This course is essential in the vegetable study section. The
student will recognize number of elements: Nutritional - economic importance of
vegetable crops, types of vegetable farms - methods of preserving vegetables, conditions
necessary for the success of vegetable cultivation, division of vegetable crops
- agricultural cycle and its importance, weather factors and their effect on
vegetables - Salinity, effect of soil, soil types, relationship of soil and
water to plants, fertilization -- Nutrients and their effect on vegetables
Fertilization methods - Irrigation - methods of propagation - sex - and
vegetative - methods of harvesting and handling, and finally, study number of vegetable crops
With successful completion of the course, the student will be able to
•Describes the importance of producing vegetable crops
and their economic, nutritional, and medical benefits. on the other hand,
•Describes the botanical division of vegetable crops and
the most important varieties used locally and globally.
•Explain the effect of environmental factors on the
growth and development of vegetable crops, and Explains the different methods
of producing vegetable crops commonly used locally in terms of their external
forms.
•Use
the general characteristics of vegetable crops to determine their suitability
for the local environment
