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| Course title | Horticultural Science |
| Course code | LauZM030 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 7 |
| Total Hours in Course | 189 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 28 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 28 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 0 |
| Independent study hours | 133 |
| Date of course confirmation | 25/03/2025 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Soil and Plant Science |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. agr., doc. Ilze Grāvīte Ph.D., doc. Irina Sivicka |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| LauZM017, Agricultural Biology |
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| Course abstract | |
| The aim is for students to to know and analyse actual research directions and results in the Horticultural Science, to be able to justify their solutions and opinion in the analysis of scientific issues. Students get in-depth knowledge about botanical ancestors of horticultural plants, genetic resources and their geography. Diversity of the horticultural crops and their cultivars; classification systems of the cultivars. Relevance of biological properties of horticultural crops to their growing systems and technics. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| 1. In-depth knowledge of the botanical and pomological composition of the main hoticultural plants in relation to the ecological conditions and the cultivation techniques used, as well as the main results and trends of recent research in the sector - Lectures and seminars.
2. Skills to analyze and justify the choice of crops and cultivation technologies with the aim to promote economically profitable diversified horticultural crop production, to evaluate new scientific information, to study and to gather information, to design and carry out scientific eksperiments and to analyse their results – practical works and individual work. 3. Competence to formulate and analyze scientific problems in the field of horticultural science, to prepare presentations, as well as to justify their decisions and views - seminars. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Horticultural crop production - directions of production and research (organic and integrated or sustainable production; resource efficiency, risk and pest reduction, fruit plant breeding and cultivar development). Fruit/berry and vegetable production in Latvia and the world, development prospects. Growing systems, the target market that defines production characteristics. Co-operation. 2 h
2. The role of horticultural crop growing in sustainable agricultural development in Latvia and ensuring healthy food - impact to environment (reduction of soil and water pollution, ensuring soil fertility and environmental diversity, gas emissions, forecasting systems). Nutritional value and role of horticultural plants in food. 2 h 3. Primary and secondary centres of horticultural plant origin, their effects on plant physiological processes. Research and conservation of genetic resources of horticultural crops. 2 h 4. An optimal set of ecological factors and their interaction in biomass creation and yield formation. Background and possibilities of microclimate control in horticultural production. 2 h. 5. The role of organography in growing technologies, in relation to the biological processes in horticultural plants. 2 h. 6. Biology of blooming and insemination, ontogenesis, analysis of deviations and their causes in horticultural plants. 2 h. 7. Dormancy, its biological reasons and possibilities for its renewal, prolongation or cessation in horticultural plant production. The terminisation of horticultural crop yields – methods, advantages and uses in horticultural crop production. 4 h. 8. Horticultural plant cultivars. Cultivar classification systems. Classification and origin of rootstocks, compatibility with varieties - manifestations and effects of incompatibility. Acquisition and quality of planting material incl. virus-free plants. 2 h 9. Theoretical and practical basis for choosing cultivation technologies in open field and greenhouse vegetable production in accordance with the complex of ecological factors and biological requirements of plants. 5 h. 10. Theoretical and practical basis for choosing cultivation technologies in fruit and berry production in accordance with the complex of ecological factors and biological requirements of plants. 5 h. Practical works: 1. Horticultural plant propagation methods: generative, vegetative, grafting, in vitro. 6 h. 2. Growing vegetables in closed chambers and other alternative crop production methods. 5 h. 3. Microclimate, its regulation possibilities. 2 h. 4. Integrated growing of horticultural crops in open field or greenhouse, definition of quality indices for plantlets. 3 h 5. Use of non-destructive methods in plant quality analyses. 8 h 6. Seminars. 3 h |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| An exam. Students, who have successfully proceeded the tasks of the practical and individual work and presented their presentation in the seminar, can get credit for the exam. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Each student prepares a presentation (review of scientific literature) for a seminar on a topic agreed with the lecturer from the course content. The work is presented to the student group at the seminar. Approximate length of presentation is 30 minutes. The student should be able to answer questions, discuss the topic and justify his / her opinion. During the semester, students define importance and tasks, design methods, and carry out an experiment in the horticulture field, supervised by the teacher. After the experiment, they analyse the results and prepare an abstract for a scientific conference and, if possible, present the results in the conference. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| The final mark is cumulative sum of the evaluation for the seminar (50%) and the presentation of the experiment during the semester (50%). If the grade does not satisfy the student, they can choose to pass an exam after the course. In that case, the grade of the exam is the final grade for the course. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Principles of Modern Fruit Science (2019) Sansavini, S., Costa, G., Gucci, R., Inglese, P., Ramina, A., Xiloyannis, C., and Desjardins,Y., (eds.). Leuven, Belgium: ISHS, 421 p.
