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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
plant science in agriculture
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Smadar Harpaz-Saad
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Smadar Harpaz-Saad
Course/Module description:
Principals of growing deciduous trees as crop. Physiology and biochemistry of deciduous trees. Orchard design and agro-technical practices. Graft-stock relationship. Strategies in irrigation and fertilization. Dormancy breaking treatments. Chemical thinning. Fruit development and ripening. Genetic engineering and molecular approaches in fruit tree breeding.
Course/Module aims:
Understanding the major principals along the course of deciduous trees life cycle. Acquisition of the tools required for in-depth understanding of agricultural challenges in deciduous fruit trees and possible strategies to deal with these and future challenges
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To understand the major principals under-laying the physiology of deciduous fruit trees and meet wide variety of agricultural challenges.
Attendance requirements(%):
participation in educational tour and quizes is obligatory
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lectures, tour to decidious fruit trees orchard and research stations.
Course/Module Content:
Orchard design and agro-technical practices. Graft-stock relationship. Strategies in irrigation and fertilization. Dormancy breaking treatments. Chemical thinning. Fruit development and ripening. Genetic engineering and molecular approaches in fruit tree breeding.
Required Reading:
-
Additional Reading Material:
uploaded to moodle
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 40 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
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