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Fruit and grapevine cropping systems
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Anno accademico 2009/2010
- Codice dell'attività didattica
- AGR0173
- Docenti
- Prof. Roberto BOTTA (Affidamento)
Luciana TAVELLA (Affidamento)
Davide Carmelo SPADARO (Affidamento) - Corso di studi
- [f001-c210/1] laurea spec. in agroecologia curr. agroingegneria gestionale del territorio
[f001-c210/1.1] laurea spec. in a.e. curr. a.g.t. - orient. sustainable farming systems - Anno
- 1° anno
- Tipologia
- B - Caratterizzante
- Crediti/Valenza
- 8 CFU
- 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, crop protection and handling of grapevine (for winemaking) and fruit crops, with particular reference to apple chain, in Piedmont (NW Italy).- Oggetto:
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 protection and in post-harvest handling of fruit and grapevine crop.- Oggetto:
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.
Insect and mite pests identification. Principles on identification of fruit and grapevine insect and mite pests and their antagonists. Classification of pests in relation to their feeding activity, and to damage they cause.
Sustainable pest management. Chemical pest control. Biological pest control. Integrated pest management.
Grapevine insect and mite pests. Bio-ethology, distribution, and control strategies of the main grapevine pests. Field sampling, symptom detection. Laboratory insect and mite identification.
Apple insect and mite pests. Bio-ethology, distribution, and control strategies of the main apple pests. Field sampling, symptom detection. Laboratory insect and mite identification.
Pathogen detection. Introduction to plant pathogens. Fungal and oomycetes pathogens. Plant pathogen diagnostics.
Sustainable disease management. Sustainable disease management. Organic farming. GMOs: transgenes and cisgenes. Postharvest disease management. Mycotoxin prevention and control.
Grapevine disease management.
Apple disease management.
Testi consigliati e bibliografia
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- Testi base:
Agrios G. (2004) Plant Pathology. Fifth Edition. Academic Press, New York, 954 pp.
Alford D.V. (2007) Pests of fruit crops: a color handbook. Academic Press, Elsevier, 461 pp.
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.Inoltre per approfondimenti e integrazioni:
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.Siti internet di interesse:
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Note
The course is taught in English and includes three teaching units hereafter reported:
Orchard management for fruit quality
Fruit and grapevine pest management
Fruit and grapevine disease management
The evaluation will be an oral exam on the course programme, eventually associated to a written report and an oral presentation on the group work.- Oggetto:
Moduli didattici
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