Methods in modern horticulture

Lesson 1:

Introduction to tomato:History, classification, morphology.

different cultivars : determinate vs indeterminate.

different varieties.

pollination.

tomato plant protection


Lesson 2:

Greenhouse, net house, open field, irrigation

fertilizers and soil preparation,

soil types – undercover crops: tomato, pepper, cucumber and strawberry.


Lesson 3:

Pepper (Capsicum) – The different ways of growing, structures (greenhouse, net house).

A sample for a growing protocol from beginning to end: periods of the year, water, fertilizers, shade net, bees.

Pepper Plant protection.

Lesson 4:

Strawberry -Tissue culture, new plants production, periods in the year,

"Flying strawberry", irrigation, fertilizers, soil.

Strawberry plant-protection.

Field Trip