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THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES
DESIGNED BY DOUGLAS COLLEGE FOR THE LOCAL

HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

WHEN: Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.
October 30-December 4, 1973
WHERE: Douglas College, Surrey campus
9260 140th Street, Surrey
FEE: $35
COURSE HOWARD m. REST °  -saxch Consultant
COORDINATOR: Key Hydrope: -- Delta, B.C.

COURSE CONTEi:

BASIC PLANT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY:
Plant parts and their function, flower structure, pollination,

germination, water and mineral uptake, transpiration,
photosynthesis and dark respiration, translocation.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND PLANT GROWTH:

Temperature, light, ventilation, water, air pollution, root
aeration.

MINERAL NUTRITION AND PLANT GROWTH HORMONES:

Essential elements, Symptomatology (physiological disorders),
gibberellins, rooting hormones, growth retardants.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS (GREENHOUSES)

Supplementary artificial lighting, heating, cooling, watering,
COz enrichment.

PLANT GROWTH CONTROL, HYDROPONICS:

Pruning, shading, pollination, insect and disease control,
mineral nutrition (fertilizers), hydroponic methods.