Are you new in strawberry?
The Ohio State’s comprehensive learning opportunity for greenhouse strawberry production is back! Dr. Chieri Kubota & Mark Kroggel, the North American experts of Controlled Environment Agriculture Strawberry Physiology and Technology, are offering this opportunity online.
The self-paced course will consist of previously recorded lectures covering basics on strawberry physiology and production practices in greenhouses – topics include 1) cultivars, 2) transplants and flowering physiology, 3) crop schedule, 4) nutrient solution and rootzone management, 5) environmental conditions and benchmark yields, and 6) IPM and environmental disorders.Students will be given two weeks (May 1st to 11th) to complete all six lectures, followed by an interactive live 2-hour discussion session with instructors on May 12th, 2023. Multiple live sessions will be scheduled to accommodate your availability and time zone. You will continue to have access to the course materials until May 31st, 2023. Course fee is $85 per person. Registration site will open on April 1st. Please let us know if you have questions.The course is most suitable for those who are new in controlled environment agriculture and interested in strawberry production under protected cultivation conditions.
Deadline to Enroll: April 30th, 2023
Course Accessibility: May 1st, 2023 – May 31st, 2023
Live Discussion Session: May 12th, 2023 (time TBD)
https://u.osu.edu/indoorberry/
Questions About the Course?
Dr. Chieri Kubota: kubota.10@osu.edu
Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC)