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Plant Science for Gardeners

Курс от University of Minnesota
Начальный≈ 8.6 чАнглийский
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Plant Science for Gardeners introduces the fundamentals of plant science that will help you become a better gardener. Over three weeks, you’ll explore ecological gardening principles, understand how plant structures and functions support growth, and learn how plants reproduce and can be propagated. Designed for beginners and experienced gardeners alike, this course emphasizes practical understanding over memorization, helping you make informed decisions, select the right plant varieties, and apply scientific concepts to your own garden. By the end, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to grow plants successfully, and a foundation for further learning in ecological gardening.

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BiologySustainability StandardsGeneral Science and ResearchEnvironmental ScienceEnvironmentPlant Operations and ManagementLife Sciences

Программа курса

3 модулей · 63 учебных материалов

01Fundamentals of ecological gardening13 материалов

Welcome and introduction

Course introductionВидеоAbout this courseЧтениеAbout the assignmentsЧтение

What is ecological gardening?

Why ecological gardening?Видео

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Emily Tepe

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Fundamentals of ecological gardeningЧтение
Quick check: What is ecological gardening?Задание

Ecological growing practices

The agricultural roots of gardening practicesВидеоPrinciples of organic agricultureЧтениеOrganic practices in the gardenВидеоRethinking organic gardeningЧтениеThe myth of organic superiorityЧтениеQuick check: Ecological growing practicesЗадание

Assessment: Fundamentals of ecological gardening

Module quiz: Fundamentals of ecological gardeningЗадание
02Plants: A close-up21 материалов

Introduction to Plants: A close-up

Introduction to Plants: A close-upВидеоA visual guide to Plants: A close-upВидео

Vegetative plant structures and their functions

Introduction to vegetative plant structuresЧтениеLeaf structures and functionsЧтениеStem structures and functionsЧтениеBud structures and functionsЧтениеRoot structures and functionsЧтениеQuick check: Vegetative plant structures and their functionsЗадание

Reproductive plant structures and their functions

Flower structures and functionsЧтениеPollination and fertilization of flowersЧтениеFruit structures and functionsЧтениеSeed structures and functionsЧтениеQuick check: Reproductive plant structures and their functionsЗадание

Plant lifecycles and development

Intro to plant lifecycles and developmentВидеоPlant lifecyclesЧтениеSeed germinationЧтениеVegetative growth stageЧтениеReproductive growth stageЧтениеSenescenceЧтениеQuick check: Plant lifecycles and development

Assessment: Plants: A close-up

Module quiz: Plants: A close-upЗадание
03Plant reproduction and propagation29 материалов

Sexual reproduction in plants

Introduction to plant reproductionВидеоSexual reproduction in plantsЧтениеSelf pollination vs cross pollinationЧтениеPollination and fertilization problemsЧтениеSummary of sexual reproductionВидеоQuick check: Sexual reproduction in plantsЗадание

Sexual propagation: Growing plants from seed

Introduction to growing plants from seedВидеоGrowing plants from seedЧтениеStarting seeds indoors vs. outdoorsЧтениеSeed starting suppliesЧтениеThe importance of light after germinationЧтениеQuick check: Growing plants from seedЗадание

Buying seeds

Seed terminology, Part 1ВидеоSeed terminology, Part 2ВидеоDeciphering info on a seed packetЧтениеStoring seedЧтениеQuick check: Buying seedЗадание

Plant breeding

Introduction to plant breedingВидеоWhat is plant breeding?ЧтениеWhich plants can be bred together?ЧтениеCase study: Minnesota’s famous Honeycrisp appleЧтениеQuick check: Plant breedingЗадание

Asexual propagation

Asexual, or vegetative propagationЧтениеGrafting and buddingЧтениеCommon garden plants that are vegetatively propagatedЧтениеQuick check: Asexual propagationЗадание

Learning activity and assessment: Plant reproduction and propagation

Learning activity: Reading a seed packetЗаданиеModule quiz: Plant reproduction and propagationЗадание

Course recap

Course recapЧтение
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