University of Arizona’s Hydroponic Greenhouse Tomato
Production Intensive Course is a six-day program that focuses on the specifics
of hydroponic greenhouse production.
will be conducted Jan. 4-9, 2015, at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Hosted by the university’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, the
course will focus primarily on hydroponic greenhouse tomato production. The
course will be taught by hydroponic specialist and professor of plant sciences Pat
Rorabaugh.
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| University of Arizona hydroponic specialist Pat Rorabaugh (right) will be the instructor for the Hydroponic Greenhouse Tomato Production Intensive Course, Jan. 4-9, 2015. |
classroom lecture and discussion and hands-on learning in a hydroponic
greenhouse. Classroom topics include: greenhouse basics, production costs and
supply sources, plant propagation, crop layout and scheduling, crop
maintenance, plant nutrition, plant protection and food safety. Teaching greenhouse
discussions will cover: crop training and pruning, plant maintenance, plant
pollination, fertilizer preparation, pest identification and control and harvesting
and grading.
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| Course participants will be provided a combination of classroom lecture and discussion and hands-on learning in a hydroponic greenhouse. |
Participants will receive over a dozen hours of training
in a hydroponic greenhouse and over 30 hours of classroom discussion and
lecture that will effectively instruct them on how to hydroponically produce
greenhouse tomatoes. The course will also feature a round table discussion with
greenhouse engineers, where participants can ask experts questions about greenhouse
design and operations. A closing dinner will feature a presentation by
University of Arizona professor Merle Jensen, who will discuss the
current state of controlled environment agriculture.
Tevik, University of Arizona, CEA Building, Tucson, Ariz.;
atevik@cals.arizona.edu; (520) 626-9566.
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