Horticulture 403

Tropical Horticulture

Introduction to the Course

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I. Tropical Agriculture

 

  

1: Introduction to Tropical Horticulture

Lecture 1

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2: Theory of the Tropics

Lecture 2

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3: Tropical Climate

Lecture 3

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4: The Köppen Classification of Climates

 Lecture 4

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Reading: Crops & Climates

    

5: Tropical Vegetation

 Lecture 5

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6: Tropical Soils

 Lecture 6

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Reading: Soils

    

7: Agricultural Potential of the Humid Tropics

 Lecture 7

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Reading: Energy and Crop Production

    

8: Agriculture in Tropical Systems

 Lecture 8

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Reading: Cropping Systems & Practices

    

9: Plantation Agriculture

 Lecture 9

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Reading: Agriculture & Economic Development

    

10: Hacienda System

 Lecture 10

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11: Agricultural Development in Tropical America

 Lecture 11

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12: Tropical Forestry

 Lecture 12

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Reading: Forest Crops

    

Reading: The Vanishing Jungle

    

Reading: The Tropical Rainforest Setting

    

13: Themes in Tropical Agriculture

 Lecture 13

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14: World Population

 Lecture 14

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Reading: World Population
    

15: Tropical Agricultural Research

 Lecture 15

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16: Weed Control & IPM

 Lecture 16

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II. Major Tropical Crops

    

17: Coffee

 Lecture 17

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18: Cacao

 Lecture 18

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19: Tea

 Lecture 19

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Reading: Beverage Crops

    

20: Rice

 Lecture 20

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Reading: Rice

    

Reading: The Natural History of Rice

    

21: Sugar

 Lecture 21

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Reading: Sugarcane

    

22: Rubber

 Lecture 22

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Reading: Rubber

    

23: Oils

 Lecture 23

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Reading: Oil Crops

    

24: Tropical Oil Palms

 Lecture 24

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Reading: Oil Palm

    

25: Coconut & Date

 Lecture 25

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26: Cassava

 Lecture 26

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27: Taro & Yams

 Lecture 27

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III. Horticultural Crops

  

 

28: Other Tropical Starch Crops

 Lecture 28

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Reading: Root Crops

    

29: Banana

 Lecture 29

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Reading: Greenhouse Production of Banana in Morocco

    

30: Pineapple

 Lecture 30

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31: Papaya

 Lecture 31

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32: Citrus

 Lecture 32

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Reading: Classification of Citrus

    

33: Avocado

 Lecture 33

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34: Miscellaneous Fruit Crops

 Lecture 34

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Reading: Fruit & Nut Crops

    

35: History of Spices

 Lecture 35

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36: Spice Crops

 Lecture 36

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37: Tropical Floral Ornamentals

 Lecture 37

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38: Tropical Landscape Ornamentals

 Lecture 38

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