BE217L

This is a hands-on course, teaching hydroponic tomato production from seedling through harvest using commercial style high-wire production techniques. Students apply what they have learned in BE 217R Lecture to real plants in a greenhouse setting. Course covers plant cultivation techniques such as clipping, stem pruning, leaning and lowering, cluster pruning and clipping, leaf maintenance, and harvesting techniques. Course also includes gaining skills in plant spacing, making nutrient tanks, monitoring plant health, pollination, and irrigation and climate control factors important for a successful crop. Observations of other hydroponic production systems in use at the UA-CEAC facility are also included.

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