MSU to Offer Online Greenhouse Lighting Course
Michigan State University Extension is now offering the summer session for the non-credit, pre-recorded Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting online course.
The course, which is to be completed between July 1 and Sept. 30, is intended for greenhouse and ornamental plant growers and others interested in learning about the fundamental concepts about how plants respond to light quality, quantity and duration. It provides introductory to moderately-challenging content based on experiments performed at MSU and Purdue University.
The three hours of pre-recorded lecture and video demonstrations are divided into seven units.
- Unit One-Two: properties of light and its importance for plant growth and development
- Unit Three: how light quality influences stem extension and flowering
- Unit Four: light intensity and its importance for plant growth, factors that affect light availability and how to manipulate and measure light intensity in the greenhouse
- Unit Five: how light quantity affects plant shoot and root growth and branching, focusing on responses to the average daily light integral
- Unit Six: photoperiod and long-day lighting strategies, featuring the latest research on delivering long days with LEDs
- Unit Seven: advantages and limitations of different lamp types, guidelines of when to deliver supplemental lighting, and factors to consider when selecting a lamp for your horticultural application
Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting is available through eXtension Campus for $129.
Once students have paid for the course, completed the pre-test, final exam and the post-course evaluation, they will be eligible for a $20 refund.
Students must complete all criteria by Sept. 30 and have emailed the instructor, Heidi Wollaeger, at wollaege@anr.msu.edu by Sept. 30 to receive the refund.
For more information, visit the Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting course webpage.
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