PLANT 217Landscape Soil and Water Management
PLANT 217 Landscape Soil and Water Management (3) PLANT 217 is a course developed to meet the needs of the Landscape Contractors program. This course covers the following topics: Influence of weather on irrigation management; design, layout and management of residential and commercial landscape irrigation systems; sprinkler selection, scheduling and irrigation system management; irrigation uniformity and control systems; the importance of drip and subsurface irrigation; the effects of rainfall and irrigation on soil erosion and sedimentation on landscape sites especially under construction. The course also includes short field trips to various local industry-related facilities for educational evaluation.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (2 programs).
Required in (1)
- Landscape Contracting, B.S.
One of the options in (2)
- Agricultural Science, B.S.
- Watersheds and Water Resources, Minor