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B027769 - PRINCIPLES OF TREE CROPS AND QUALITY OF FRUITS
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Course program
Academic Year 2019-20
Coorte 2018 - Second Cycle Degree in FOOD SCIENCE
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Experimantal and Clinical Medicine
Modulo di sola Frequenza of
Scientific Area
AGR/03 - ARBORICULTURE AND FRUITCULTURE
Credits
3
Teaching Hours
24
Teaching Term
30/09/2019 ⇒ 20/12/2019
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Giudizio Finale
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Classification of fruit tree species and principles of tree cultivation.
Maturation and quality of the fruits. The evolution of fruit growing.
Laboratory: indices of maturation and sensorial quality of the fruits; study of particular cases from the literature.
Maturation and quality of the fruits. The evolution of fruit growing.
Laboratory: indices of maturation and sensorial quality of the fruits; study of particular cases from the literature.
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Learning Objectives
Develop critical skills to make choices in terms of fruit-based foods according to qualitative aspects (productive, hedonistic, nutritional, health parameters).
Prerequisites
Basci knowledge in plant biology.
Teaching Methods
Lectures; practice in laboratory.
Type of Assessment
Written test.
Course program
Classification of fruit tree species and principles of tree cultivation. Fruit ripening and quality: perception and determination.The evolution of fruit growing in temperate and tropical areas: technical and commercial aspects and effects on fruit quality. Exercises and laboratory: indices of maturation and sensorial quality of the fruits; study of special cases from literature (apples, blueberries, dried fruit).