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Khan, M. S. – 1977
This is a training manual for commercial pesticide applicators. It gives information for identification and control of diseases, insects, mites, weeds, and vertebrate pests of shade and ornamental trees. Phytotoxicity, environmental concerns, and pesticide application information is also given. (BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Disease Control, Guides, Herbicides
Byers, Charles; Tulloch, Rodney W. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1976
The University of Kentucky feels that involving the horticulture and agriculture education departments with practitioners from the horticultural industry in workshops is a most effective way to provide teachers with technical skills needed for a good local instructional program. Objectives, procedures, and evaluation of the workshops are…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Course Descriptions, Inservice Teacher Education, Ornamental Horticulture
Black, J. T. – Agricultural Education, 1977
The vocational agriculture program at Greenville (South Carolina) High School centers around ornamental horticulture and jobs related to horticulture. Activities in the Future Farmers of America chapter program of work in ornamental horticulture account for the department's success in holding students. (MF)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Extracurricular Activities, Ornamental Horticulture, Secondary Education
Loewen, Curtis E. – Agricultural Education, 1974
Based on the author's dissertation, this article pertains to the identification of competencies for ornamental horticulture workers in Oregon. Findings were based on interviews with 56 ornamental horticulture business employers regarding 100 competencies. The method used can serve as a model for obtaining occupational information to develop and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum, Job Skills, Models
Elson, Donald E. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
A follow-up study revealed that former students were performing as well on the job as fellow employees who had more experience but no formal training. (Editor/SB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Technicians, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies
Statler, Larry L. – Agr Educ Mag, 1970
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Programs, On the Job Training, Ornamental Horticulture
Download full textGeorgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Vocational Education. – 1990
This program guide contains the standard environmental horticulture curriculum for technical institutes in Georgia. The curriculum encompasses the minimum competencies required for entry-level workers in the environmental horticulture field. The general information section contains the following: purpose and objectives; program description,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Wells, Judith A.; And Others – 1990
These student and instructor materials for a one-semester course intended for high school juniors and seniors teach the following 24 lessons: (1) the scope and development of greenhouse production; (2) the economic importance of greenhouse crops; (3) careers in greenhouse operation and management; (4) greenhouse parts, structures, and coverings;…
Descriptors: Administration, Business Skills, Climate Control, Competency Based Education
Rodekohr, Sherie; Harris, Clark Richard – 1990
This handbook on identifying and selecting landscape plants can be used as a reference in landscaping courses or on an individual basis. The first of two sections, Identifying Plants for the Landscape, contains the following tables: shade tree identification; flowering tree identification; evergreen tree identification; flowering shrub…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Botany, Floriculture, Higher Education
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Dept. of Park Administration and Landscape Architecture. – 1987
In the first section of this report, summaries are presented of the papers delivered at the General Session of the meeting of the Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute. The topics were: (1) Risk Aspect of Parks and Recreation; (2) All You Need To Know about Boards and Commissions, but Were Afraid To Ask; (3) Leadership and…
Descriptors: Land Use, Landscaping, Legal Responsibility, Ornamental Horticulture
Zuchorski, Edward, Jr., Ed. – 1976
This manual provides information needed to meet specific standards for certification as a pesticide applicator. Each of the eight chapters deals with a different aspect of pesticide use. Chapter one discusses the problems of use as it relates to safety of humans and the environment. Chapter two is concerned with the identification and diagnosis of…
Descriptors: Certification, Entomology, Environment, Equipment Utilization
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Vocational Agriculture Service. – 1967
DESIGNED FOR USE BY HIGH SCHOOL OR ADULT STUDENTS AS TEXT OR REFERENCE MATERIAL, THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS TECHNICAL INFORMATION NEEDED IN SELECTING TREES FOR HOME PLANTING. IT WAS PREPARED BY SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS. MAJOR SECTIONS ARE (1) WHAT FACTORS SHOULD I CONSIDER WHEN…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, High Schools, Ornamental Horticulture, Postsecondary Education
LEWIS, GLENN W. – 1966
DESIGNED TO PRESENT THE AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE IN THE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENTS IN MARYLAND, THIS GUIDE CONTAINS TEACHING UNITS FOR THE AGRICULTURE TEACHER TO INCLUDE IN GREATER DETAIL IN HIS COURSE. THE AGRICULTURE TEACHER AND HIS ADVISORY GROUP MAY SELECT AREAS OF TRAINING FROM THIS TOPICAL OUTLINE OR INSERT NEW, EMERGING AREAS OF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Occupations, Animal Husbandry
Bowyer, Timothy H.; And Others – 1975
This manual gives descriptions of and methods for control of diseases and insect pests of ornamental plants, weeds, and diseases and insect pests of turf plants. Included are diseases caused by fungi such as cankers, leaf galls, and rust; diseases caused by bacteria such as bacterial blight and crown gall; and diseases caused by nematodes and…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Entomology, Guides, Herbicides
Morgan, Omar D.; And Others – 1976
As part of a cooperative extension service series by the University of Maryland, this publication introduces the identification and control of common turf and plant pests that can be found in the urban environment. The first of the five sections defines "pest" and "weed" and generally introduces different kinds of pests such as…
Descriptors: Biology, Disease Control, Entomology, Environmental Education
