Program: Horticulture degree Course title: Vegetables crops production and management Course code; HORT 2111 Course Credit: 5 ECTS Academic year; 2012 Semester: II Instructor: Hirut S.
Description Origin, botany, importance, nutritive value, ecology and agronomic practices of the major vegetable crops; The prospects, problems and trends of vegetable production in Ethiopia; The different schemes of vegetable gardening types and vegetable crops classification; Principle and practices of nursery and field establishment and management techniques; harvesting and postharvest handling techniques and marketing systems of major vegetables of Ethiopia; Major progresses in vegetable crops research and current production packages in Ethiopia. 2. Objectives: the course is designed to make the student to be able to ✓ Understand nutrition, economic and social importance ✓ Analyze the prospects and constraints of vegetable production in Ethiopia ✓ Familiarize themselves with the different schemes of vegetable crops gardening and classification ✓ Describe the climate and soil requirements for successful commercial vegetable production of the crops studied ✓ Select and establish sites for vegetable crops production ✓ Apply nursery and field management practices of vegetable production ✓ Understand the principles and practices of harvesting, postharvest handling, and marketing of the major vegetable crops ✓ Enhance their Confidence to grow and maintain a variety of vegetables successfully at home and commercial level.
- Teacher: Mesele Endale