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BI1306 Production and processing of fruits, berries and grapevine, 15.0 Credits

Produktion och förädling av frukt, bär och vin

Subjects

Horticultural Science Biology

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Seminars	5.0	0010
Pomology, field laboratory work, business visits	4.0	0020
Production planning	3.0	0030
Cultivation laboratory	3.0	0040

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G2F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to 60 credits Biology or 60 credits Horticultural Science

Objectives

The course is a continuation course that covers biological, technological, economic and quality issues in fruit, berry and wine production and processing. The course covers the ecological requirements of the target crop and the impact on the environment, infrastructure, cultivation techniques, crop protection and quality management in different cultivation systems. The physiological and technological basics as well as yield-determining measures and predicted yield are dealt with. Production is also studied from an economic and social sustainability perspective.

On completion of the course the student should be able to:

• evaluate the specific needs of the growth site and the culture, and the impact of the culture on the environment

• describe the specific morphological and physiological properties of vines, fruit trees and berry bushes, and to link them with the cultivation systems and cultivation techniques

• describe specific requirements for different cultivation systems and be able to discuss methods for establishment, cultivation and harvest

• understand and apply how plant growth, yield and product quality are affected by measures applied in cultivation, and show understanding of yield-determining measures and yield forecast

• describe methods for storage of fruit and berries

• understand the economic conditions for the production planning of perennial horticultural crops

• have a comprehensive understanding of quality criteria and food hygiene in the further processing of fruit and berries.

Content

• Preconditions, from an economically and socially sustainable perspective, for the production of grapes, fruits and berries, in tunnel and greenhouse in colder climate

• Cultivation environments (climate and plant material) suitable for the production of grapes, fruit and berries and how the conditions can be modified by cultivation management

• Pomology of the most commonly produced fruits in Sweden

• Review of different production orientations

• Economic planning for fruit, berry and vine production, and analysis of the plan, risk assessment and measures

• Seminars on key issues in fruit, berry and vine production from sustainable, economic and social perspective

• Applied processing of fruit, berries and grapes

Scheduled practicals, excursions and seminars are obligatory.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

The examination consists of written and oral examination. To pass the course, a pass grade in the examination and approved participation in the obligatory moments are required.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Biosystems and Technology