Overview
A compulsory course in the Department of Horticulture, and it studies a
number of topics: important facts about deciduous fruits, the economic and
nutritional importance of different fruit trees, botanical and horticultural division,
the study of apples (apples, quince pears), the study of stone fruits (peaches,
nectarines) A study of apricots and plums, a study of almonds, calculating
thermal units and cold hours, a study of fig trees, a study of pomegranate,
pecan and pistachio trees, a general review of all deciduous fruit trees
Intended learning outcomes
Successfully completing the course, the student will be able
to:
1. Learn about
the historical development, economic and nutritional importance, botanical and
horticultural division of all types of deciduous fruit trees
2. Determines the appropriate environmental conditions and
methods of propagating fallen fruit trees and producing seedlings with
scientific and technical specifications for the success of growing fallen
fruit.
3. Explain the methods of planting deciduous fruit trees and
improving the quality of the crop.
4. Know the methods of pruning deciduous fruit trees used
for each type of deciduous fruit trees to obtain the required results
5. Supervising fruit farms and
providing various agricultural operations. Pruning, watering, fertilizing,
disease prevention.
Teaching and learning methods
1. Lectures
2. Discussion and expressing opinions about the scientific
material
3. Presentation of visual materials (scientific videos
recorded by prestigious universities and the World Wide Web).
4. View websites and programs on the network
5. Presentation of available
laboratory capabilities and their uses
Methods of assessments
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comments
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percentage
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Evaluation date (week)
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evaluation methods
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No
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20%
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after the fifth week
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first midterm exam
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1
|
|
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20%
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after the tenth week
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Second midterm exam
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2
|
|
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10%
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after the twelfth week
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Practical exam
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3
|
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10%
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after the twelfth week
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Report
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4
|
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40%
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after the twelfth week
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final exam
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5
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100%
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total
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