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VITICULT 7002WT - Viticultural Science A

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4020
Campus: Waite
Contact: Up to 6 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assessment: Final exam, mid-term exam, practical reports, practical exam
Syllabus:

Viticultural Science A covers the entire life cycle of the cultivated grapevine with an emphasis from bud burst through to the onset of veraison. The practical component of the course takes advantage of the vine growth phases that occur from bud burst, flowering and fruit-set leading up to harvest. Topics covered include: The growth cycle of the grapevine and the biology that underpins the different phenological stages. Grapevine physiology as it is relevant to growth and vine form, flowering, water use, mineral nutrition, and berry development. Grapevine anatomy of the vegetative and reproductive parts. Taxonomy of grapevines and vegetative variety identification. Practical sessions will focus in more depth on the following topics: pruning techniques, vine and bud anatomy, shoot based variety identification, shoot morphology and development, yield estimation, and mineral nutrition.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4020 Mon 10/08/2020 Wed 19/08/2020 Fri 30/10/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24916 LE01 30 1 30 Jul - 17 Sep Thursday 9am - 11am MyUni, OL, Online Class
8 Oct - 29 Oct Thursday 9am - 11am MyUni, OL, Online Class
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24917 PR01 30 1 30 Jul - 17 Sep Thursday 12pm - 4pm Charles Hawker, G18, Laboratory
30 Jul - 17 Sep Thursday 12pm - 4pm Charles Hawker, G09, Laboratory
8 Oct - 29 Oct Thursday 12pm - 4pm Charles Hawker, G18, Laboratory
8 Oct - 29 Oct Thursday 12pm - 4pm Charles Hawker, G09, Laboratory
Note: Available face-to-face (on-campus)