FFA Floriculture CDE

Website accessible from… www.hortla.okstate.edu

Overview of Guidelines Pre-registration Scholarships Contest Components

Identification of Plant MaterialsGeneral Knowledge ExamProblem-solving/Decision-makingPractica

Identification of Plant Materials Identify 40

specimens Houseplants

FloweringFoliage

Cut flowers Bedding plants

OKPLANTid www.okplantid.org

General Knowledge Exam

50 questions From Introduction to Horticulture —

Second EditionPublished by Oklahoma Department of Career

and Technology Education Focus on floriculture

Exam administered via WebCT

Problem- Solving / Decision-MakingSolve ten problems related to

floriculture industry. May include judging…

Cut flowersFlowering potted / basket plantsFoliage potted / basket plantsFlats 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”

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Practicum 1: Floral Design

Prepare an itemized bill.Unit Quantity Used Description Unit Price Quantity Price

Flowers & Foliage

stem Mum, white daisy $1.75

stem Mum, yellow-orange Cushion $1.75

stem Carnation, miniature, yellow $2.25

stem Acacia $4.40

stem Leatherleaf Fern $0.30

stem Variegated Rhamnus $4.23

Package & Supplies

ea. #82 Foam Bowl, designer assortment $2.75

brick Foam $1.30

packet Flower Food $0.20

Total Price

Low Priced Traditional Shop's Price Barrier $29.95

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

Reading a pesticide label Labeled for pest and use Toxicity Handling a spill Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE) Reading a NFPA sign

• Hazardous materials communicationSee www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/MODULES/hazcom/index.htm

Practicum 4: Using a ComputerUse Microsoft Word to…

Create a letterhead Create a coupon Compose a letter

Business block formatGood spelling and grammar

Merge with data fileFilter data on specified criteria

Print merged letters with coupons

Scheduling a Crop

Potted Chrysanthemums 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

Types of Vegetative (Asexual) Plant Propagation

Stem cuttings, including cane cuttingsStem 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 cuttingsLeaf cuttings, including leaf petiole cuttings Would auxin

treatment be appropriate?

Leaf Cuttings, cont’d.

Would auxin treatment be appropriate?

What is polarity?

Leaf-bud cuttingsLeaf-bud cuttings

Would auxin treatment be appropriate?

If plants are opposite-leafed, rather than alternate-leafed, twice as many cuttings can be produced.

LayeringLayering

Tip, simple, mound, and air.