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Orchard management for fruit quality

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Anno accademico 2009/2010

Docente
Prof. Roberto BOTTA
Insegnamento integrato
Crediti/Valenza
3
SSD dell'attività didattica
AGR/03 - arboricoltura generale e coltivazioni arboree
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Sommario insegnamento

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Obiettivi formativi

To acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the proper cultivation and handling of grapevine (for winemaking) and fruit crops, with particular reference to apple chain, in Piedmont (NW Italy).
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Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

To improve the knowledge on tree cropping systems in North-West Italy, with special attention to techniques adopted in crop production and in post-harvest handling of fruit and grapevine crop.
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Programma

Grapevine cropping system. Grape wine production in Piedmont and Italy. Training systems: traditional and new types. Winter pruning; mixed pruning (traditional) and short pruning (for mechanization). Summer pruning; traditional and new practices for Piedmont viticulture. Soil management; permanent grass cover, mulching, and chemical weed control.

Apple cropping system. Soil and climatic requirements. Main cultivars and cultivar groups. Training systems and pruning. Management of factors affecting fruit quality. Apple uses and quality. Harvest and post-harvest handling.

Testi consigliati e bibliografia

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Textbooks
Coombe B.G., Dry P.R. (1988) Viticulture. Vol. 1 & 2. Australian Industrial Publishers, Adelaide, Australia.
Ferree D.C., Warrington I. (2003) Apples: Botany, Production and Uses, CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 672 pp.
Winkler A.J. et al. (1975) General Viticulture. University of California Press, Davis, CA, USA.
Further readings:
Knee M. (2002) Fruit quality and its biological basis. CRC Press. USA.
Ryugo K. (1988). Fruit culture. J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Westwood M.N. (1993) Temperate zone Pomology, Physiology and Culture. Timber Press, Portland, OR, USA.


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Note

The course is taught in English within the course of Fruit and Grapevine Cropping Systems
The evaluation will be an oral examination, eventually associated to a written report and an oral presentation on the group work.
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