Ree Fru-Bqe - FRUit Breeding and Quality evaluation Experience | Università degli Studi di Milano Statale

A.Y. 2020/2021

Max ECTS

Overall hours

SSD

AGR/03 AGR/09

Language

Italian

Included in the following degree programmes

Crops and Plant Sciences (ClasseE LM-69)-Enrolled from 2019/20 academic year

Learning objectives

Gli studenti che frequenteranno il laboratorio FRUBQE lavoreranno sulla pesca facendo riferimento alla raccolta varietale presente ad Arcagna. In questo contesto gli obiettivi formativi saranno:
1. Conoscenze ed esperienze nell'ambito della filiera ortofrutticola
2. Analisi del germoplasma per migliorare le varietà
3. Aspetti colturali/agronomici del frutteto
4. Esperienze sulla gestione del post raccolta
5. Monitoraggi strumentali previsti lungo tutta la filiera.

Expected learning outcomes

Le tematiche saranno affrontate con l'approccio di tipo professionale e scientifico: partendo da esperienze di
campo legate all'analisi del germoplasma e agli aspetti agronomici del frutteto, si arriverà a prove di shelf life in post raccolta per evidenziare il comportamento del tessuto vegetale coinvolto. Le fasi di monitoraggio e l'applicazione della relativa strumentazione saranno oggetto di particolari approfondimenti. In modo particolare l'esperienza 2020 si caratterizzerà per l'impiego del QualitySpec Trek (NIR acquistato lo scorso anno) che sarà utilizzato per mettere a punto di modelli chemiometrici destinati.

Lesson period: Second semester (In case of multiple editions, please check the period, as it may vary)

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato

Exams calendar

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible

Bassi Daniele

Lesson period

Second semester

Syllabus

Course syllabus

The topics will be addressed with a professional and scientific approach, i) starting from field training for the assessment of germplasm accessions, ii) the post-harvest shelf life tests will be carried out to highlight the quality aspects and the ripening behavior of the fruit.
Instrumental investigations will be deeply taken into account. In particular, the 2020 training will be characterized by the use of the QualitySpec Trek (up-to-date portable NIR tool purchased last year) which will be used to develop the intended chemiometric models to assess fruit quality behaviour, even on tree.

Prerequisites for admission

Fundamentals of arboriculture (tree crops science): morphology and biology elements of the cultivated tree; the genetic bases of the varietal variability and propagation (cultivar and clone concepts); the agronomic bases of cultivation (orchard management) tree-physical relationship) and the influence on product quality.

Teaching methods

Field surveys on the evolution of fruit ripening in the field; chemometric laboratory analysis, both destructive and non-destructive (NIR and alike technologies).

Teaching Resources

Text book: Sansavini, S., Costa, G., Gucci, R., Inglese, P., Ramina, A., Xiloyannis, C., and Desjardins,Y., editorss. (2019). Principles of Modern Fruit Science (Leuven, Belgium: ISHS).

Assessment methods and Criteria

Evaluation (passed / not passed) of paper based on field and laboratory works.

Course structure

Unita' didattica 1

AGR/03 - ARBORICULTURE AND FRUITCULTURE - University credits: 0
AGR/09 - AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND MECHANIZATION - University credits: 0

Field activity: 4 hours
Laboratories: 10 hours

Professors: Bassi Daniele, Tura Debora

Unita' didattica 2

AGR/03 - ARBORICULTURE AND FRUITCULTURE - University credits: 0
AGR/09 - AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND MECHANIZATION - University credits: 0

Field activity: 4 hours
Laboratories: 10 hours

Professors: Chiozzotto Remo Mario, Guidetti Riccardo

Unita' didattica 3