HORT 606 Nursery Technology 3(2,3) Principles and techniques in handling nursery crops. Offered spring semester only. Preq: HORT 303, 305.
HORT 612 Advanced Turfgrass Management 3(2,3) Advanced principles and practices associated with turfgrass management for golf courses, sports fields, sod production, and commercial lawn care. Topics include turfgrass physiology, plant growth and development, construction, turfgrass nutrition, irrigation, drainage, pesticide use and fate, and development of effective management systems. Preq: CSENV 202, HORT 212, or consent of instructor.
HORT 620 Applied Turfgrass Physiology 2(2,0) Advanced course in turfgrass science and management. Provides the current status and development of turfgrass stress physiology and research. Main topics include temperature, drought, traffic, edaphic stresses, new developments in the turf industry, and environmental stewardship. Preq: HORT 212, 213.
HORT (FOR) 627 Urban Tree Care 3(3,0) See FOR 627.
HORT (CSENV) 633 Integrated Weed Management for Agronomic and Horticultural Crops 3(2,2) Weed management systems consisting of cultural, chemical, and biological methods for the major agronomic and horticultural crops of South Carolina with problem-solving methodology and herbicide injury diagnosis. Offered spring semester only. Preq: CSENV 407 or equivalent introductory weed science.
HORT 655 Small Fruit Crops 3(2,3) In-depth survey of taxonomical, morphological, and physiological characteristics of small fruit crops as they relate to the study of horticultural characteristics, culture, production, harvesting, and handling of both commercial and home-grown grapes, blueberries, strawberries, brambles, and kiwifruit. Offered fall semester only. Preq: HORT 101 or consent of instructor.
HORT 656 Vegetable Crops 3(3,0) Principles and practices employed in the commercial growing and marketing of vegetable crops with emphasis on plant characteristics, cultivars, management practices, harvest, quality factors and grading, storage, economic importance, and areas of production.
HORT 661 Problems in Landscape Design 4(3,3) Landscape planning for larger residential properties, schools, industrial plants, real estate developments; detailed finished plans; further study of materials used; original problems; field study. Offered spring semester only. Preq: HORT 308 or consent of instructor.
HORT (BIOSC, GEN) 665 Plant Molecular Biology 3(3,0) Study of fundamental plant processes at both the cellular and molecular levels including genome structure and organization (both nuclear and organellar); regulation of gene expression and its role in cellular and whole-plant processes; transposable genetic elements; applications for biotechnology. Preq: Junior standing or consent of instructor, BIOSC 304 or 305; GEN 302.
HORT 671 Advanced Internship 1-6(0,2-12) Preplanned work experience under competent supervision in approved agency dealing with horticultural endeavors. Gives advanced students on-the-job learning opportunities to apply acquired knowledge and skills. Monthly reports and final departmental seminar required. Undergraduates may accumulate a maximum of six credits for participation in HORT 271 and/or 471. Preq: Junior standing and consent of instructor.
HORT 672 Garden Experiences in Youth Development 2(1,3) Exploration of the role of gardening and related outdoor experiences in enhancement of educational development, self-esteem, and pro-social behavior in elementary school children. Preq: Senior standing and consent of instructor.
HORT 701 Horticulture: Plant and Environmental Science 3(2,3) Scope of South Carolina horticulture and how it affects the quality of life economically and aesthetically; environmental responsibilities; methods of teaching plant principles. Three-day statewide field trip to horticultural industries is included. Not to be taken for credit by graduate students in Horticulture. Offered summer session only.
HORT 800 Topics in Horticultural Science 1(1,0) Covers timely topics in horticultural science. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Consent of instructor.
HORT 806 Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Crops 3(3,0) Principles, developments, and research findings dealing with physiological and biochemical changes and processes occurring in horticultural plant organs after harvest; biological aspects of methods and practices relating to harvesting, handling, transportation, and storage of horticultural commodities for fresh market. Offered spring semester of even-numbered years only. Preq: BIOSC 401 and 402 or equivalent.
HORT 812 Special Problems in Horticulture 1-4(1-4,0) Research not related to a thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits. Preq: Consent of instructor.
HORT 814 Environmental Plant Stress Physiology 3(2,2) Environmental stresses associated with water (drought, waterlogging), temperature, light, and air pollution with quantitative treatment of stress effects on plants; mechanisms by which plants may avoid, tolerate, or modify stress effects on plant growth and function at the molecular, cellular, and whole-plant levels. Offered fall semester only. Preq: BIOSC 401 and 402 or consent of instructor.
HORT (BOT) 851 Plant Anatomy 3(2,3) See BOT 851.
HORT (BOT) 861 Plant Cell Biology 3(3,0) See BOT 861.
HORT (BOT) 921 Plant Physiology Colloquium 1(1,0) See BOT 921.