Senior High School Specialized Subject: Horticulture

Horticulture is one of the specialized subjects under the technical-vocational livelihood (TVL) career track. Some examples of the things that you will learn from taking this subject include:

 

• Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECS)
  • Assessment of personal competencies and skills
• Environment and Market
  • Key concepts of market
  • Players in the market
  • Products and services available in the market
  • Consumer analysis
  • Generating business ideas
• Produce Fruit Bearing Crop
  • Preparing the Site for Planting
    • Site assessment in terms of soil physicochemical properties
    • Procedures in site assessment
    • Factors affecting the site for planting fruit-bearing crops
    • Staking the site
    • Installation of irrigation system
    • Digging holes
  • Growing Seedlings
    • Gathering and preparation of growing media component
    • Hastening germination by seed treatment
    • Performing bagging operations
    • Sowing seeds in plastic bags
    • Determination of fruit maturity
    • Preparation of appropriate harvesting materials and tools
    • Harvesting of fruits
  • Transplanting seedlings
    • Application of basal fertilizer
    • Planting of seedlings
  • Growing Trees
    • Application of fertilizer materials based on needs and recommendation rates
    • Pruning and thinning of trees
    • Application of tar or paints to cuts
    • Control of pest and disease in fruit bearing trees
• Post-harvest operation, tools, materials, equipment, and facilities
• Post-harvest operations for major tropical fruits
• Post-harvest operations for major lowland and semi-temperate vegetable crops
• Packaging, labeling, storing, and marketing

 

While studying, you will also be asked to demonstrate what you have learned by participating in class activities that may include the following:

• Recognizing PECs needed in horticulture
• Recognizing and understand the market and potential market in horticulture
• Creating new business ideas in horticulture business by using various techniques
• Staking the site according to standard method and tree species requirements
• Setting up drip irrigation systems according to standard procedures
• Mixing growing media components according to desired proportions and established procedures
• Performing different methods of seed germination according to plant species and tree growing
• Demonstrating proper harvesting of fruits according to crop requirements and crop manual
• Determining appropriate planting methods according to plant species and requirements
• Employing appropriate pest control measures according to plant requirements and established procedure

These examples only cover the scope of the specialized subjects under the technical-vocational livelihood career track. For the scope of the core and contextualized subjects under the senior high school curriculum, please refer to their respective lists.