Tropical Fruit and Nut Production (HORT 352)
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Course description
History, botanical relationships, climatic relationships, culture, management, and marketing. Excursions to various fruit orchards. Pre: Hort 262 or consent of instructor.
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Tropical fruits and nut production class field trip to
Waiakea Experiment Station.
Harvesting cherimoya and cashew fruits for tasting.
Syllabus
Instructor:
Sheldon C. Furutani, Ph.D. Prof. of Plant Science.
Office CAB 101A
Office hours by appt.
Office phone 933-0852
Email: furutani@hawaii.edu
Class meeting times and location:
Lecture TTh 10:30 to 11:20 am, Lab. Th 12:00 to 2:30 pm CAB Rm 201.
Course objective
History, botanical relationships, climatic requirements, culture, management and marketing.
some excursions to fruit orchards - weather permitting.
Required text
Nakasone and Paull. 1998. Tropical Fruits. CAB International.
Course prerequisites
Hort 262.
Lecture topics *
- Flowering and Fruit set.
- Propagation
- Orchard layout
- Culture of the following crops:
- Annona
- Avocado
- Banana
- Citrus
- Guava
- Macadamia
- Mango
- Papaya
- Pineapple
- Sapindaceae
- Others: Poha, kaki, and carambola.
Laboratory Topics
- Plant propagation including seeding, cuttage, grafting and layerage.
- Pruning of orchard trees.
- Fertilization practices.
- Visitation to local orchards and experiment stations.
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