University of California at Davis

International Curriculum on Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS

University. The University of California at Davis is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university.

The interdisciplinary and interdepartmental Postharvest Group at UC Davis is the largest in the U.S. reflecting the size and diversity of the horticultural crops (fruits, ornamentals, vegetables) produced in California.

City. Davis is a university-oriented city with a progressive, vigorous community noted for its small-town style, energy conservation, environmental programs, parks, preservation of trees, red double-decker London buses, bicycles, and the quality of its educational institutions.

Postharvest Courses. UC Davis offers a number of Postharvest Courses.

Related Courses. These include courses from the following departments:
Food Science and Technology (FST 107, FST 108, FST 131, FST 207, FST 217)
Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE 130, ARE 138)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering (EBS 125, EBS 175, EBS 231, EBS 275)

Language Classes for Guest Students. UC Davis Extension has a program for English as a second language (ESL).

Language Classes for Students to be Sent Abroad.
Italian Language Courses Offered at UC Davis.
Spanish Language Courses Offered at UC Davis.
At the present time no Greek Language Courses are offered at UC Davis.

Possible Integration of ICPT with Other Studies. The ICPT may be integrated with the Postgraduate Certificate in Postharvest Biology and Technology; or undergraduate programs in Applied Plant Biology, Crop Science and Management, or Food Science; or graduate programs in Food Science, Horticulture and Agronomy, or Plant Biology.

Contact Person.
 
Adel A. Kader (US Lead)
University of California at Davis
Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616, USA
Tel: 530-752-0909
Fax: 530-752-8502
E-mail: aakader@ucdavis.edu
http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/icpt/california.html updated April 13, 2005