Plant Biology 174
Biological Principles of Fruit Production
Spring, 2007
T.M. DeJong & V.S. Polito

 
 

Schedule

 
 
April 2: Flower and Fruit Types

Flowering Habits of Some Pomological Species (pdf 228kB)
Fruit Types (pdf 6kB)
Fruit Types - Diagrams (pdf 51kB)
Source of Edible Tissue in Fleshy Fruits (pdf 3kB)
Lecture Slide Show: Fruit Types (pdf 1.4MB)

 
 

April 9: Fruit Growth

Lecture Slides: Fruit Growth (pdf 420kB)

 
 

April 23: Flowering, Pollination and Fruit Set

Lecture Slides: Flowering and Pollination (pdf 1.3MB)

 
 
April 30: Climate and Species Distribution

Lecture Slides: Climate and Species Distribution (pdf 2.3MB)

 
 

May 7: Mineral Nutrition of Fruit and Nut Trees

Lecture Slides: Mineral Nutrition (pdf 680kB)

 
 

May 21: Root Physiology

Peach Root Growth Data (pdf 15kB)

 
 

June 4: Harvest

Harvest: Maturity Indices and Harvest Methods (820kB)

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