PROPAGATION I - BHT108
(formerly called Advanced Propagation)

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    Duration:      100 hours (Nominal Duration).
    COURSE AIMS
    • Develop the ability to source information on plant propagation, through an awareness of industry terminology and information sources.
    • Plan the propagation of different plant species from seeds, using different seed propagation methods.
    • Plan the propagation of different types of plants from cuttings, using different cutting propagation methods.
    • Plan the propagation of various types of plants using a range of propagation techniques, excluding cuttings and seed.
    • Determine the necessary facilities, including materials and equipment, required for propagation of different types of plants.
    • Determine a procedure to minimise plant losses during propagation.
    • Determine the management practices of significance to the commercial viability of a propagation nursery.
    • Design a propagation plan for the production of a plant.
    COURSE STRUCTURE
    The course is divided into ten lessons as follows:
    1. Introduction to Propagation – asexual and sexual propagation, plant life cycles, nursery production systems
    2. Seed Propagation
    3. Potting Media
    4. Vegetative Propagation I - cuttings
    5. Vegetative Propagation II – care of stock plants; layering, division and other techniques
    6. Vegetative Propagation III – budding and grafting, tissue culture
    7. Propagation Structures and Materials – greenhouses, propagating equipment
    8. Risk Management – nursery hygiene, risk assessment and management
    9. Nursery Management I – plant modification techniques, management policies
    10. Nursery Management II – nursery standards, cost efficiencies, site planning and development

    WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
    Here are some of the things you may do:
    Develop the student’s abilities to perform and manage the commercial propagation of a wide variety of plants, using a range of different propagation skills.
    Find plants that can be propagated both by cuttings and seeds. List the plants and for each, briefly explain which technique is preferred to the other, even though both methods are valid.
    Collect and store seed from at least four different plants growing in gardens or bushland. Include an annual, a native, a legume and a deciduous tree.
    Explain, in your own words, the fertilising of young plants during and shortly after propagation.
    Explain the factors that determine the selection of appropriate cutting material for propagation
    Visit or contact nurseries that propagate a range of different plants:
    a) Determine where they obtain their vegetative propagation material, and
    b) How they treat their stock plants.

A comprehensive course to develop your broad skills in plant propagation.
(formerly Advanced Propagation). This subject assumes a very general knowledge of basic plant propagation and botany. If you parts of this subject difficult, we recommend you review a book on plant propagation before proceeding.
The subject is aimed primarily at people who work in the nursery industry, but will be of value to anyone with a broad interest in propagating plants. The student will be required to visit and telephone various sites, including relevant workplaces, to observe, inspect or interview employees or management. Through these visits the student will develop an awareness of workplaces and practical applications of the subject.   Click here to view detailed course outline