| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
To introduce the relationships between environmental factors, climate change, and horticultural crop production.
To provide fundamental knowledges of major abiotic and biotic stresses affecting horticultural systems.
To familiarize students with sustainable strategies for stress mitigation and crop resilience in horticulture. |
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| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Course Introduction (02.24) |
| Week 2 |
Climate Change and Horticulture (03.03) |
| Week 3 |
Abiotic Stress I (03.10) |
| Week 4 |
Abiotic Stress II (03.17) |
| Week 5 |
Abiotic Stress III (03.24) |
| Week 6 |
Biotic Stress I: Pathogens (03.31) |
| Week 7 |
School Holiday (04.07) |
| Week 8 |
Biotic Stress II: Pests |
| Week 9 |
Mid-term Exam (Take home) (04.21) |
| Week 10 |
Biotic Stress III: Weeds (04.28) |
| Week 11 |
Solution I: Protected Cultivation and Environmental Control (05.05) |
| Week 12 |
Solution II: Biological Approaches & Bio-stimulants (05.12) |
| Week 13 |
Solution III: Genetic & Management Strategies (05.19) |
| Week 14 |
Documentary Film and Discussion / Invited speech (05.26)
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| Week 15 |
Paper Review and Student Presentation (06.02) |
| Week 16 |
Final Exam (Take home) (06.09) |
self-directed
learning |
01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
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| Evaluation |
Mid-term exam (Assignment): 25%
One slide presentation: 30%
Oral Presentation: 25%
Class Participation and Discussion: 20% |
| Textbook & other References |
Dixon, G. R., & Aldous, D. E. (Eds.). (2014). Horticulture: Plants for people and places: Volume 2: Environmental horticulture. Springer Dordrecht.
Husen, A. (Ed.). (2021). Plant performance under environmental stress: Hormones, biostimulants and sustainable plant growth management. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78521-5
Rai, A. C., Rai, A., Rai, K. K., Rai, V. P., & Kumar, A. (2021). Stress tolerance in horticultural crops. Woodhead Publishing: Cambridge, UK. |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| Under construction. |
| Office Hours |
| Every Tuesday, 11:00-12:00. |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| 02.Zero Hunger 12.Responsible Consumption 13.Climate Action 15.Life On Land | include experience courses：N |
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