Tropical and subtropical pomology

Tropical and Subtropical Pomology I is a subject which includes lessons covering fruit production and marketing of the most important fruits of tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In total it consists of 12 lessons which are not only focusing fruit production, but also basics to pomology, fruit propagation and harvesting. The lessons are designed on the easier level with projects. It alows unedrgraduate students to study this subject with no difficulty and get in touch with it by working on the project.

Overwiev

Subject name: Tropical and Subtropical Pomology I
Code: TaSP1DPSAEW
University: English Wikiversity
School: School of Agriculture
Division:
Department: Department of Pomology
Language: English
No. of lessons: 12
No. of students: not limited
Status: in preparation

Aim of the subject

The aim of the subject is to give a theoretical overwiev of the main tropical and subtropical fruits processed and solled on the worlds markets. There is also a need to develop study materials and maintain them by adding new stuff. After passing this subject students might have a good teoretical knoweledge upon the fruit production of the main taxa and able to continue on the deeper (graduate level) studying of this subject or move to Tropical and Subtropical Pomology II.

Subject organisation

This subject consist of 12 lessons. Each lesson is mentioned for one week. Students can start to study whenever they want, but it is highly recomended for them to pass the lessons in the numerical order. When studying a lesson thay can discuss with other sudent and/or the teacher upon the misunderstandings which they have or upon other related points. Each student will also get a Subject work, it mean a topic to write something. This writting excercise will be four all 12 month. On the end participants are tested by a questionar and simple questions prepared by a teacher.

Sylabus

• lessons:

1. Introduction and data sources
2. Fruit and its importance
3. Methods of propagations and treatments to fruit crops
4. Banana production
5. Pineapple production
6. Papaya production
7. Mango production
8. Avocado production
9. Citrus production
10. Actinidia production
11. Date production
12. Machinery of the most important tropical and subtropical fruits

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User	Date of Joining	Purpose	Location	Thesis Title	Final Test	Final Exam	Subject Finished
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Subject consequence

Students will study with less difficulty if they will have a basic knoweledge of Systematic Botany, Morphology of Plants and Wikipedia Editing. They can continue in Tropical and Subtropical Pomology II.

Community help

If there will be any problems, students might ask and/or discuss them with other students and/or users on the appropriate lesson page or via discussion page of the teachers.

Sources

Internet

• Tropical and Subtropical Pomology. - a study material of the English Wikiverzity
• Category:Horiculture of the English Wikipedia
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• GRIN taxonomy - taxonomical database of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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