DESCRIPTION
Status, prospect and challenges of tropical fruit crops production in Ethiopia, origin and distribution of major tropical fruits, economic importance, nutritional use, detailed study on botany and morphology, variety/cultivars, propagation methods, ecological and cultural requirements, pollination nature, harvesting and post-harvest handling, storage and major pest and disease of major tropical fruits such as: Banana, Pineapple, Papaya, Mango and Guava.
OBJECTIVES: After taking this course, the students will be able to
- Understand the economic and social values of tropical fruit crops production in Ethiopia and their distribution in the country
- Understand the prospect and challenges of tropical fruit crops production in Ethiopia
- Describes the botany, varieties and nutritional and medicinal values of major tropical fruit crops
- Describe propagation techniques of major tropical fruit crops in Ethiopia
- Select and identify ecological requirements of major tropical fruit crops
- Implement tropical fruit crops integrated fertilization and pest management that is environmentally friendly
- Plan and implement harvesting and post-harvest handling of tropical fruit crops for effective minimization of loss
- Teacher: Admasu Yirgalem