HRT306 Vegetable Crop Management (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Agricultural and Horticultural Studies (AGHOR)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Annual and perennial ground vegetable crops are important horticultural crops in Australia. This subject covers an overview of the vegetable industry in Australia and worldwide; components of the industry; classification, biology; breeding and improving vegetable crops. It focuses on the horticultural principles of their establishment, culture and management. Plant management techniques to improve production, quality and profitability are important areas of study. Also important are: pest, disease and weed management and IPM programs; postharvest handling and care of vegetables; biotechnology and genetic engineering in vegetable production. Students will study specific groups of vegetable crops ? perennials, legumes, cole crops, root crops, leafy vegetables, fruit vegetables, onions and related vegetables, underground vegetables, other vegetables. Other individual crops will be studied as case studies to further research specialised technologies used in their culture and management. This subject provides the technology and science behind the management of these crops prior to subjects covering enterprise establishment and their financial analysis.
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*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
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Prerequisite(s):
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe the biology, growth and development of vegetable crops as well as to apply the acquired knowledge to understand and design management practices.
- be able to demontstrate an understanding of the principles and advanced techniques of management of different root, bulb, leaf and fruit vegetable crops.
- be able to describe the range and diversity of vegetable crops
- be able to accurately detail the growth cycle of vegetable crops within a particular environment
- be able to accurately define the alternative techniques to establish vegetable crops
- be able to demonstrate how to manage the vegetative and reproductive phases of vegetable growth
- be able to accurately explain the principles of hydroponic and/or indoor systems of growing vegetable crops
- be able to evaluate plant protection programs for vegetable crops
- be able to describe the range of specialised equipment used in vegetable production
- be able to accurately define optimal post harvest procedures for vegetable crops
- be able to demonstrate the processing of vegetables
- be able to accurately assess annual budgets for vegetable enterprises
- know how to cultivate a variety of vegetable crops
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- vegetable crops and their benefit to society - vegetable crop nutritive values - vegetable crop classification - vegetable crop biology - vegetable project establishment - vegetable crop propagation & establishment - vegetable crop management ? nutrition, soil management, irrigation, crop manipulation - indoor growing systems - hydroponic growing systems - specialised equipment for vegetable production - post harvest handling of vegetables - marketing of vegetables - annual cashflow, budgets and projects for vegetables - cultivation of a variety of vegetable crops: perennials, legumes, cole crops, root crops, leafy vegetables, fruit vegetables, onions and related vegetables, underground vegetables, other vegetables
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school.
Study tour looks at: apiculture; market outlets, including wholesale markets, auctions, retail outlets, protected cultivation; open field cultivation; hydroponic systems for vegetable growing; plant management systems; irrigation, nutrition and media; assessment of vegetable growing businesses; assessment of vegetable growing equipment; study of pre- and postharvest systems for vegetables; harvesting systems; plant protection options for vegetables, including IPM systems; organic vegetable production; visiting a wide range of vegetable crop enterprises to study the broad range of products within a variety of climatic regions; research institutes.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.