HORT 413 Tree Fruit Production

 
 
Syllabus
 
Lecture Date Topic
1 Sept. 25

Trends in fruit production and consumption.
Planning, site selection, orchard design, and establishment

Paper #1 distributed

2 Sept. 27

Rootstocks, root growth and development
Nutrition, orchard floor management, water

Paper #1 review due

3 Oct. 2

Pruning and tree training
Orchard systems - intensive production

Paper #2 distributed

4 Oct. 4

Guest lecture - to be announced

Paper #2 review due

Mid term exam handed out

  Oct.9 October break - no class
5 Oct.11

Field trip to Meigs Research Farm
Mid term exam due

Paper #3 distributed

6 Oct. 16

Bud development, flower initiation and differentiation, dormancy.

Pollination and fruit set


Paper #3 review due
7 Oct. 18 Fruit growth and fruit development
Productivity and efficiency
Thinning
Paper #4 distributed
8 Oct. 23

Fruit maturity, ripening and determining harvest date.
Post harvest handling and storage

Paper #4 review due

9 Oct. 25 Fruit processing and marketing.
Home fruit plantings
10 Oct. 30 Final exam