Horticulture and Fruit Production

Code:

CAGR4008

Acronym:

CAGR4008

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Agrarian Sciences

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Agricultural Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:EAGR	8	Official Study Plan.	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The overall objective of this course is to provide the students with knowledge on the Principals of Horticulture and apply this knowledge to the production of specific horticultural crops (fruits and vegetables). In particular, it is intended that students: (1) develop an integrated view of the horticultural sector, particularly in terms of fruit and vegetable national geography, production schedules and their importance for the national agrarian economy and international trade; (2) Acquire specific knowledge on the main fruit and vegetable crops (Taxonomy and origin of the species, National and international relevance, Morphology and classification of the cultivars, Plant development and soil and climatic preferences, Production technologies); (3) Understand the physiological bases of plant response to growing conditions and cultural practices; (4) Contact with the professional reality of the national fruit and vegetable companies.

Learning outcomes and competences

In section 1 and 2 from the syllabus students will gain knowledge of the general principles of horticulture and fruit production that will fulfill goal 1. In section 3, a selection of fruit and horticultural crops will be studied in any detail in order to accomplish the aforementioned objective 2 and 3. Finally, a couple of study visits to several producers will be conducted to allow meeting goal 4.

The methodology adopted will allow the students, who successfully attended this course, to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the production of fruits and vegetables. Thus the lectures will be supplemented with study visits, where the students will have the opportunity to see the integration of the various themes taught in this course.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

Almeida D. ; Manual de culturas hortícolas. Volume I. Editorial Presença. , 2006
Almeida D. 2006. ; Manual de culturas hortícolas. Volume II. Editorial Presença. , 2006

Teaching methods and learning activities

The lectures will be given based on Power Point presentations where the information will be systematized and, whenever possible, visual exemplification will be used (photographs, diagrams, videos, pictures).

In practical classes will be held four study visits to producers / national cooperative of fruit and vegetables.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	15,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	5,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	6,00
Estudo autónomo	84,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	6,00
Trabalho escrito	24,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

It is mandatory to perform: study visit report(s); written assessment (PPoint) and its oral presentation (as indicated by the Professor in the 1st lecture)

Calculation formula of final grade

 Type of Evaluation: Continuous assessment (see section above 'Eligibility for exams') with final exam

Final Rating (FR) = 0.70*Final exam + 0.30 Continuous Assessment Component (i.e. 0.15* written assessment PPoint; 0.05 oral presentation; 0.10*study visit report(s).

To accomplish this course, FR must be equal or higher than 9.5 and a minimum of 9.5 values in final exam is required.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Student workers may be dismissed from the study visit, transfering this evaluation component to the written assessment component. To that end students must send an email to the professor until the end of the 2nd week of the course.

Classification improvement

Classification improvement only at the exam component.