HORT 413 Tree Fruit Production
Syllabus| Lecture | Date | Topic |
| 1 | Sept. 25 | Trends in fruit production
and consumption. Paper #1 distributed |
| 2 | Sept. 27 | Rootstocks,
root growth and development Paper #1 review due |
| 3 | Oct. 2 | Pruning and tree
training 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 Paper #3 distributed |
| 6 | Oct. 16 | Bud development, flower initiation and differentiation, dormancy. 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. Paper #4 review due |
| 9 | Oct. 25 | Fruit processing and
marketing. Home fruit plantings |
| 10 | Oct. 30 | Final exam |