'Principles' Schedule 2017

Lecture

Course introduction & the basics
of how trees work

Hands on exercise:
Bearing habits

How trees grow &
what determines architecture

Lecture

Dormancy, chill requirements
& rest breaking

 Pollination & flower structure

Hands on exercise:
Dissection of flowers & fruits 

Why is California
a good place to grow tree
fruits and nuts?

Lecture

Tree water use & irrigation 

Root physiology & growth

Lecture

Fruit growth & development

Computer exercise:
Fruit thinning

Tree nutrient use
& fertilization

Lecture

 Fresh Fruit Harvest &
Postharvest Handling

Measuring Maturity & Quality
Demonstration

Nut (Pistachio, Walnut, & Almond)
Harvest & Postharvest Handling
Nut Sensory Evaluation
Demonstration (Rancidity) 

Field laboratory
exercise

Pruning/early tree training

Field laboratory
exercise

Pruning for production

Field laboratory
exercises

Root excavations 

Measuring of tree
water stress  

Field trip:
 Wolfskill Experimental Orchard
 & surrounding area   

 Lecture

 Water Storage Status Update
Daniele Zaccaria
CE Specialist, Dept. of LAWR

Integration of all pieces of the tree
puzzle: growth, architecture,
cropping & management

Fruit & nut tree agriculture
in Northern California

Morning at Nickels Soil
Laboratory in Arbuckle.
Afternoon visit to walnut orchard 
& packing house.

Packing houses
& retailers

Visit innovative cherry and apple orchards,
organic fruit & nut growers, & nurseries.

UC Kearney Agricultural
 Research & Extension Center

View UC research demonstrations
a& the postharvest laboratory

Central California
growers & nurseries

Visit breeding programs, nurseries, 
& innovative specialty crop growers.

Accommodations in Davis &
Dinner on your own