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Fruit & Nut Production

Fruit & Nut Production. Ag Processing Technology Unit 5. Career Opportunities in Fruit and Nut Production. Orchardist Pomologist Owner/grower Viticulturists Olericulture. Nut Orchardist.

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Fruit & Nut Production

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  1. Fruit & Nut Production Ag Processing Technology Unit 5

  2. Career Opportunities in Fruit and Nut Production • Orchardist • Pomologist • Owner/grower • Viticulturists • Olericulture

  3. Nut Orchardist • establish and/or manage a grove of nut-producing trees, applying the cultural practices necessary to produce quality nuts. Incomes are variable and depend on crop success and markets • $43,230 Annual Average Income

  4. Pomologist • A fruit grower or fruit scientists • $43,230 Annual Average Income

  5. Viticulturists • Breed and cultivate grapes • Main concern is growing quality grapes for wines • Large winery's may employ several while a small winery may be owned by the viticulturist • $55,470 Annual Average Income

  6. Olericultrists • Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables for whole and retail sale • Similar to the Pomologists • $43,230 Annual Average Income

  7. Identifying Vegetable Crops

  8. Botanical Classification • All vegetables are angiosperms • Divided into 2 classes • Class I—Monocotyledons (monocots) • Class II—Dicotyledons (dicots) • Further grouped into a family, genus, species, variety • Example • Cruciferae—the mustard family • Includes Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, cress, kale, turnips, mustard, watercress, radish

  9. Edible Parts • Vegetables of which leaves, flower or stems are used • Vegetables of which underground parts are used • Vegetables of which fruits or seeds are used

  10. Growing Season • Cool Season • Grow best in cool air and can withstand light frost, some can withstand winter freezing • Planted in early spring and late in the season for fall and winter harvest • Mostly leaf and root crops

  11. Growing Season • Warm Season • Cannot withstand cold temperatures, especially frost • Need warm soil to germinate and long days to mature • Must have very warm temperatures to produce their edible parts • Edible parts are basically what can be picked off the standing plant or the fruit

  12. Identifying Fruits & Nuts

  13. Types of Fruit • Tree • Small bush • Vine

  14. Tree Fruits • 3 types of trees • Standard • Semidwarf • Dwarf • 2 types of fruit • Pome- have a core and embedded seeds • Drupe-have a large hard seed, called a stone

  15. Small Bush Fruits • Grow low to the ground or only 3-4 ft high • Require less maintenance than tree or vine fruit • Bear quickly—usually 9 mo to 1 year after planting • Best choices are: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, thornless blackberries

  16. Vine Fruits • Best known is the grape • Require a growing season of at least 140 frost free days • 3-4 year wait for vines to reach maturity

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