381 Horticulture Building, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608/262-1490; www.horticulture.wisc.edu
Professors Stimart (chair), Bamberg, Goldman, Havey, Jiang, McCown, Nienhuis, Palta, Roper; Simon, Spooner, Staub, Yandell; Associate Professor Stier; Assistant Professors Brunet, Bussan, Jansky, Jull, Kosola, Krysan, Patterson, Bethke
Horticulture deals with the development, production, growth, distribution, and use of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. Using molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics, breeding, physiology and integrated pest management, the science of horticulture strives to enrich our lives with nutritious, flavorsome foods and with the beauty of decorative plants.
Horticulturists have responsibility for greenhouse and field management of flowers, fruits, vegetables, landscape plants, turf, and many other specialty crops. Often production is integrated with distribution and sales in the operation of horticultural enterprises.
The department provides both undergraduate and graduate studies in various aspects of horticulture. An undergraduate student majoring in horticulture may obtain specialized training in floriculture, fruit production, ornamental horticulture (woody ornamental plants and turf), and vegetable crops through study in one of four degree programs: Natural Science, Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources, or International Agriculture and Natural Resources. Each program is flexible enough to provide for a student's individual needs and interests.
In addition to an individualized selection of courses taken in departments throughout the university, students are encouraged to gain practical experience in horticultural operations. Faculty guidance and internship programs are available to help the student secure such experience.
Students completing an undergraduate major in horticulture under the Agricultural Sciences degree program are certified for the Bachelor of Science-Agricultural Sciences degree; students completing the major under the Natural Sciences program are awarded the Bachelor of Science-Natural Sciences degree; students completing the major under the Natural Resources program are awarded the Bachelor of Science-Natural Resources degree, and those completing the major under the International Agriculture and Natural Resources program earn the Bachelor of Science-International Agriculture and Natural Resources degree.
The department provides opportunity for graduate training in basic areas of biology that are of unique crop importance to the field of horticulture—for example, physiology, integrated pest management and weed science, production and management, genetics, plant breeding, molecular biology, and biotechnology. Research opportunities allow specialization in specific crop areas such as floriculture, fruit production, ornamental horticulture, and vegetable crops. Students interested in graduate work in this department should elect the Natural Science degree program. Details of the requirements are listed in the Graduate School Catalog.
Students majoring in other departments, but desiring some training in horticulture, will find Horticulture 120 and 227 of special interest.
120 Survey of Horticulture. I; 3 cr (B-E). For the beginning student. Scientific basis for horticultural practices; scope of the field of horticulture; introduction to propagation, culture, management, improvement, storage, and marketing of flowers, fruits, ornamentals and vegetables. Not open to majors for credit. P: Open to Fr; not open to Horticulture majors.
122 Introductory Horticulture. I; 4 cr. The application of plant and environmental sciences for intensive management of high-value food and aesthetic crops; survey of production and marketing technology; problems and potentials within the U.S. and world communities. P: Open to Fr; open only to Horticulture majors.
227 Propagation of Horticultural Plants. II; 3 cr (B-E). Methods of propagation of herbaceous and woody plants, fundamental anatomical and physiological principles underlying sexual and asexual propagation of plants. P: An intro course in botany. Open to Fr.
232 Herbaceous Ornamental Plants I. I; Odd yrs.; 2 cr (B-I). On-site identification and description, aesthetic qualities and uses, environmental requirements and adaptability of selected non-woody ornamental plants with emphasis on annuals and autumn-flowering perennials. P: Open to Fr.
233 Herbaceous Ornamental Plants II. Even yrs.; II; 2 cr (B-I). On-site identification and description, aesthetic qualities and uses, environmental requirements and adaptability of selected ornamental plants with emphasis on those used for interior design, ground covers, spring-flowering bulbs and perennials. P: Open to Fr.
261 Turf Management. I; 3 cr. Survey of turfgrass industry including golf course, lawn and landscape, athletic field, and sod production. Turfgrass selection and weed identification, influence of environmental factors, cultural and integrated pest management systems. P: Agron 100 or Hort 122.
