Phone Number
+30 24410 64780 | +30 24410 64787
COURSE OUTLINE – General Arboriculture and Horticulture
Course Responsible: Theofanis Georgopoulos
The course aims to introduce the basic knowledge of Pomology and Horticulture to students of the institution. Pomology is the branch of crop production that deals with cultivation of trees and shrubs that produce fruit to be consumed by humans as fresh or processed food, while Horticulture is the branch that deals with production and post-harvest utilization of herbaceous plants classified as vegetables or vegetable species. The introductory chapters refering to classification and importance of tree and vegetable crops, the description of plants and environmentally friendly methods of their cultivation. The chapters of cultivation practice inform students about installation, irrigation, fertilization, cultivation care, harvesting and post-harvesting techniques of fruit trees and vegetables. Finally, there is a brief presentation of the main tree crop systems with environmentally sound methods, per category and the cultivated vegetable plants and their nutritional value.
Upon successful completion of the course student will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of classifying cultivated trees and vegetables based on specific characteristics.
2. Understand the nutritional value of arboreal-horticultural crops.
3. Know the individual sections and the term of varietal identity of tree-vegetable crops
4. Understand the impact of Pomology and Horticulture on the Environment
5. Know methods of good agricultural practices that respect the Environment and promote sustainability
