BE350L
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BE350L - Advanced Hydroponic Crop Production
Course ID
041013
Course Description
This is an advanced level course, building on the basic principles covered in BE 217: Introduction to Hydroponics. Students will gain hands-on experience with various hydroponic and specialty crop production systems such as Nutrient Film Technique (NFT), Deep Water Culture (DWC), bag culture, aquaponics, and gourmet mushroom production. Course will cover nutrient and irrigation management, climate control, integrated pest management, crop scheduling, seeding, transplanting, harvesting, and packaging using GHP/GAP food safety protocols.
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Component
Laboratory
Optional Component
No