The course is divided into the five sections listed below. I devote about 6 lectures to each section, moving one crop at a time in sequence with the table of contents. At the end of each section, you will have a 25 minute quiz. There is a comprehensive final at the end of the course which is more general in nature than the quizzes. In other words, the final questions are designed to test your ability to see similarities and differences in crops among sections, as opposed to quizzes which test your comprehension of the crop information presented within one section.
Stone fruits a.
Strawberry b. Rubus spp. Blackberries, Raspberries, related species. Minor crops, however, are not discussed at this level of detail. I. Taxonomic classification, major cultivars. Origin, history of cultivation.