Academic Year of Degree:
2026/27
583 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering
28934 - Ornamental crops
Teaching Plan Information
Academic year:
2026/27
Subject:
28934 - Ornamental crops
Faculty / School:
201 - Escuela Politécnica Superior
Tipo de enseñanza:
In person
Ambit:
Chemical engineering, materials engineering and environmental engineering
Degree:
583 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
583 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering: 3
583 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering: 4
705 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering: 3
705 - Degree in Rural and Agri-Food Engineering: 4
Semester:
Second semester
Subject type:
Optional
Module:
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1. General information
The overall objective of the subject is to understand the relationship between the physiology of the main genera used in the production of cut flowers and ornamental plants with the different production systems. The student should be able to apply the basic scientific principles to the design of the ideal production system for each type of species in order to obtain the maximum benefit by applying the most appropriate technologies to the environment, in addition to handling post-production techniques.
These goals are aligned with some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and certain targets, specifically Goal 15: Life of terrestrial ecosystems; target 15.8. With goal 12: Production and responsible consumption, target 12.
2. Learning results
Once students have passed the subject, they should know the economic bases and the market situation in the ornamental sector , the regulations of nursery production and its scope of application, the main species of ornamental interest and the techniques of production, multiplication and post-production of the main ornamental crops. They must also be able to select the necessary facilities for the production of the required species, solve crop management, irrigation and fertilization problems , analyze concrete situations and make decisions, demonstrating their ability to apply their knowledge in practice.
3. Syllabus
Theory:
Block I. Economic importance of ornamental species.
Block II. Materials and facilities.
Block III. Cultural practices: propagation and cultivation methods.
Block IV- Cultivation of herbaceous, arboreal and shrub ornamental species.
Block V-Cultivation of ornamental species for cut flowers.
Practices
- Laboratory/cabinet practices.
Laboratory/greenhouse experiments: Propagation; Recognition of substrates, containers and materials; Recognition of ornamental species.
- Visits to commercial ornamental plant nurseries.
4. Academic activities
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Participative lectures 30 classroom hours.
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Laboratory/cabinet practices. 10 classroom hours.
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Visits to commercial ornamental plant nurseries: 16 classroom hours.
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Supervised work and oral presentation. 4 classroom hours.
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Study for the written test, completion of the written test and writing of the tutored paper, a total of 90 hours of autonomous work of the student. In the Moodle platform the students will be able to find all the materials provided by the teachers as well as to deposit in time and form the work required for the correct monitoring of the subject.
Outings to nurseries and/or specialized centers will be subject to the budget available for their realization.
5. Assessment system
The subject will be evaluated by the global test procedure with the following sections:
1. Written test at the end of the term (20 %). It will be divided into the following sections:
a. Multiple-choice multiple-choice questions. Correct answers will be scored 1 point, wrong answers will be scored - 0.2 points. Unanswered questions are scored with 0 points. The maximum score in this section will be 4.0 points out of 10.
b. Short questions to be developed in which the accuracy of the answer and the order in the writing will be valued.
The maximum score in this section shall be 6.0 points out of 10.
2. Assessment of the sequential activities proposed in the moodle platform 2. (30%).
3. Written presentation of the laboratory practice notebook (10%).
4. Presentation of the reports of the technical visits carried out (10%).
5. Presentation of a conceptual diagram of the subject (30%).
It will be necessary to achieve a minimum score of 4 out of 10 points in each section.
If in the first call of the same academic year a part of the subject has been passed and another part has been failed , in the second call the grades of the parts passed will be maintained. However, these grades will not bemaintained in the following academic years.
The detailed assessment system will be explained in the presentation of the subject.
The success rates for the subject in the last three years are: 2022/23: 100%; 2023/24: 83.33%; 2024/25: 100%
5.1. Academic fraud prevention
The use of unauthorised electronic materials or devices during the assessment may result in immediate exclusion from the examination and a fail mark (a numerical mark of ‘0’ for the assessment).
Furthermore, the lecturer in charge may complete the grade report and submit it to the General Inspectorate of Services, so that it may, where appropriate, consider initiating disciplinary proceedings against the student for academic fraud.
In the case of a continuous assessment exam [continuous assessment cannot continue, unless otherwise specified in the academic guide.]
In the case of a regular or extraordinary exam session, the initiation of disciplinary proceedings will result in the grade ‘pending resolution’ until the proceedings are concluded.
6. Sustainable Development Goals
12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
15 - Life on land
7. Bibliography
Guía de árboles y plantas de jardín : las plantas idóneas para jardín / asesores Tony Rodd y Geoff Bryant. Barcelona : Omega, cop. 2009
Lemaire, Francis. Cultivos en macetas y contenedores : principios agronómicos y aplicaciones. 2a. ed. Madrid: Mundi-Prensa, 200 @libro - Disponible en formato electrónico
Material vegetal en paisajismo mediterráneo. Vol. 1: Máster en Jardinería y Paisaje : Valencia, noviembre 2011 / editores Juan José Galán Vivas, Vicente Caballer Mellado. Valencia : Universitat Politècnica de València, 2012
Ruano Martínez, J. Rafael. Viveros forestales: manual de cultivo y proyectos / J. Rafael Ruano Martínez. 2ª ed. corr. Barcelona [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2008 @libro - Disponible en formato electrónico
Sánchez de Lorenzo Cáceres, José Manuel. Guía de las plantas ornamentales / José Manuel Sánchez de Lorenzo Cáceres. Madrid [etc.] : Ediciones Mundi-Prensa, 2001
Urrestarazu Gavilán, Miguel. Manual práctico del cultivo sin suelo e hidroponía / [Miguel Urrestarazu Gavilán]. Madrid Mundi-Prensa, D.L. 2015
Fertirrigación : cultivos hortícolas, frutales y ornamentales / obra colectiva dirigida y coordinada por Carlos Cadahía. 3a. ed. rev., act. y ampl. Madrid [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2005 @libro - Disponible en formato electrónico
Masaguer Rodríguez, Alberto, coord. De residuo a recurso. El camino hacia la sostenibilidad. III. Recursos orgánicos. Aspectos agronómicos y medio ambientales. 2. Uso del compost como componente de sustratos para cultivo en contenedor. Madrid: Mundi-Prensa, 2015. @libro - Disponible en formato electrónico