HORT 272
Fruit Crop Production
Course overview
You’ll be introduced to the principles and practices of commercial fruit crop establishment and production, with a focus in important fruit crops and their management.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2025 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $1,058.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal issues in Aotearoa-New Zealand’s commercial fruit crop production.
- Understand specific features and characteristics associated with selected fruit crop plants and discuss how those features and characteristics influence the management and productivity of those crops.
- Grasp an understanding of pruning and training, fertilisation, irrigation, and plant protection for those crops.
- Explain the concept of fruit quality and when and how to harvest fruit crops including the determination of fruit condition and maturity.
- Execute commercial activities that are common when producing horticultural products, which includes seeding, potting, pricing, advertising and arranging plants for sale.
Course examiners
Associate Professor Clive Kaiser
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Sciences
clive.kaiser@lincoln.ac.nz