Master Seed Propagation for Healthier Plants and Bigger Yields
Learn the essential techniques for storing seeds correctly and treating them to boost germination success with this seed propagation course. Study online to discover practical strategies to help your seedlings thrive—from sowing to survival.
Seed propagation can seem complex, but this comprehensive course gives you a solid foundation in working with all types of seeds. Whether you’re growing plants for your garden, landscape, or nursery business, knowing how to propagate your own plants can save money and help you grow almost anything—anywhere.
This course is designed for students who already have a basic understanding of plant propagation. If you have professional or extensive hobbyist experience, some topics may serve as helpful revision. Beginners with limited or no experience in seed propagation may need to do a bit of extra reading to get the most out of the course.
This course is suitable for:
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Nursery professionals and nursery workers.
- Seed company staff, plant breeders.
- Environmental or re-vegetation officers.
- Anyone else interested in developing a deeper understanding of seed propagation.
Course Aims:
- Plan the propagation of different plant species from seeds, using different seed propagation methods.
- Plan the propagation of different types of plants from cuttings, using different cutting propagation methods.
- Plan the propagation of various types of plants using a range of propagation techniques, excluding cuttings and seed.
- Determine the necessary facilities, including materials and equipment, required for propagation of different types of plants.
- Determine a procedure to minimise plant losses during propagation.
- Determine the management practices of significance to the commercial viability of a propagation nursery.
- Design a propagation plan for the production of a plant.
Seed Propagation Course Outline
There are 9 lessons in this course:
- Introduction
- Scope
- Open ground propagation
- Controlled environment propagation
- Seed Botany
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Pollination
- Hybridisation
- Genetic purity, etc.
- Seed Sources
- Selection
- Collection
- timing
- Wild collecting
- Seed Storage
- Treatments
- Cleaning
- Drying
- Storage
- Disease control
- Germination testing
- Dormancy
- Breaking dormancy
- Germinating
- Annuals
- Perennials
- Vegetables
- Propagating selected Woody Species
- Direct Seeding
- Grasses
- Woody species
- Revegetation projects, etc.
- Seedling Management
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school’s tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.