LS 204_ Ornamental Plants. Biology and Cultivation

Course Information
TitleΚαλλωπιστικά φυτά.Βιολογία και καλλιέργεια,κατανομή και χαρακτηριστικά. / LS 204_ Ornamental Plants. Biology and Cultivation
CodeΕΤ204
Interdepartmental ProgrammeMaster's degree in Landsape Architecture (MLA)
Collaborating SchoolsArchitecture
Agriculture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID20002759

Programme of Study: Master's degree in Landsape Architecture (MLA)

Registered students: 9
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses belonging to the selected specialization114

Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600162722
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to comprehend: - the biological cycle of plants - plant structure and their mechanisms of survival - the basic system of international classification of plants and the methods of propagation. The morphological characteristics of the plants and their cultivation methods are described and general advice is given for a successful planting and use in open spaces, depending on their use in different environments.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Respect natural environment
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Contents, course objectives The biological cycle of the plant and elements of the physiology, growth and development are discussed. Organization and function of a nursery. Methods of production of plant propagation material. Cultivation of ornamental plants and their use in the open. Classification of ornamental plants in different categories as: annuals and biennial plants, evergreen and deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees), climbing plants and grasses. For every ornamental species the botanical and morphological characteristics, the methods of propagation, the climate and soil requirements, the season and the duration of flowering, the pests and diseases are described. Their uses in landscape architecture are discussed
Keywords
plants, function and mechanisms of plants, ornamental plants, plant physiology
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Laptop, projector system in lectures. Laptop/PC in communication with students.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures401.3
Laboratory Work120.4
Fieldwork120.4
Reading Assigment301
Tutorial150.5
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities90.3
Exams20.1
Total1204
Student Assessment
Description
Oral exams.
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ingels Jack., 2001, Ornamental Horticulture, Science, Operations, and Management, Delmar-Thomson Lerning, N.Y. U.S.A., 3rd Ed. Colvin Brenda and S.R. Badmin, 1972, Trees for Town and Country, Lund Humphries, London, 4th Ed. Bloom Adrian, 1972, Conifers for your garden, Floraprint Ltd, Calverton, Nottingham, England. Γεωργακοπούλου-Βογιατζή, Χ., 1990, Καλλωπιστικά φυτά εξωτερικών χώρων, Εκδ. Πανεπιστημίου, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Last Update
26-06-2023