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Tropical Fruit Production
TPSS 403
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Goals and Objectives
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The emphasis will be placed, as much as possible, on crops and methods appropriate for small-scale production in Hawaii, with the intent of exposing you to the potential for a financially and personally rewarding career in tropical fruit crop production in our state.
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Skills and Knowledge to be Acquired
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Computer Skills to be Acquired
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Prerequisites
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TPSS 300
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Texts
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Tropical Fruits. H. Nakasone and R. E. Paull. CABI Press, 1998
Statistics of Hawaii Agriculture, Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service.
Other useful references:
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- J.W. Purseglove, Tropical Crops - Dicotyledons
- J.W. Purseglove, Tropical Crops - Monocotyledons
- N.W. Simmonds, Evolution of Crop Plants
- J.J. Ochse, et al., Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture
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Films/Videotapes
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Guest Speakers
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Field Trips
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Visit to the Big Island for 3 days during Spring Break to look at successful horticultural enterprises and meet the entrepreneurs, as well as USDA and CTAHR researchers and their projects.
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Course Organization
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Lectures on specific crops (macadamia nut, coffee, guava, passionfruit, bananas, papaya, pineapple, mango, etc.) follow the following format:
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Introduction - Common names, uses of fruit, nutritional value, importance in World and Hawaiian markets.
Taxonomy - Botanical family and characteristics, scientific names of species, origin and evolution of crop
Botany - Descriptions of growth habit, leaf shape and arrangement, flower type and reproductive biology, fruit type, and biochemical aspects.
Culture and Management - Environmental requirements, propagation, spacing, training and pruning, irrigation, fertilization, weed, disease and pest control, harvesting and handling.
Varieties and Breeding - Important local Hawaiian cultivars and current efforts to improve existing varieties.
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Grading
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Three (3) tests will be given during the semester, including the final exam. The tests will consist of questions requiring a short written paragraph or diagram. The tests will be mostly non-cumulative, so that for the most part you will be tested only on information presented since the previous exam.
Each student will research, document photographically, and produce a 25-minute video presentation of some topic relating to tropical fruit crop production. The TA and I will help you choose appropriate topics and learn the computer and camera skills required to make the presentation.
Your class grade will consist of the following:
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20%
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Exam 2
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20%
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Exam 3
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20%
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| Labs (8 x 2.5%) |
20%
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Presentation
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20%
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100% |
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Faculty
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Richard Manshardt
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Last updated on 1/15/2004
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