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 Department:    ENVAG

 Course #:    224

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    6

 CIP:    010308

 EPC:    127

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Tree fruit and nut, berry, vine, and uncommon fruit production for orchards, focusing on cultivar selection, cultural requirements, propagation methods, management techniques, harvesting practices, and biodiverse orchard design. Field trips are an integral part of this course.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 44

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify and select bioregionally appropriate tree fruit and nut, berry, vine, and uncommon fruit cultivars and rootstock, and manage their site specific growth and cultural requirements.
2. Discuss cultivar physiology and the limiting factors to growth, such as soil conditions, pollination, and pestiferous organisms, as well as the significance of fruit tree and orchard restoration.
3. Demonstrate whip, top, and bud grafting propagation, diverse planting methods, pruning, training, and thinning techniques, and harvest and storage practices while managing limiting factors.
4. Apply Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and other pestiferous control techniques to maintain cultivar health, vigor, and productivity, and discuss plant stress in response to environmental change.
5. Design biodiverse orchard plans and production systems, and discuss management methods that integrate soil building, annual crops, small animals, and site to landscape level ecological integrity.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

0. Application and Integration

Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
0.5 Analyze and reflect upon insights gained from integrating multiple perspectives in a purposeful project or experience.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.4 Evaluate issues (for example economic, legal, historic, social) surrounding the use of information.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing.

5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
5.4 Understand the concept of local/global stewardship, and its ethical components, to communities and environments.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community.

Course Contents

1. Bioregionally appropriate tree fruit and nut, berry, vine, and uncommon fruit cultivars and rootstock, and manage their site specific growth and cultural requirements.
2. Cultivar physiology and the limiting factors to growth, such as soil conditions, pollination, and pestiferous organisms, as well as the significance of fruit tree and orchard restoration.
3. Whip, top, and bud grafting propagation, diverse planting methods, pruning, training, and thinning techniques, and harvest and storage practices while managing limiting factors.
4. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and other pestiferous control techniques to maintain cultivar health, vigor, and productivity, and discuss plant stress in response to environmental change.
5. Biodiverse orchard plans and production systems, and discuss management methods that integrate soil building, annual crops, small animals, and site to landscape level ecological integrity.