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NRES 262: Tree Fruit Science
Spring Semester, 1997
Apples Jan 1997

Citrus March 1997

Pecans May 1997

 Instructor: Dr. Schuyler S. Korban
Office: 310 Edward R. Madigan Bldg.
Phone: 333-8298
E-mail: s-korban@uiuc.edu


Tenative Schedule
M,W,F; 11:00 AM w-115 Turner Hall

TOPIC NO. LECTURES READING ASSIGNMENT
Introduction Handout Fruit growing areas Ch. 1
1 Flowering & fruiting Handout Tree structure & vegetative growth;
Handout Training & pruning;
Ch. 4
2 Establishing an orchard Ch. 3
3 Apples Ch. 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
4 Pears
 Ch. 13
5 Peach & nectarines pp. 230-264
6 Apricots pp. 264-265
7 Almonds pp. 265-267
8 Plums Ch. 15
9 Cherries Ch. 16
10 Oranges Handout Grapefruit
Handout Tangerines & tangelos
Handout Lemon & lime
Handout

* There will be two multimedia computer session in 103 Ornamental Hort. Bldg.

* There will be two 1-hour exams (Feb. 21 & March 21), 6-five min quizes, and a Final (May 13).

* A 3-4 page written review report (due April 14).

* There will be two propagation sessions in the greenhouse.

* There will be one pruning session in the orchard.

*There will be an additional visit to the orchard.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Childers, N.F., J.R. Morris, and G.S. Sibbett. 1995. Modern Fruit Science. 10th ed. Horticultural Publications, Gainesville, FL.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE BOOK:
Westwood, M.N. 1993. Temperate-Zone Pomology. 3rd ed. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

GRADES
Grades are distributed as such:

  • 1st hour Exam - 25%
  • 2nd hour Exam - 25%
  • Final exam - 35%
  • Quizes - 5% (top 5 scores out of 6)
  • Report - 10%

    • Final grade-- 100% Expectation: Students are expected to attend all classes, participate in classroom discussion, participate in propagation and prunning sessions, and attend visits to orchard and laboratory.

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