Greenhouse Management Online

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About Course

Greenhouse Management Online is a college-level interactive learning center for greenhouse management. It is also designed to serve as a resource for the horticulture industry. Each learning unit is focused on a specific topic and contains text, figures, images, video, and a self-test.

Course Content

Basic Design & Construction
In this unit, you will learn about environmental parameters that we attempt to control, common types of controlled environments, greenhouse site selection, basic green house designs and structural components, greenhouse structural materials and basic structural design considerations. You may navigate through each section by clicking the links below, or by clicking the links in the navigation bar to the left. There is also a NEXT button and a BACK button at the bottom of each page.

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Benching Systems
In this unit, you will learn about common greenhouse benching systems and how to calculate space usage efficiencies. You may navigate through each section by clicking the links below, or by clicking the links in the navigation bar to the left. There is also a NEXT button and a BACK button at the bottom of each page.

Glazing Materials
In this unit, you will learn about glazing and shading materials and how to determine greenhouse surface areas and volumes. You may navigate through each section by clicking the links below, or by clicking the links in the navigation bar to the left. There is also a NEXT button and a BACK button at the bottom of each page.

Lighting
In this unit, you will learn about light in the greenhouse environment. You will learn about the importance of light quality, quantity and photo period. You will learn how to appropriately measure light quantity, how to increase or decrease light quantity, and how to control photo period in the greenhouse. You may navigate through each section by clicking the links below, or by clicking the links in the navigation bar to the left. There is also a NEXT button and a BACK button at the bottom of each page.

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