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Dec 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog
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VEN 195V - Viticulture Practicum
Description: Practical experience in vineyard operations partnering with an approved vineyard, Students must complete a fall and spring practicum as well as VEN 195VS in the summer. [Repeatable for a total of 4 credit hours toward degree/certificate requirements.]
Prerequisites: VEN 100 (may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 2
Lecture: 0
Lab: 4
Course Content:
- Quality Assurance
- Canopy Management
- Trellis Systems
- Harvest Operations
- Diseases and Pests
- Lab Analysis
- Crop Estimates
- Fertility Plan
- Petiole Analysis
- The U or Lyre System
Learning Outcomes:
- Assess and maintain crop health. (1-3,8,9)
- List and describe the characteristics of canopy ideotype. (2,10)
- Describe and collect fruit samples for harvest parameters. (4)
- Collect and perform lab analysis. (6)
- Predict and plot harvest date and crop estimate. (7)
- Plan and manage proper post-harvest monitoring. (7,8)
- Manage proper pre-harvest operations. (7,8)
- Identify major insect and weed pests in a given location. (5)
- Identify and describe major fungal diseases in a given location. (5)
- Evaluate existing management strategies for identified pests and diseases. (5)
- Apply spray schedule to accomplish the goals of a stated pest management program. (5)
- Discuss the water management strategy at your vineyard site. (1,8)
- Identify and preform proper suckering and shoot thinning techniques. (1-3,9)
- Apply proper cluster thinning, shoot positioning and leaf removal techniques. (1-3,9,10)
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