Cut Flower Bulbs BHT317

Course Aim

Develop your ability to select and cultivate appropriate varieties of bulbs as cut flowers, in different situations.

Course Content

There are ten lessons in this course, as outlined below:

1. Introduction to Cut Flower Bulb Production
2. Cultural Practices
3. Flower Initiation & Development
4. Pest & Disease Control
5. Managing Yield
6. Greenhouse Culture
7. Management, Harvest & Post Harvest
8. Gladiolus and Liliums
9. Narcissus
10. Iris
11. Other Bulbs

AIMS

• Identify and discuss different types of cut flower bulbs
• Describe cultural practices for production of different cut flower bulbs
• Explain the initiation and development of flowers in plants with bulbs, rhizomes, tubers, corms or other specialised parts.
• Manage pests and diseases for a crop of cut flower bulbs
• Manage the quantity and quality of a crop of cut flower bulbs, both grown in the open and in a greenhouse.
• Manage the harvest and post harvest of cut flower bulbs.
• Compare the production of a variety of different cut flower bulb crops.
• Explain the production of Iris and Gladioli cut flower crops.
• Explain the production of Narcissus cut flower crops.
• Explain the production of Lilium and Gladioli cut flower crops.