Hydroponics III

Course CodeBHT321
Fee CodeS2
Duration (approx)100 hours

Take Your Career to the Next Level: Learn More About Managing Hydroponic Systems

  • Develop your capacity to make informed decisions regarding the management of commercially significant hydroponic crops.
  • Build awareness of the similarities and differences between organic and hydroponic produce and techniques and more.
This course has been developed to complement Hydroponics I and II; and is intended for people who already have some experience and understanding of hydroponics.

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

  1. Options for Managing Plant Culture - different approaches to cultural operations in hydroponics. Organics vs. hydroponics: Nutrient differences in food products. Is hydroponic food more or less healthy than organic? How feasible is organic hydroponics?
  2. Planning a Hydroponic Operation - site and crop selection; matching a system with a crop, materials, resources & services required.
  3. System Design Components - pumps, hardware, media, pipes, size, type, and so forth. Components for different types of culture.
  4. Managing a Hydroponic System in Hot, Humid Conditions - tropical and subtropical climates or summer in temperate areas.
  5. Water Management - water quality measures, treatments, runoff,testing, purifying water, water in recirculating and run-to-waste systems.
  6. Nutrient Formulation - standard formulations, detecting toxicities & deficiencies.
  7. Controlling Nutrient Levels - using EC and pH measures of concentration levels, solution temperatures, and maintaining nutrient levels.
  8. Pest and Disease Control - nutrient and pH manipulation for control of pests and diseases, integrated pest management, common pests and diseases.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM DOING THIS COURSE?

This course has been developed:
  1. To be used as part of a sequence of study (combined with Hydroponics I & II for a more advanced academic level of training in hydroponics); or
  2. For someone who already understands the mechanics of hydroponics or the growing of plants but needs to learn more about how to connect these two skills together.

Graduates will learn more about how different plants should be managed in a hydroponic system and will see more possibilities for growing crops hydroponically in commercial situations.

Your knowledge of both hydroponics and of plant culture will expand as you proceed through this course, and as that happens, you will begin to see more possibilities for growing crops hydroponically in commercial situations.

 

 



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