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Hort
310 - Pomology
History,
botany, cultivation, and uses of temperate-zone tree fruits
3
credits
Prerequiste:
biological or plant science course
Cooperative course open to UI students (PlSc 310)
Instructor
Preston
K. Andrews, Ph.D.
Office Johnson Hall 155E, 335-3603
E-mail: andrewsp@wsu.edu
Internet: http://www.wsu.edu/~andrewsp/
Schedule
and Location
Mon.,
Wed., Fri., 11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Murrow 53
Downloads
Syllabus (rtf)
Academic
Integrity Agreement Form (rtf)
2007
USDA Ag Statistics, Fruit & Nuts (pdf)
2006
Washington Ag Statistics (pdf)
World
Apple Situation, USDA-FAS 2007 (pdf)
Fresh Market Apples, USDA-ERS 2005 (pdf)
Apple Juice, USDA-FAS (pdf)
Washington
Organic Tree Fruit Report, 2006 (pdf)
Sustainability
- Definitions & Characteristics (rtf)
Sample
Questions, Exam 1 (rtf)
Answer Key, Exam 1 (rtf)
Sample Questons, Exam 2 (rtf)
Answer Key, Exam 2 (rtf)
Answer Key, Final Exam (rtf)
Tree Fruits
in the News
Growers
struggle to keep workers (Yakima Herald, Sept 22, 2007)
Tree
fruit nurseries say sales are up (Wenatchee World, Sept 24)
Codling
moth worries pest officials in mid-Columbia (Tri-City
Herald, Sept 27)
Rapid
emergence of baculovirus resistance in codling moth (Science,
Sept 28)
Experts
mull of rising demand and price for apples (The FruitGrowers
News)
Apples
& Immigrants (CNBC, Oct 3)
Discussion
Topics
Climate Change
in PNW (Monday, Sept. 10, 2007)
Climate Impacts on Washington's Hydropower, Water
Supply, Forests, Fish, and Agriculture, 2005 (pdf)
Impacts
of Climate Change on Washington's Economy, Impacts on Agriculture
(pp. 47-55), 2006
(pdf)
4th IPCC Assessment Report, North America (Sections 14.2.4 & 14.4.4,
Box 14.2), 2007 (pdf)
Climate Change in the Western United States Grape Growing Regions, 2005 (pdf)
Extreme heat reduces and shifts United States premium wine production in the
21st century, 2006 (pdf)
Good Fruit Grower, August 1, 2007
More heat, less water (rtf)
Some pests like it hot (rtf)
How warming will affect grapes (rtf)
Websites
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, UN Environment Programme
Climate Impacts Group, UW
Climate Friendly Farming, WSU
News
What
might global warming mean for Washington (Seattle PI)
Water
restrictions likely to increase as climate warms (Seattle PI)
Wash.:
Climate Change Boosts Agriculture (Forbes)
2007 Farm
Bill and Specialty Crops (Mon., Oct. 15, 2007)
America's
Farm Bill (USDA)
Food
Fight: 2007 Farm Bill (UC Graduate School of Journalism)
The
Farm Bill (Diane Rehm Show)
Specialty
Crops and the Farm Bill (National Public Radio)
How
the Farm Bill Affects What We Eat (Talk of the Nation)
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
Center for Rural Affairs
2007 Farm Bill Blog
Farm
Bill (House Committee on Agriculture)
Farm Bill (Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee)
The
2007 Farm Bill: Producer Preferences (pdf)
Specialty Crops: 2007 Farm Bill Issues (pdf)
Billions
More Added to Farm Bill (Associated Press, Oct. 4)
Fruit as Healthy,
Real Food (Wed., Nov. 14, 2007)
Unhappy
Meals (pdf)
A
Multiplicity of Apples (pdf)
Epitaph
for a Peach (pdf)
Fruits
and Vegatables (Harvard School of Public Health)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (pdf)
MyPyramid,
Fruits (USDA)
Eat
a Variety of Fruits and Vegetables Every Day (CDC)
Fruit
and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults, U.S. 2005 (CDC)
To
Avoid the Big C, Stay Small (Economist, Nov. 1, 2007)
Prevention
of Cancer, Food & Drinks (Amer.
Inst. Cancer Res.)
Washington State Apples (pdf)
Out
of the Pear Orchard and Into the Glass (National Public
Radio)
Fruit, health websites:
USApple
BestApples
NWCherries
WA Red Raspberry Commission
US Blueberry Council
Immigration,
Labor and Technology (Fri., Dec. 7, 2007)
Short
on Labor, Farmers in U.S. Shift to Mexico (NY Times)
Farm Labor Trends and Management in Washington (pdf)
Farm Labor Shortages: How Real? What Response? (pdf)
AgJOBS Legislation (pdf)
Technology Roadmap for Tree Fruit Production (rtf)
Farm Labor (USDA-ERS)
Alternatives to Immigrant Labor? The Status of Harvest Mechanization (Center for Immigrant Studies)
Farms Fund Robots to Replace Migrant Fruit Pickers (Wired)
Robotic Crop Pickers (CNBC)
Work Together to Secure Labor (Good Fruit Grower)
More Orchardists Request Guest Workers (Good Fruit Grower)
Lecture
Presentations (Acrobat Reader)
Introduction
to Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits
History
of Fruit Culture & Production Areas of the World
Climatic
and Soil Requirements
Orchard
Environment and Site Selection
Pome
Fruit
Stone
Fruit
Nuts & Kiwifruit
Rootstocks
Propagation & Nursery
Production
Orchard
Establishment & Renewal
Light & Productivity
Genetic Improvement
Genetic
Markers in Tree Fruit Improvement (Dr. Peace lecture)
Orchard
Systems
Flower
Bud Formation
Bloom,
Pollination & Fruit Set
Fruit
Growth & Development
Flower & Fruit
Thinning
Vegetative
Growth & Vigor Control
Mineral
Nutrition & Fertilizers
Water & Irrigation
Management
Orchard
Floor Management
Dormancy & Cold
Hardiness
Stress
Management
Pest & Disease
Management
Harvest
Technology
Postharvest
Technology
Sustainable Orchards
Competitive Orchard Systems 2007
Hort
311 - Pomology Laboratory
1
credit
Prerequiste: previous or concurrent enrollment in Hort 310
Schedule
& Location
Thurs.,
2:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Plant BioSciences 43
Downloads
Syllabus & Activities (rtf)
Summer
Pruning Lab (rtf)
Irrigation Scheduling Lecture (pdf)
Irrigation Scheduling, PNW288 (pdf)
Simple
Irrigation Scheduling Using Pan Evaporation, EB1304 (pdf)
Sprinkler
Irrigation - Application Rates and Depths, EB1305 (pdf)
2007 Tree Fruit Crop Protection Guide (pdf)
Apple
BioRegulator Research Report (pdf)
Cherry BioRegulator Research Report (pdf)
Orchard
Design & Management Plan (rtf)
Crop Profitability Analysis (rtf)
Crop Profitability Analysis software (Oregon State Univ.)
Farm
Management Publications, Fruit (Washington State Univ.)
Enterprise Budgets (Oregon
State Univ.)
Orchard
Sprayers (pdf)
Sprayer Calibration
Formulas (rtf)
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