Description
Introduction to the horticultural principles and practices used in deciduous tree fruit production and orchard management. Topics include cultivars, root stocks, climate and environment, orchard systems, orchard establishment, pruning and training, flowering, pollination, fruit set, fruit growth and thinning, fruit maturation, harvest and storage, hardiness, and acclimation.
Grading Basis
Graded
Course Learning Outcomes
Core Topics
- Cultivars
- Rootstocks
- Environment
- Site selection
- Orchard establishment
- Pruning and training
- Thinning,
- Maturity/harvest
- Soils
- Frost/freezing
- Pest management.