Students will learn about fruit species, their classification, the characteristics of flowering, fertilization, and fruiting of fruit-bearing plants, variety matching, cultivation systems, and the basics of fruit tree propagation.
Basic knowledge of fruit growing and nursery school (KHORBAN-GYUMFAIS-1)
Basic data
Name and type of the study programme
Horticultural Engineering, undergraduate program
Curriculum
2024
Classes / consultation hours
2 + 2 + 0 (L+S+Labs)
Credits
4 credits
Theory – Practice
Theory: 50%, Practice: 50%
Recommended semester
Semester 3
Study mode
full-time
Prerequisites
Evaluation type
Colloquium
Course category
Compulsory
Language
English
Instructors
Responsible instructor
Kajtárné dr. Czinege Anikó
Responsible department
Kertészeti Tanszék
Instructor(s)
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Course objectives
Course content
Lectures
SYLABUS: Classification, morphology Grouping of fruit species Fruiting laterals Integrated and organioc fruit growing Traditional and semi -intensive cultivation system and canopy Intensive cultivation system Flowering Assosiation orchards varieties Fruit develop and ripening Generative propagation Vegetative propagation The rootstocks
Seminars
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Acquired competences
Knowledge
– Students should be informed about the morphology and physiology of fruit-bearing plants. - Learn about the biological and technological basics of fruit growing, the specific features of agricultural and plant cultivation techniques and how they can be regulated, the abiotic factors affecting fruit growing, and effective methods of protection against them. - Able to systematically understand and interpret the professional knowledge that determines the functioning of the fruit growing sector. - Be able to make decisions about the fruit species and varieties that can be planted, taking into account the ecological requirements and economic situation of fruit-bearing plants and knowing the ecological conditions of the given area. - Be capable of critically analyzing and processing information and data related to fruit production in a multifaceted manner.
Skills
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Attitude
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Autonomy and responsibilities
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Requirements, evaluation and grading
Mid-term study requirements
The students have to do the following tasks: species recognition report (in oral report) fruiting laterals report (in oral report) test (in writing test) group tasks (in writing or oral presentation) The final exam of this semester is a colloquium test. (in writing test) The end-of-semester grade is based on the results of the colloquium exam and mid-term assignments. 0-50% 1 51-65% 2 66-79% 3 80- 89% 4 90-100% 5
Exam requirements
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Generative AI usage
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Study aids, laboratory background
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Readings
Compulsory readings
Melvin Neil Westwood: Temperate – Zone Pomology Physiology and Culture (1993); Timber press. USA. ISBN: 978-1-60469-070-5 Tara Auxt Baugher and Suman Singha Concis: Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit (2003) Haworth Pres. ISBN: 978-15-60229-414 Debashis Mandal, Ursula Wermund, Lop Phavaphutanon, Regina Cronje: Temperate FruitsProduction, Processing, and Marketing (2022) Apple Academic Press. ISBN 9781774637739 S.N. Gnosh, Amit Kumar, Munib Ur Rehman, R.R. Sharma: Temperate fruit crops. (2018) NIPA New India Publishing Agency. ISBN: 978-93-87973-15-2 Hartmann & Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices (8th Edition) ISBN: 978-0-13-501449-3 J. Nyéki-M. Soltész-Z. Szabó: Morphology, Biology and Fertility of flowers in Temperate Zone Fruits. Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN: 978-963-05-8591-0
Recommended readings
Anikó, Kajtárné Czinege : Phenology (Study of appearance) and its importance . GRADUS 11 : 3 Paper: 2024.3.AGR.010 , 5 p. (2024). https://gradus.kefo.hu/archive/2024-3/2024_3_AGR_010_Kajtarne.pdf Anikó, Kajtárné Czinege : Plum rootstock use in some plum producing countries . GRADUS 11 : 3 Paper: 2024.3.AGR.011 , 6 p. (2024). https://gradus.kefo.hu/archive/2024-3/2024_3_AGR_011_Kajtarne.pdf Kajtár-Czinege, Anikó ; Osztényiné Krauczi, Éva ; Hrotkó, Károly : Cropping and Fruit Quality of Plum (Prunus domestica) Varieties on Different Rootstocks in a Young Orchard . ERWERBS-OBSTBAU 65 pp. 505-513. Paper: s10341 , 9 p. (2023). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10341-023-00992-8 Kajtár-Czinege, Anikó ; Krauczi, Éva Osztényiné ; Hrotkó, Károly : Growth Characteristics of Five Plum Varieties on Six Different Rootstocks Grown in Containers at Different Irrigation Levels . HORTICULTURAE 8 : 9 Paper: 819 , 14 p. (2022). https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/9/819