English title:
Pomology and variety preservation
Course ID:
958314
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Pomologie und Sortensicherung
Pomologie und Sortensicherung
Term Semester:
Autumn/Winter
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
1) Basic knowledge and pomological development
2) Methods of fruit growing and cultivation
3) Origin and representation of older and new varieties of different fruit kinds
and their usability: pome or hard fruit, stone fruit, nut fruits, small fruit
4) Molecular Methods of cultivar evaluation
5) Exercises to fruit quality and molecular methods (compulsory attendance!)
.
2) Methods of fruit growing and cultivation
3) Origin and representation of older and new varieties of different fruit kinds
and their usability: pome or hard fruit, stone fruit, nut fruits, small fruit
4) Molecular Methods of cultivar evaluation
5) Exercises to fruit quality and molecular methods (compulsory attendance!)
.
Expected previous knowledge:
.
Learning outcomes:
The student:
• gain the knowledge about fruit varieties cultivated in Central Europa
• understand the usability of diversity of fruit trees and cultivars
• can learn about descriptive and molecular methods for the identification of cultivars
.
• gain the knowledge about fruit varieties cultivated in Central Europa
• understand the usability of diversity of fruit trees and cultivars
• can learn about descriptive and molecular methods for the identification of cultivars
.
Exam method:
written and protocol of the excersises
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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