Fruticulture and Viticulture II

In order to achieve the objectives of the curricular unit and the competences foreseen for the students, the learning teaching process is based on:  
1. In theoretical-practical classes in which the teacher conveys theoretical concepts, followed by practical application by the student;
2. In practical classes held in the orchards and vineyards where the student accompanies the different cultures and where he performs the main cultural practices used in orchards and vineyards in the spring-summer season.

1.Projecting the installation of an orchard and a vineyard;
2.Know the ways of obtaining plant material;
3.Relates the structures of plants and their functions with growth, development and cultural practices of spring-summer;
4.Recognizes the factors affecting the production and quality of the crop and harvest.

Module 1:
1 Main factors to take into account when setting up an orchard and a vineyard
2 Method of preparing the soil according to its characteristics
3 Planting systems in different situations
4 Planting techniques
5 Vegetation management
Module 2:
1 Ways to obtain plant material
2 Main rootstocks of different fruit trees and vine
3 Different grafting techniques
4 Choice of the best symbiont in each situation
5 Importance of the use of quality propagating material
Module 3:
1 Problem of flowering and fruit set.
2 Cultural and physiological implications of interventions in green on the yield and quality;
4 Different growth stages of the fruit and berry;
5 Methods of determining the time of harvest

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