958332 Quality assurance in fruit growing
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Flachowsky, Henryk , Andergassen, Christian , Griesser, Michaela
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2024/25
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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The aim of the course is to discuss future-oriented topics for fruit production and current developments for modern quality assurance. This includes physiological and technological processes.
Current topics are:
* Innovative apple production (Christian Andergassen):
- New cultivation systems for climate change adaptation
- Modern technology for quality assurance
- Innovative technological developments
* Challenges for fruit production in Europe for the next 10-20 years
* Fruit physiology: regulation and influencing factors
* Non-destructive technologies for quality control
* Innovative technologies for the field
* Extensive cultivation systems, biodiversity and ecosystem
* Breeding goals and breeding technologies (PROF. Flachowsky - visiting professor)
* Fertilisation and soil management
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Students:
- understand the effects of environmental influences on fruit production
- can explain and comparatively interpret current technological innovations
- understand fruit ripeness and can define quality parameters
- can define breeding objectives and explain breeding methods
- understand the function of ecosystem services in the vineyard and can discuss the function of soil microorganisms
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.