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Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Fall 2004

Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Fall 2004. Contact Phone and E-mail. Instructor: Bhimu Patil Phone: (956) 968-2132 E-mail: b-patil@tamu.edu Teaching Assistants: College Station: Shibu Poulose shibu@neo.tamu.edu Weslaco/Kingsville- Kranthi Kiran Mandadi Kranthi_kiran00@rediffmail.com

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Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Fall 2004

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  1. Citrus and Subtropical FruitsFall 2004

  2. Contact Phone and E-mail Instructor: Bhimu Patil • Phone: (956) 968-2132 • E-mail: b-patil@tamu.edu Teaching Assistants: • College Station: Shibu Poulose shibu@neo.tamu.edu • Weslaco/Kingsville- Kranthi Kiran Mandadi Kranthi_kiran00@rediffmail.com kkmandadi@ag.tamu.edu

  3. Distance Education Sites • Texas A&M-College Station • Texas A&M-Kingsville • TAMU Research & Extension Center at Weslaco

  4. Home Page • http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu • Classes • HORT 422 • To use slides, go to schedule or TTVN slides • User id: citrus • Password: riored

  5. Text Davies, F. S. and L. G. Albrigo. 1994. Citrus. CAB International. Wallingford, England • University Book Store- College Station • University Book Store- Kingsville • Memorial Student Center • Telephone 979/845-8681

  6. Other Sources • Jackson, Larry K. 1991. Citrus growing in Florida. Third Edition. University of Florida, Gainesville • Citrus Industry, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 University of California

  7. Overview • The course will be taught as 2 lecture periods • one hour recitation period per week (graduate student only). • Lecture topics will include • History • Subtropical fruit industry • Interaction with climate • Frost and freeze hazards • Classification, rootstocks • Propagation • Planting, training, pruning

  8. Lecture (contd.) • Nutrition • IPM • Diseases and pests • Weed control • Insect and graft transmissible disease • Molecular breeding for insect and disease resistance • Harvesting • Post harvest and functional components  • major emphasis on • Citrus • Avocado • Olive

  9. Lab • Understand and compare leaf morphology and fruit anatomy • Propagation techniques • Mineral deficiencies • Identify pests, diseases and post harvest disorders • Phytochemical analysis Field visit • Packing shed, avocado, citrus nursery and orchards • Texas Juice plant • Meeting industry representatives

  10. Grades • 900-1000 points (90-100%)- A • 800-899 points  (89%)- B • 700-799 points (79%)- C • 600-699 points (69%)- D • Below 600 points (<60%)- F

  11. Quiz A Quiz B Final Exam Lab Final Graduate Students Presentation and term paper Web discussion 25% 25% 30% 20% 10% 15% Exams/Grading Breakdown

  12. Graduate Students-Presentation • Required to write a term paper • The topics will be decided in the beginning of semester  • Each student will present the paper to the class • Students will be graded based on the quality of presentation and material collected. • The paper will have the same value as a major letter quiz. 

  13. Graduate Students-Web discussion • Involve a through web discussion of specific topic each week after Wednesday’s class for 50 minutes • Critiquing and summarizing a peer-reviewed published article

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