Crop productionModule Fruit Tree Crops
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: ALBERTO CONTINELLAExpected Learning Outcomes
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
Course Structure
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
Required Prerequisites
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
Attendance of Lessons
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
Attendance is not compulsory, but recommended.
Active participation allows the student to more easily acquire the ability to connect between the various topics covered by the program, the ability to report examples and the property of technical language, which are the subject of evaluation.
Detailed Course Content
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
General part
- Notes of organography and morphology of fruit trees
- Botanical and commercial classification of fruits
- Fruit quality Fruiting process and ripening physiology
- Cold treatment and storage of fruits
Special part
- Citrus
- Olive
- Apple and pear
- Stone fruits
- Table grape
- Strawberry
- Tropical and sub-tropical fruits
- Kiwifruit
- Minor fruit species
- Dried fruits
Textbook Information
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
- Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables. Ed. E.M. Yahia. Woodhead
Publishing. 978-0-12-813278-4
Didactic materials provided by the professor (lecture notes) in the website http://studium.unict.it
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
- FRUIT TREE CROPS
The vote follows the following scheme:
Unsuitable
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Important shortcomings. Significant inaccuracies
Ability to analyze and synthesize: Irrelevant. Frequent generalizations. Inability to synthesize
Use of references: Completely inappropriate
18-20
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: At the threshold level. Obvious imperfections
Analysis and synthesis skills: Just enough skills
Use of references: As appropriate
21-23
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Routine knowledge
Analysis and synthesis skills: It is capable of correct analysis and synthesis. Argue logically and consistently
Using references: Use standard references
24-26
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Good knowledge
Analysis and synthesis skills: Has good analysis and synthesis skills. The arguments are expressed consistently
Using references: Use standard references
27-29
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Knowledge more than good
Ability to analyze and synthesize: He has considerable abilities of analysis and synthesis
Use of references: Has explored the topics
30-30L
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Excellent knowledge
Ability to analyze and synthesize: He has considerable abilities of analysis and synthesis.
Use of references: Important insights.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Fruiting cycle
- Maturation indices
- Fruiting biology of citrus fruits