Plant Protection French 2021 - 2022
Course Summary:
This course introduces to the student advanced and environmental friendly methods of controlling pests and diseases.
Syllabus:
- IPM \ ICM principles
- IPM methods
- Plant protection methods
- Quarantine pest
- Horticulture means as tools for Plant Protection techniques (pruning, thinning, irrigation, nutrition).
- Med-Fly as a model pest for IPM means.
- Mating distraction – an IPM technique.
- Biological control
- Chemical treatments (Friendly chemicals) include MRL, LD50.
Irrigation French 2021 - 2022
Course Summary:
This course teaches advanced methods and techniques of the principles of modern Irrigation and their importance in agriculture.
Syllbus:
Micro Irrigation:
Definitions, Components, Classification of Micro-emitters, Micro-jets, Micro-sprinklers
Spreaders and Swivels, Water distribution patterns, Application rate
Number of emitters in a lateral
Drip Irrigation:
Definition, Drippers classification, Water passage dimensions, Layout of drip irrigation systems, Water and salts distribution patterns, Regulated
drippers
Sprinkler Irrigation:
Components, Advantages and disadvantages, Definitions, Spacing - Precipitation rate, Sprinkler types, Rotating impact sprinkler (Hammer),
Nozzles, Irrigation Uniformity, Water distribution pattern
Filtration:
Impurities in water, Water analysis, Filtration definition, Mechanical filtration. Filter types, Filters maintenance.
Research project French 2021- 2022
Course Summary:
This course enables you to study the main issues related to research in Agriculture.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to experimental research in Agriculture.
- Design of research study at the host farm.
- Scientific writing.
- Writing a research proposal.
- Data collection.
- Data analysis: basic statistical tools, correlation plots, trend lines.
- Using Excel to generate graphs and for data analysis.
- Writing a final report.
- Principles of presentation: performing in front of audience, the correct structure of the slides, generating clear slides and the use of PowerPoint.
Post - Harves French 2021 - 2022
Course Summary:
This course teaches advanced methods and techniques of handling agricultural products starting from harvesting, packing, storing and, marketing while maintaining a high quality of the product and preventing disease and deterioration.
Syllbus:
- Packing and storage
- Postharvest deteriorations
- Ethylene and fruit ripening
- Temperature management
- Cooling facilities
Agriculture Economics & Enterprise French 2021 - 2022
The course empowers you to plan your business and then raise it to reality by external funding.
You are offered knowledge and practical tools for establishing an agricultural enterprise business, followed by a chance to create or participate in a group project to plan, brand and present it to external funding investors and programs. The course supplies students with topnotch current market solutions, strategies and case studies, and assists with the awareness and allocations of entrepreneurial business corporations and Capital Fund raising instruments.
Syllabus:
• Economic Thinking. Business Plan Structure. Production/ Service Models.
• Creating a Vision. The Law of Diffusion of Innovation. Branding.
• Business Environment & Management Models. CEO & Team Responsibilities.
• Forecasting and Calculating Income Estimations.
• Funding: Investors, Funds, Government Support Programs, Strategic Partners.
• Open-Office Excel introduction. Time Management (with computers).
• Marketing & Sales Strategy. Productions & Investment Costs (with computers).
• Financing Equations and interest functions (with computers).
• Personal sales and presentation skills. Investment negotiations.
• Group Projects Presentations for investors and Capital Funds.
The Course includes Business Games, Active Board Meetings & Peer Assessment Presentations
Vegetable French 2021 - 2022
Course Summary:
This course enables you to study basic methods and techniques of vegetable production in modern farms while achieving high yields and high-quality products.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to vegetable production
- Irrigation and nutrition ג€“ control methods
- Introduction to greenhouses and net covered crops
- Climate control
- Vegetable farming in open fields
- Principals of plant protection in vegetable farming
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Fruit Trees Farming French 2021 - 2022
Course Summary:
This course enables you to study basic methods and techniques of fruit tree farming in modern farms while achieving high yields and high-quality products.
Syllabus:
- General principles in horticulture using examples of the Israeli orchards agriculture.
- Planning a fruit crop industry: growing conditions, sensitivities, varieties, storage protocols.
- The importance of rootstocks.
- Phonology of fruit crops.
- Intensification of fruit crops maximization of yield, fruit size and fruit quality, conventional
- And high density orchards, principles for luminosity maintenance.
- Irrigation using vegetative parameters vs climatic parameters. Fixed and variable irrigation Volume.
- Managing of a fruit crop plantation: irrigation and pruning strategy.
- Maximization of yield by manipulations: the use of plant growth regulators.
- Pollination as a limiting factor.
- Canopy management.
- Orchard design. Fruit tree machinery.
standards French 2021 - 2022
Course Summary:
This course enables you to study the main issues related to the international standards and their importance in agriculture.
Syllabus:
- The need for standards in agriculture
- Types of standards in agriculture
- Main instruments for standard implementation
- Review of standard's requirements
- Sustainable agriculture