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Universidad de Costa Rica Universität Hohenheim

INVITAN AL CURSO EN INGLÉS

Tropical Fruit Production

• With emphasis in mango, citrus, guava, rambutan and lychee

• Production and cropping systems, including plant architecture and relationship to

light interception

• Reproductive physiology (floral induction through pruning, use of chemicals, etc.)

• Use of dwarfing rootstocks

• Tree nutrition, irrigation, pathology and postharvest issues

• Marketing

Que será impartido por el

Dr. Ravie Sethpakdee

Departamento de Horticultura, Kasetsart University, Tailandia

18-22 de octubre del 2010

Estación Experimental Agrícola Fabio Baudrit M. de la Universidad de Costa Rica

en Barrio San José de Alajuela

Costo: 30.000 (incluye café y almuerzo durante las sesiones teóricas de lunes a miércoles)

Favor realizar sus depósitos a las cuentas 100-01-080-000980-6 del Banco Nacional

y 38439-9 del Banco de Costa Rica

Para enviar sus comprobantes de pago, favor contactar a Sandra Castillo al 2511-7791

Cierre de inscripción: 8 de Octubre

Para mayor información sobre aspectos técnicos del evento, favor contactar a B.Sc. Jennifer Gonzaga,

(jennitulip@gmail.com)

PROGRAM

Day 1 (19/10/10) 09.00-10.00 Introduction to the Training Course

Tree Fruit Structure

10.00-12.00 Site Selection

13.00-15.00 Site Preparation

15.00-17.00 Establishing an Orchard (incl. Spacing, Irrigation System etc.)

Day 2 (20/10/10) 09.00-10.00 Whole Plant Physiology (Root-Shoot Interrelationships)

10.00-12.00 Tree Fruit Flowering (Vegetative Growth vs Reproductive Growth)

13.00-17.00 Canopy Management - Using Mango as a Model

- Leaf Photosynthesis

- Canopy Light Perception

- Size and Height Control (incl Training and Pruning)

Day 3 (21/10/10) Whole Day Field Trip

Day 4 (22/10/10)

09.00-10.00 Growing Guava

10.00-12.00 Growing Mango (incl Off-season Flowering)

13.00-15.00 Growing Lychee

15.00-16.00 Growing Rambutan

16.00-17.00 Discussion