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| HORT0003-1 | Managing tree growth and development : principles of arboriculture
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Monique Bodson |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | - Physiological basis of tree development and coordinated growth.
- Tree architecture : spatial and temporal localization of primary and secondary growth , as influencing tree morphology and crown structure.
- Impact of cultural practices on the tree development, and conditions of their uses.
- Principles of fruit arboriculture and ornamental arboriculture |
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| Course objective : | Principles of tree management and cultural practices in fruit arboriculture and ornamental arboriculture.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- To apprehend the fundamentals of tree structure management in fruit and ornamental arboriculture
- To discuss the environmental and technical conditions of orchard implementation
- To argument the specific techniques of management in fruit and ornamental arboriculture |
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| Prerequisites : | Botany, basic plant physiology, basic ecology, principles of ecophysiology
-- BV101 - Botany
-- BV102 - Plant physiology
-- HG206 - Principles of horticultural science |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 18h
Practical Works : 6h |
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| Written notes : | Physiology of tree crops, Luckwill T.J.1979, Academic Press , New York ; Culture fruitière : arbre fruitier Gautier M. 1993 Tec Doc lavoisier (France), 1993.
Gestion des arbres d'ornement Drenou C, IDF (France) , 2001. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (70%)
Personal report (30%) |
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| Contacts : | Bodson, Monique (Professeur)
Physiologie végétale à finalité horticole
081 62 24 16
bodson.m@fsagx.ac.be |
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