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PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN FRUIT CROPS

Giuseppe CELANO PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN FRUIT CROPS

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DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF7
SMART AGRICOLTURE FOR MEDITERRANEAN CROPS
2025/2026

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
963LESSONS
GIUSEPPE CELANO T Curriculum
Objectives
ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE RELATIVE TO: - MODELS OF GROWTH OF THE TREE STRUCTURES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; TO THE MONITORING STRATEGIES OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE SPA SYSTEM (SOIL, PLANT, ATMOSPHERE); - PREVISIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS;
- MONITORING STRATEGIES FOR TREE ORCHARD SYSTEMS; ASSESSMENT OF THE SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF THE ARBOREE PLANTS RESPONSES
THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WILL ALLOW TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO APPLY PLANT GROWTH MODELS, TO INTERPRET THE DEVELOPMENT PHENOMENA FROM MODELS, TO PLAN AND TO APPLY CONTINUOUS MONITORING PLANS OF FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS OF TREE ORCHARD SYSTEMS, TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS ARISING FROM MONITORING, TO ANALYZE PRECISION FRUCTICULTURE EXPERIENCES.
Prerequisites
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE STUDENT HAS THE CONCEPTS REFERRING TO GENERAL ARBORICULTURE.
Contents
(2 ETCS) ORCHARD MONITORING: INFORMATION TOOLS RELATED TO THE DIFFERENT PARAMETERS - VERIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SOURCES AND MAGNITUDE OF VARIABILITY IN THE ORCHARD - STUDY AND REPRESENTATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF QUALITIES / QUANTITIES PRODUCED AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS IN THE ORCHARD - METHODS OF MANAGEMENT AND EXPLOITATION OF VARIABILITY - AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR ORCHARDS
IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AREAS.
(1,5 ETCS FRONTAL LECTURE + 0,5 ETCS FIELD EXERCISES) PRECISION IRRIGATION
SOIL PLANT ATMOSPHERE WATER FLUXES. PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS. PLANT RESPONSE TO WATER STRESS. PARAMETERS TO MEASURE TO EVALUATE WATER SOLI TREE AND ATMOSPHERE STATUS. SOIL AND PLANT WATER STATUS-BASED PRECISION IRRIGATION. PLACEMENT OF PROXIMAL SENSORS – SOIL SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY – TREE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY. METHODOLOGY AND ALGORITHM TO INSTALL TREE AND SOIL SENSORS. APPLICATIVE CASES OF PRECISION IRRIGATION. USE OF DSS.
(1,5 ETCS FRONTAL LECTURE + 0,5 ETCS FIELD EXERCISES) PRECISION NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
NUTRIENTS UPTAKE - UPTAKE MODELLING - FERTIGATION METHODS - FERTILIZER INJECTION - FERTILIZER SOURCES – CONSERVATIVE NUTRIENT MONITORING OF THE PLANT AND OF THE SOIL - NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS – NITROGEN - PHOSPHORUS – POTASSIUM. USE OF DSS
(1 ETCS FRONTAL LECTURE + 1 ETCS FIELD EXERCISES) PRECISION CANOPY MANAGEMENT
CANOPY ARCHITECTURE AND TRAINING SYSTEMS - ROOTSTOCKS FOR VIGOR CONTROL - SYSTEMS TO CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE LIGHT INTERCEPTION OF ORCHARD CROPS - MAPPING PAR INTERCEPTION - MODELING CANOPY PAR INTERCEPTION FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL YIELD - LIGHT INTERCEPTION AND PRODUCTIVITY - VARIABILITY IN FRUIT QUALITY - MECHANICAL HARVESTING - MECHANICAL HARVESTING SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS - COMPARISON OF FRUIT HARVESTING TECHNIQUES - STATUS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRUIT HARVESTING
(1 CFU) - PROJECT WORK
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE PROVIDES FRONTAL LESSONS 6 CFU INCLUDING SEMINARS FOR EXPERT WORKING IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE FIELD (1 CFU). CLASSROOM AND FIELD EXERCISES 3 CFU.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY AN EXAMINATION WITH AN ASSESSMENT EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS (MIN 18/30). THE EXAM CONSISTS IN THE REALIZATION AND PRESENTATION OF A PROJECT ON A THEME ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER. THE TEST IS AIMED AT ASCERTAINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE/UNDERSTANDING ACHIEVED BY THE STUDENT ON THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTENTS INDICATED IN THE PROGRAM.
Texts
BOOKS
SANSAVINI S., COSTA G., GUCCI R., INGLESE P., RAMINA A., XILOYANNIS C. (A CURA DI). 2012. ARBORICOLTURA GENERALE, PATRON EDITORE, BOLOGNA, ISBN: 9788855531894.
ZHANG, QIN, 2017. AUTOMATION IN TREE FRUIT PRODUCTION : PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE. QIN ZHANG (EDITOR). BOSTON, MA : CABI, ISBN-13: 978 1 78064 850 7. PRINTED BY BELL & BAIN LTD, GLASGOW, G46 7UQ. UK


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