The aim of this course is to provide the basic knowledge and skills about the environmental, biological and agronomic factors that may affect the yield and quality of herbaceous crops.
The course aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to assess the quality of fruit products. The topics treated are related to the fruit metabolism during the growth, maturation and storage processes.
Lessons (35 hours) and hands-on activities (14 hours) by case studies and/or seminars, also on line.
If teaching is performed in mixed mode or remotely, specific changes to the program outlined in the Syllabus may need to be made.
Lectures and tutorials, also on line.
If teaching is given in a mixed formula or remotely, necessary changes may be introduced to what was previously stated in order to comply with the provided and reported syllabus.
Learning assessment may be done remotely if necessary.
Botanical and commercial classification of fruits. Fruiting process and ripening physiology. Fruiting biology, ripening calendar, nutraceutical characteristics, main cultivars attitude for direct consumption and processing in citrus, olive, grape, pome and stone fruits, nuts, strawberry. Postharvest ripening and maturity indices of fruits. Management of post-harvest fruit products.
Didactic materials provided by the professor (lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations) in the website http://studium.unict.it
Didactic materials provided by the professor (lecture notes) in the website http://studium.unict.it