Overview
Cut flower growing has experienced rapid expansion in recent decades, resulting in increased demand for training in the skills and knowledge required by this industry in increasingly affluent countries. Learn all about it with the Cut Flower Production course from Warnborough College.
Course aims
- Describe the botanical mechanisms involved in the process of flower initiation for different plant genera.
- Explain the effect of carbon dioxide enrichment on flowering for a specified plant species.
- Determine the factors causing aging of flowers in different genera of commercially grown cut flowers.
- Compare three different treatments to preserve cut flowers after harvest, including: Glycerine, Drying, Pressing.
- Determine procedures to produce cut flowers out of season for different cut flower species.
- Compile a resource file of different sources of information regarding commercial cut flower varieties, including: Publications, Suppliers of seed and/or planting stock, Industry associations, Relevant government contacts.
- Describe herbaceous perennials suitable to cut flower growing in a specific locality.
- Describe annuals and biennials suitable to flower growing in a specific locality.
- Describe bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tubers suitable for cut flower growing in a specific locality.
- Describe plant varieties commonly used as fillers in the floristry trade.
- Differentiate between twenty different plant varieties suitable as cut flowers, including: Family, genus, species & variety name (if applicable), a description of the physical characteristics of the plant, a flower description, flowering season and length of flowering.
- Develop criteria for the selection of plant varieties to be grown as cut flower crops on a specified property.
- Determine Australian native plants with potential as a cut flower crop in a specific locality.
- Determine different exotic plants with potential as cut flower crops in a specific locality.
- Explain the success of specified Australian plant varieties as cut flowers.
- Describe different plant varieties suited to grow as cut flowers, including; Family, genus, species & variety name (if applicable) a description of the physical characteristics of the plant: flower description, flowering season and length of flowering.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Soils & Nutrition
- Cultural Practices
- Flower Initiation & Development
- Pest & Disease Control
- Australian Natives & Related Plants
- Greenhouse Culture
- Harvest & Post Harvest
- Developing A Production Plan
- Export Marketing
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Agribusiness Horticulture and Crop Science Botany View 110 other Short Courses in Botany in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.