Why study this Nursery Hands Training course?

Want to work in a production plant nursery? Want to learn the different knowledge and skills needed in plant nursery? Then, this online Nursery Hands Training course will help you!

This Nursery Hands Training course teaches the skills for day to day work in a production nursery.

There are eleven lessons involving: The Nursery Industry – operational flow charts, nursery standards, plant variety rights, transport regulations;plant identification, nursery structures, buildings, heating & cooling systems; potting mixes, seed propagation, cutting propagation, other propagation techniques, plant nutrition, pest & disease control, other nursery tasks and marketing and sale.

Course Aims:

  • Understand plant propagation techniques and efficiency and quality control measures for the nursery.
  • Understand means of identifying and naming plants through International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
  • Describe pros and cons of different nursery structures and understand effective management techniques.
  • Describe different types of potting mix, their uses and pros and cons.
  • Discuss different sources, maintenance of genetic identity, hybridisation techniques, storage and germination; of seeds.
  • Understand different means of propagating cuttings.
  • Understand alternative methods of propagation and their appropriate uses.
  • Discuss the importance of major and minor elements to plant health and the effect of their deficiencies upon plant nutrition.
  • Understand the effects of pests and diseases on the livelihood of the nursery and the importance of good hygiene standards in their control.
  • Understand different methods of controlling plant growth.

 

Lesson Structure

1. Introduction to the Nursery Industry
  • production systems
  • transport regulations
  • PVR
2. Plant Identification and Taxonomy
  • systematic botany
  • plant families
  • leaf and flower parts
3. Nursery Structures and Buildings
  • greenhouse management
  • structures for nurseries
4. Potting Mixes U.C.
  • soil mixes
  • understanding soils
  • growing media
5. Seed Propagation
  • quality
  • sources
  • storage
  • germination treatments
6. Cutting Propagation
  • stock plants
  • hormones
7. Other Propagation Techniques
  • tissue culture
  • division
  • separation
  • layering
  • grafting
8. Plant Nutrition in the Nursery
  • nutrition management
10. Other Nursery Tasks
  • nursery irrigation
  • modifying plant growth

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  • Experienced Tutor support
  • Certificate sent to you
  • Online study (Printed notes available)
  • Self paced - no set timetable
  • 12 months to complete course

From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

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    • Experienced Tutor support
    • Certificate sent to you
    • Online study (Printed notes available)
    • Self paced - no set timetable
    • 12 months to complete course

    From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

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      Why study this Nursery Hands Training course?

      Want to work in a production plant nursery? Want to learn the different knowledge and skills needed in plant nursery? Then, this online Nursery Hands Training course will help you!

      This Nursery Hands Training course teaches the skills for day to day work in a production nursery.

      There are eleven lessons involving: The Nursery Industry – operational flow charts, nursery standards, plant variety rights, transport regulations;plant identification, nursery structures, buildings, heating & cooling systems; potting mixes, seed propagation, cutting propagation, other propagation techniques, plant nutrition, pest & disease control, other nursery tasks and marketing and sale.

      Course Aims:

      • Understand plant propagation techniques and efficiency and quality control measures for the nursery.
      • Understand means of identifying and naming plants through International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
      • Describe pros and cons of different nursery structures and understand effective management techniques.
      • Describe different types of potting mix, their uses and pros and cons.
      • Discuss different sources, maintenance of genetic identity, hybridisation techniques, storage and germination; of seeds.
      • Understand different means of propagating cuttings.
      • Understand alternative methods of propagation and their appropriate uses.
      • Discuss the importance of major and minor elements to plant health and the effect of their deficiencies upon plant nutrition.
      • Understand the effects of pests and diseases on the livelihood of the nursery and the importance of good hygiene standards in their control.
      • Understand different methods of controlling plant growth.

       

      Lesson Structure

      1. Introduction to the Nursery Industry
      • production systems
      • transport regulations
      • PVR
      2. Plant Identification and Taxonomy
      • systematic botany
      • plant families
      • leaf and flower parts
      3. Nursery Structures and Buildings
      • greenhouse management
      • structures for nurseries
      4. Potting Mixes U.C.
      • soil mixes
      • understanding soils
      • growing media
      5. Seed Propagation
      • quality
      • sources
      • storage
      • germination treatments
      6. Cutting Propagation
      • stock plants
      • hormones
      7. Other Propagation Techniques
      • tissue culture
      • division
      • separation
      • layering
      • grafting
      8. Plant Nutrition in the Nursery
      • nutrition management
      10. Other Nursery Tasks
      • nursery irrigation
      • modifying plant growth

      Enrol Now

      • Experienced Tutor support
      • Certificate sent to you
      • Online study (Printed notes available)
      • Self paced - no set timetable
      • 12 months to complete course

      From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

      Clear

       

      Get a Free Info Pack!

        CourseStream Accreditation.
        Accredited courses.