Content (Syllabus outline)
The course deals with the growth and development of fruit plants. Natural and synthetic growth regulators, their function and use (smaller vegetative activity, induction of flower bud differentiation, fruit thinning, fruit scald prevention …). Growth, development and functions of the apex (environmental factors). Morphological and physiological specifics of fruit plants (architectural features of the canopy – fruiting volume of different plant). Growth, development and functions of generative and vegetative root systems according to growing conditions, fruit species, rootstock and cultivar. Rootstock-cultivar interactions (reduced vegetative growth, impacts on fruit fertility and fruit quality …). Flower bud differentiation in pome fruit, stone fruit, nuts and berry fruit (induction and development). Flowering and fertilization (sterility, incompatibility, pollination relationships among cultivars, partenocarpy, apomixes …). Growth and development of fruit in different pomological groups (fruit growth curves, changes in parameters during fruit development). Fruit ripening (climacteric and non-climacteric fruit species, the process of fruit maturation). The specifics of photosynthesis of fruit plants (the importance of the training system, planting systems, planting densities, yield, stress factors – drought, hail, pest and disease damage). Physiological effects of pruning (effects on apical dominance, growth intensity, photosynthesis, carbohydrates, flower bud formation, yield, alternative fruiting and fruit quality).
Prerequisites
Conditions for inclusion in the work:
Enrolment in the appropriate academic year.
Conditions for performing study obligations
Prerequisite for final exam is passing preliminary examination.