96564 - Fruit Growing and Viticulture

Learning outcomes

For the most relevant temperate tree fruit species and vinegrapes, the students acquire knowledge relative to: the economic importance; the botany and main physiological traits; the cultivars and rootstocks; the management techniques, including training systems, pruning, thinning, harvest; quality indices and harvest date. Elements of precision growing techniques.

Course contents

For each of apple, apricot, citrus, cherry, chestnut, kiwifruit, olive, peach, pear, plum, strawberry, table grapes, walnut: environmental requirements, including chill requirement and flowering dates; adaptability to soils, including fertilization requirements; irrigation needs; training and maintenance pruning; thinning; rootstocks and varieties.

Pests and diseases are only listed, without in depth discussion; soil-borne diseases and problems related to replanting; proper soil management for preservation of soil's fertility. Biological traits addressed include flower biology; self-sterility; graft incompatibility. Mechanization of pruning, thinning, harvesting aids.

Readings/Bibliography

The lectures are made available by the instructor via the ad-hoc UNIBO repository. The students will have to gain access to the repository by using their UNIBO credentials.

Other reference materials are represented by:

Arboricoltura Speciale, a cura di: A. Gentile, P. Inglese, M. Tagliavini, Edagricole, Bologna

Rivista di Frutticoltura e di ortofloricoltura, Edagricole.

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures.

Field outings.

Additional reading material provided by the instructor.

Assessment methods

The final exam is a multiple choice, computer assisted test.

The exam dates are announced at the beginning of the semester.

Students must enroll in the exam date of their choice by using the platform "Almaesami.unibo.it".

Teaching tools

Multimedia, including slides, video, podcasts.

Office hours

See the website of Luca Corelli Grappadelli

See the website of Ilaria Filippetti