Laboratory of Arboriculture and Post-Harvest Technologies

In the arboriculture and post-harvest technologies laboratory, different case studies will be developed relating to the main Italian tree crops (vine, olive, pome fruit, and stone fruit). The analysis of these will allow us to develop the basic knowledge necessary for the development and/or implementation of digital agriculture systems, along their entire production chain and in the various cultivation operations that compose it up to the post-harvest phases. The training will concern the use and development of different digital tools, used in particular in tree crops, for the detection of quantities and/or indices, for territorial information management (GIS), for the development and use of support systems decisions, and implementation of cultivation practices. The knowledge thus acquired will contribute to the training and development of skills aimed at understanding and solving the needs of production processes aimed at enhancing the productivity and quality of tree crops, with a view to sustainable agriculture.

Knowledge of the production specificities of the main Italian tree species, by cultivation extension and economic value, involved in the application of digital systems.
Knowledge and understanding and methods of use of the different digital systems in use in the production chains of tree species.
Ability to compose specific applications of digital systems according to the production orientations and structural characteristics of companies.
Ability to customize digital systems concerning business needs.
Knowledge of technologies for the conservation and post-harvest selection of the main tree species.