course will develop students’ business management skills in relation to these products.

Learning outcomes After completing this subject, student will be able to explain :  Definition of floriculture and group of commodities  Culture technique for some important ornamental plants/cut flower : orchids, chrysanthemum,roses, carnation, many kinds of bedding plants, pot plants, post harvest handling, breeding of ornamental plants and aspects of floriculture bussiness/enterpreneur.

Indicative assessment  Midterm exam : 35%  Final exam : 35%  Practice : 30%

Contact Hours 2 x 50 minutes for lecture (2 credits) and 3 x 50 minutes for laboratory exercise (1 credit) per week Readings  Dole, J.M. Wilkins H.F. Floriculture. Principles and Species. Prentice Hall. New Jersey.  Elliot, J. (Ed.). 1998. Orchids Growing in The Tropics. Orchids Society of South East Asia. Singapore. 207p.  Ingels, J.E. 1994. Ornamental Horticulture. Delmar Publisher. New York. 554p.  Larson, R.A. (Ed). 1980. Introduction to Floriculture. Academic Press. New York.  Longman, D. 1982. The care of House Plants. Book Club Associates. London. 196p