STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Demonstrate an understanding of greenhouse design, greenhouse environmental control systems, and the equipment

    used in greenhouse production.

 2. Demonstrates familiarity with the control of the abiotic and biotic environmental factors that are of concern to greenhouse

    growers (i.e. light, temperature, photoperiod, carbon dioxide levels, pests and diseases, etc.)

 3. Select a greenhouse growing substrate based upon the needs of the crop, the crop production system in use, cost, etc.

 4. Demonstrate an understanding of greenhouse water quality parameters, plant nutrition, greenhouse plant nutrition monitoring

    practices, and greenhouse fertilization practices.

 5. Summarize methods used in the production of different types of greenhouse crops

    (i.e. bedding plants, vegetables, florist crops, certified organic crops, etc).

 6. Demonstrate an understanding of greenhouse economics.

 7. Solve mathematical exercises relevant to greenhouse management (i.e. chemical dilutions, application rates, etc.).

 8. Demonstrate an understanding of pest and disease control practices unique to greenhouse production.

 9. Demonstrate an understanding of regulations (i.e. FIFRA, WPS, etc) that impact greenhouse growers and compliance0

    practices (i.e. safe handling of pesticides, etc).

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Greenhouse structures and systems

 II. Greenhouse environment and its control/manipulation

 III. Water quality and growing media

 IV. Greenhouse pest and disease control

      a. Greenhouse IPM

      b. Worker Protection

 V. Methods of growing example greenhouse crops

 VI. Microeconomics of greenhouse production