2. Augļkopība. Red. L. Ikase. Dobeles novads: LV Augļkopības institūts, 2015. 544 lpp. 3. Dārzeņi un kartupeļi. Kultūraugu attīstības stadijas. Sast. I. Jakobija, M. Bērziņa, I. Bēme, L. Šostaka, A. M. Plukše u.c. Rīga: Valsts augu aizsardzības dienests, 2014. 66 lpp. 4. Gailīte M., Klovāne I. Siltumnīcas. Rīga: Latvijas Mediji, 2018. 215 lpp. 5. Ieviņš Ģ. Augu fizioloģija. Funkcijas un mijedarbība ar vidi. Rīga: LU akadēmiskais apgāds, 2016. 607 lpp. 6. Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas through the Production and Exploitation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Ed. By Bobit D. M., Ciufu M., Ghinea V., Līcīte L. et al. Jelgava: LLU, 2018. 255 p. 7. Sonneveld C., Voogt W. Plant Nutrition of Greenhouse Crops. Berlin: Springer, 2009. 431 p. 6. Vegetable Production and Practices. Ed. By Welbaum G. E., Wallingforth, Oxfordshire: CAB International, 2015. 486 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Improving the health-promoting properties of fruit end vegetable products. F.A.Tomas-Barberan, M.I.Gil (ed.). England: Woodhead Publishing, 2008. 559 p.
2. Wills R.B.H., McGlasson W.B., Graham D., Joyce D.C. Postharvest. (5th edition). An introduction to the physiology and handling of fruit, vegetables and ornamentals. 5th edition. UK: CABI Publishing, 2007. 227 p. 3. The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts. J. Janick, R.E. Paull. (ed.). Wallingford, UK; Cambridge, MA: CAB International, 2008. 954 p. 4. Fundamentals of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit Production. Ed. by J. Tromp, A.D. Webster, S.J.Wetheim. Leiden: Backuys Publishers, 2005. 400 p. 5. Sudrabs J. 1960 Augļkopība. Rīga: LVI, 679. lpp (arī citi laidumi) 6. Skrīvele M., Ikase L. 2013. Latvijas ābeles. Rīga: Jumava, 136 lpp. 7. Kārkliņš J., Skrīvele M., Kaufmane E., Ikase L. 2007. Plūmju šķirnes. LVAI, Dobele, 204 lpp. 8. Kārkliņš J. 2004. Bumbieru šķirnes. Dobele, 299 lpp. 9. Ruisa S., Kaufmane E. 2008. Ķiršu, aprikožu un persiku šķirnes. Latvijas Pomoloģija, Izd. Latvijas Valsts Augļkopības institūts, 216 lpp. 10. Strautiņa S., Kalniņa I. 2019. Avenes un to audzēšana. Rīga: Jumava, 11. Strautiņa S., Kaufmane E. 2011. Dobeles ceriņi. Rīga: Jumava, 96.lpp. 12. Skrīvele M., Rubauskis E., Strautiņa S. 2011. Augļu koku un ogulāju veidošana. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 96.lpp. 13. Vēsturiskie dārzi. Šķirņu katalogs. Kviklys D., Gelvonauskiene D., Karkleliene R., Juškevičiene D., Dambrauskiene E., Uselis N., Lanauskas J., Ikase L., Lepse L., Kaufmane E., Feldmane D., Dēķena Dz., Zeipiņa S. Babtai: Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas, 2019. 175 p. brīvpieejas informācijas avots: http://fruittechcentre.eu/sites/default/files/2019-03/skirnu_katalogs_elektroniska_versija_HG.pdf 14. Augu minerālās barošanās diagnostika un mēslošanas optimizācija. A. Osvaldes red. Nollendorfs V., Osvalde A., Čekstere G., Karlsons A., Āboliņa L. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2023. 236 lpp. 15. Zeipiņa S. Agroekoloģisko faktoru ietekme uz reti audzētu dārzeņu ražu un kvalitāti: promocijas darbs. Jelgava: LLU, 2021. 146 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Žurnāls "Agrotops" ISSN: 407-5164
2. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. brīvpieejas informācijas avots: https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/prolas/prolas-overview.xml?tab_body=overview 3. Zinātniski praktisko konferenču “Līdzsvarota Lauksaimniecība” rakstu krājumi: http://www.lf.llu.lv/lv/lidzsvarota-lauksaimnieciba 4. “Profesionālā Dārzkopība” - e-žurnāls brīvpieejas informācijas avots: http://fruittechcentre.eu/lv/profesionala-darzkopiba 5. Fruit Quarterly - e-žurnāls brīvpieejas informācijas avots http://nyshs.org/fruit-quarterly/past-issues/ 6. Obstbau - https://www.obstbau.org/ |
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| Notes | |
| Elective Course in academic master study program “Agriculture” specialization in Horticulture. | |