Course: Pomology (Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees)
Course description:
1. Stone fruits. Pomes. Nut crops. Miscellaneous fruit species. Origin and early development. Production. Description. Pollination. Propagation. Rootstocks. Varieties. Climatic and soil conditions.
2. Planting the orchard. Soil management. Pruning. Fertilisation. Irrigation. Thinning of fruits. Fruit maturation, harvest and storage.
Teaching aids:"Tree Fruit Production" by C.A. Pontikis
Examination: Oral or written
Course description:
1. Stone fruits. Pomes. Nut crops. Miscellaneous fruit species. Origin and early development. Production. Description. Pollination. Propagation. Rootstocks. Varieties. Climatic and soil conditions.
2. Planting the orchard. Soil management. Pruning. Fertilisation. Irrigation. Thinning of fruits. Fruit maturation, harvest and storage.
Teaching aids:"Tree Fruit Production" by C.A. Pontikis
Examination: Oral or written
Course description:
1. Stone fruits. Pomes. Nut crops. Miscellaneous fruit species. Origin and early development. Production. Description. Pollination. Propagation. Rootstocks. Varieties. Climatic and soil conditions.
2. Planting the orchard. Soil management. Pruning. Fertilisation. Irrigation. Thinning of fruits. Fruit maturation, harvest and storage.
Teaching aids:"Tree Fruit Production" by C.A. Pontikis
Examination: Oral or written
Course description:
1. Stone fruits. Pomes. Nut crops. Miscellaneous fruit species. Origin and early development. Production. Description. Pollination. Propagation. Rootstocks. Varieties. Climatic and soil conditions.
2. Planting the orchard. Soil management. Pruning. Fertilisation. Irrigation. Thinning of fruits. Fruit maturation, harvest and storage.
Teaching aids:"Tree Fruit Production" by C.A. Pontikis
Examination: Oral or written