263 Landscape Plants I. (Crosslisted with Land Arc) I; 3 cr (B-I). Field identification, landscape characteristics, uses, environmental requirements, adaptability of woody ornamental plants; their autumn and winter character. P: An intro botany crse or cons inst.
289 Honors Independent Study. I, II, SS; 1-2 cr (I). P: Enrolled in the Cals Honors Prgm & So or Jr st. Inter-Ag 288.
299 Independent Study. I, II, SS; 1-3 cr (I). P: Open to Fr, So or Jr st & written cons inst.
309 Diseases of Landscape Trees and Shrubs. (Crosslisted with Pl Path, Forest, Land Arc) I; 3 cr (B-I). Fundamental disease concepts, pathogens and causal agents, diagnosis, and biologically rational strategies and practices for management of diseases of woody landscape plants. For professionals and degree students. One lecture/discussion and one lab/field trip per week. P: One semester of plant sci or cons inst.
320 Environment of Horticultural Plants. II; 3 cr (B-E). Fluctuations and regulations of temperature, light, water, carbon dioxide and pollutants in natural and controlled environments. Effects upon plant growth and development. Adaptive mechanisms. Significance of air ions, electromagnetic fields and other geophysical factors. P: Crse in intro hort or intro bot.
326 Plant Nutrition Management. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Agronomy) II; 3 cr (P-I). Functions, requirements and uptake of essential plant nutrients; chemical and microbial processes affecting nutrient availability; diagnosis of plant and soil nutrient status; fertilizers and efficient fertilizer use in different tillage systems. P: Soil Sci 230 or 301 and one of the following: Bot 100 or 130; Hort 120 or 122; Agron 100.
328 Integrated Weed Management. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) I; 4 cr. Prevalence and persistence of weeds, evaluation of competitive and allelopathic effects, methods and principles of control including proper identification of common weed species. P: Agron 100 or intro crse in botany or cons inst.
332 Nutrient Management: Turfgrass. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) I; 1 cr (I). Nutrient requirements of turfgrasses; nature of turfgrass response to fertilization; turfgrass fertilizers and their use in an environmentally sound manner. P: Soil Sci/Hort/Agron 326.
333 Nutrient Management: Horticultural Crops. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) II; 1 cr. Discussion of plant nutritional topics unique to horticultural crops: nitrogen form requirements; calcium utilization in fruit crops; nutrient recycling within plants, especially perennials; nutritional aspects of greenhouse growing systems; foliar nutrient applications. P: Hort/Soil Sci/Agron 326.
334 Greenhouse Production of Ornamental Plants. Odd yrs.; II; 2 cr. Principles of selection, production, handling, use of flowers and foliage plants grown indoors. One-day field trip required. P: Intro bot crse or cons inst.
335 Greenhouse Production of Ornamental Plants Lab. I; Odd yrs.; 1 cr. P: Hort 334 or con reg or cons inst.
338 Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) II; 3 cr. Principles of transferring plant genes by sexual, somatic, and molecular methods and the application of gene transfer in plant breeding and genetic engineering to improve crop plants. P: Botany 130 or Genetics 160 or Biocore 301 or cons inst.
339 Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Techniques I. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, Botany) I; 4 cr (I). Theoretical and practical training in plant biotechnology including molecular biology, protein biochemistry and basic bioinformatic techniques used in fundamental and applied research on plants. Valuable hands-on training to those interested in careers in biotechnology. P: Bot/Zoo 152 or equiv & Chem 104 or equiv.
340 Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Techniques II. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, Botany) II; 4 cr (I). Theoretical and practical training in plant biotechnology including plant-cell and tissue culture, plant genetic engineering, experimental design and statistical analysis used in fundamental and applied research on plants. Valuable hands-on training to those interested in careers in biotechnology. P: Agronomy 339.
345 Fruit Crop Production. II; 3 cr (I). Survey of fruit production, emphasizing commercial production of temperate fruits. Fruit origin, history, classification, physiology, genetics, harvest and postharvest handling. P: Hort 122 or equiv. Open to Fr.
