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UCD Postharvest Courses

Fall

Plant Biology 172.   adobe graphic
Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Commodities.
Physiological processes related to the maturation and senescence of fruits, ornamentals, and vegetables; fundamentals involved in handling, transportation, storage and marketing practices, e.g., temperature and humidity control, protective treatments, controlled and modified atmospheres.

Plant Biology 172L. adobe graphic
Postharvest Physiology and Handling Laboratory .
Demonstrations, exercises, and group experiments introduce students to current postharvest concepts, techniques and technologies.

Food Science 131 adobe graphic
Food Packaging .
Technical aspects of packaging fresh and prepared foods. Definitions and functions of packages for food. Packaging materials and properties. Public health problems associated with package.

Plant Biology 293.
Seminar in Postharvest Biology.
Intensive study of selected topics in the postharvest biology of fruits, vegetables and ornamental (S/U grading only). 


Winter

Applied Biological Systems Technology 110L
Experiments in Food Engineering.
Designed for students to conduct lab experiments on a variety of food engineering operations. Student will obtain data from pilot and laboratory-scale food processing equipment and analyze data using computer-aided methods.

Plant Biology 201.
Plant Senescence.
Biochemical and physiological phenomena associated with maturation and senescence of fruit and other plant parts. Emphasis on principles and mechanisms.

Plant Biology 293.
Seminar in Postharvest Biology.
See Fall listing for description. 


Spring

Applied Biological Systems Technology 145.
Field Equipment Technology.
The function, construction, and operating principles of machines for harvesting fruit, nut, vegetable, and field crops (including the function and operation of hydraulic systems.

Plant Pathology 205A/B.
Diseases of Vegetable and Field Crops.
Extra-session summer. Study of vegetable and field crops diseases with emphasis on recognition and diagnosis, epidemiology, and control.

Plant Pathology 206A/B.
Diseases of Fruit, Nut, and Vine.
Extra-session summer. Clinical study of fruit, nut, and vine crops diseases with emphasis on etiology, epidemiology, diagmosis, and control.

Plant Biology 196.  adobe graphic
Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops.
Class is offered during the two weeks immediately following Spring Quarter. Lecture-discussion-demonstrations: 5 days; field trip: 5 days. An intensive study of current procedures for postharvest handling of fruits, nuts, vegetables, and ornamentals in California (P/NP grading only).

Plant Biology 293.
Seminar in Postharvest Biology.
See Fall listing for description.

Pomology 212.  adobe graphic
Postharvest Biology and Biotechnology of Fruits and Nuts.
Review of postharvest biology of fruits and nuts in relation to biotechnological procedures used in handling, emphasizing research needs.

Vegetable Crops 212.  adobe graphic
Postharvest Physiology of Vegetables.
Comparative physiology of harvested vegetables representing diverse plant structures; emphasis on experimental studies of maturation, compositional and morphological changes, senescence, and physiological disorders. Lecture stresses species responses and requirements. Laboratory stresses concept and research procedures


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