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Teaching Unit 2 FITOTECNIA

Teaching unit

Courses:

VEGETAL RAW MATERIALS
- Year: Year 2 of Bachelor's in Food Science and Technology
- Degree: Bachelor's in Food Science and Technology

Description

This unit explains the methods of cultivation, environmental relations with them and the impact they have in obtaining high quality raw materials

Objectives

Know the main characteristics of the raw materials of plant origin used in the food industry.
Know the culture conditions, from the point of view of their influence on the quality of the produced raw materials.
Determine the suitability of a raw material input to the industry.

Subjects

Lecture topics

4. Climatic factors. Light. Temperature. Rain. CO2. Wind. Other climatic factors.
5. Edafic factors. Soil: components, physical properties. Chemical properties. Biological properties of the soil as a living environment.
6. Production techniques. Irrigation. Fertilization. Growing labors and operations. Sowing. Plantation. Phytosanitary treatments. Harvesting and conservation.