Goals and Objectives

Students will be made aware of the crop biologies and climatic requirements for many of the vegetables grown in Hawaii. Specialized production techniques, IPM, specialty crops will also be discussed.

Students will be made aware of the many changes that have occurred in the vegetable industry. The emergence of large scale operations has brought the demise of the small grower. Specialization is a necessary ingredient to survive in the vegetable industry today.

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TPSS 300

No text is required for the course. Printed material will provided for each class.

Films and videos may be utilized if the opportunity arises.

Guest speakers may be utilized if the opportunity arises.

There will be numerous field trips during the lab section of the course. Students will be exposed to vegetable operations(large and small), specialized operations, vegetable marketing systems(wholesale, retail, open market, etc), and other activities as they relate to the vegetable industry.

Subject areas to be covered include: seed germination, seedlings and transplants, insects, disease and weeds as related to vegetables, irrigation, hydroponic techniques, fertlizer requirements, fertigation, greenhouses, rainshelters, windbreaks, plasticulture, harvesting and marketing. In addition, each student will prepare a term paper and present a 15 minute oral report on the specific aspects of one vegetable crop.

Bernie Kratky