370 World Vegetable Crops. I; 3 cr (I). An overview of the importance of fresh and processed vegetables worldwide. Vegetable origin, history, classification, culture, marketing, physiology, genetics, handling, quality, significance in world cultures and diets. P: A course in horticulture and a course in biology. Open to Fr.
375 Special Topics. I, II, SS; 1-4 cr. Specialized subject matter of current interest to undergrads. P: Cons inst.
399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education. I, II, SS; 1-8 cr (A). P: So, Jr or Sr st & cons supervising inst, advisor, and internship program coordinator.
410 Undergraduate Seminar. II; 1 cr (B-I). P: Horticulture major with at least 5 credits in Hort, or cons inst.
461 Advanced Turfgrass Management and Physiology. Even yrs.; I; 3 cr. Interacting effects of environmental stresses on turfgrass physiology/growth in relation to management practices. Discussion of new and conventional management systems. Use of biotechnology and plant breeding for improving turfgrass. P: Hort 261 & intro botany crse.
500 Molecular Biology Techniques. (Crosslisted with Ahabs) II; 3 cr (I). The objective of the course is to familiarize students with recombinant DNA technology. This will be accomplished through lectures as well as hands on exposure to methodologies used in molecular biology laboratories. P: Biochem 501 or 621 or Genetics 466 or Bact 303, 304 or cons inst.
501 Principles of Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) II; 3 cr (B-I). Principles involved in breeding and maintaining economic crops; factors affecting the choice of breeding methods; alternative approaches through hybridization and selection. P: Intro crse in genetics, 1 yr biol.
502 Techniques of Plant Breeding. (Crosslisted with Agronomy) II; 1 cr (B-I). Lab and field techniques used in breeding and maintaining economic crops. P: An intro crse in genetics & 1 yr of biology.
524 Urban Soil and Environment. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Forest) II; 3 cr. Many environmental issues related to urbanization are derived from the manipulation of soil. By coupling contemporary literature in urban soils with soil science, students will be able to evaluate environmental issues within the urban environment and provide new ways of remediating their impact. P: Soil Sci 301 or 230.
550 Molecular Approaches for Potential Crop Improvement. I; 3 cr (B-A). Introduction of basic concepts of plant molecular biology and molecular techniques in current use. Topics include: organization and regulation of plant genes, gene cloning and analysis, transformation systems for plants, and molecular techniques for crop improvement. P: Biochem 501 and Genetics 466 or equiv courses.
561 Introductory Cytogenetics. (Crosslisted with Genetics, Botany) II; 2-3 cr (B-I). Mitosis, meiosis, variations in chromosome structure and number, cytological aspects of hybridity and apomixis; chromosomes as they affect breeding behavior. P: Genetics, Botany, Zoology 466 or cons inst.
571 Statistical Methods for Bioscience I. (Crosslisted with Forest, Stat) I; 4 cr (r-I). Descriptive statistics, distributions, one- and two-sample normal inference, power, one-way Anova, simple linear regression, categorical data, non-parametric methods; underlying assumptions and diagnostic work. P: College algebra: Grad st or cons inst.
572 Statistical Methods for Bioscience II. (Crosslisted with Stat, Forest) II; 4 cr (I). Continuation of Forestry 571. Polynomial regression, multiple regression, two-way Anova with and without interaction, split-plot design, subsampling, analysis of covariance, elementary sampling, introduction to bioassay. P: Stats/Forestry/Hort 571.
626 Mineral Nutrition of Plants. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Botany) Even yrs.; I; 3 cr (A). Essential and beneficial elements, solutions and soil as nutrient sources, rhizosphere chemistry, nutritional physiology, ion uptake and translocation, functions of elements, nutrient interactions, genetics of plant nutrition. P: Botany 350 or cons inst.
681 Senior Honors Thesis. I, II, SS; 2-4 cr (A). P: Honors program candidacy.
682 Senior Honors Thesis. I, II, SS; 2-4 cr. Continuation of 681. Honors program candidacy & Hort 681.
699 Special Problems. I, II, SS; 1-4 cr (A). P: Sr st & cons inst.