FFA Floriculture CDE Website accessible from… Overview of Guidelines www.hortla.okstate.edu Overview of Guidelines Pre-registration Scholarships Contest Components Identification of Plant Materials General Knowledge Exam Problem-solving/Decision-making Practica

Identification of Plant Materials Identify 40 specimens Houseplants Flowering Foliage Cut flowers Bedding plants OKPLANTid www.okplantid.org

General Knowledge Exam 50 questions From Introduction to Horticulture — Second Edition Published by Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Focus on floriculture Exam administered via WebCT

Problem- Solving / Decision-Making Solve ten problems related to floriculture industry. May include judging… Cut flowers Flowering potted / basket plants Foliage potted / basket plants Flats of flowering annuals And determining how producer and/or retailer could have avoided the exhibited fault

Practicum 1: Floral Design Make a continental round arrangement Use “system of fours” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Practicum 1: Floral Design Prepare an itemized bill.

Practicum 2: Dish Garden Make a dish garden and prepare an itemized bill. Sun vs. shade Color harmony Texture Design See The Flower Field’s “Colorful Recipes for Containers.” Accessible from www.ecke.com/

Practicum 3: Hazardous Situation Hazardous materials communication See www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/MODULES/hazcom/index.htm Reading a pesticide label Labeled for pest and use Toxicity Handling a spill Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Reading a NFPA sign

Practicum 4: Using a Computer Use Microsoft Word to… Create a letterhead Create a coupon Compose a letter Business block format Good spelling and grammar Merge with data file Filter data on specified criteria Print merged letters with coupons

Scheduling a Crop Potted Chrysanthemums Calculate production time See “Pot Mum Cultural Tips” at www.yoder.com Calculate production time Market date Response time Floral initiation Black cloth? Pinch Cutting establishment Aldershot of New Mexico

Types of Vegetative (Asexual) Plant Propagation

Stem cuttings, including cane cuttings Would auxin treatment be appropriate? Should flower buds be removed? Why? Stem tip (left) vs. stem segment (right)

Leaf cuttings, including leaf petiole cuttings Would auxin treatment be appropriate?

Leaf Cuttings, cont’d. Would auxin treatment be appropriate? What is polarity?

Leaf-bud cuttings Would auxin treatment be appropriate? If plants are opposite-leafed, rather than alternate-leafed, twice as many cuttings can be produced.

Layering Tip, simple, mound, and air.