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Curricular information is subject to change
Students will learn:
The physiological background to growing and storing commercial fruit crops;
How root growth, shoot growth, flowering and fruiting are controlled and interact with each other;
Management techniques that allow manipulation of plant physiology (in controlled atmospheres and hypobaric storage);
Manipulation and control of storage atmospheres;
Practical management skills;
Measurement of quality parameters in fruits;
Application of EU quality standards.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Not yet recorded. |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Caroline Elliott-Kingston | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |