4/25/2024 1:22:13 AM	VIT 130 Course Outline as of Spring 2008	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  VIT 130	Title:  GRAPEVINE PHYSIOLOGY
Full Title:  Grapevine Physiology
Last Reviewed:9/27/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.50		4 max.	Lecture Scheduled	18.00
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		4 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.50			Contact Total	18.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  36.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 54.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

An advanced viticulture theory short course that covers grapevine physiology and phenology.  Topics include vine balance, flowering and fruit set, stages of berry growth, and vine water status.  This course is designed for those working in the winegrape industry and already familiar with basic vineyard operations.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An advanced viticulture theory short course that covers grapevine physiology and phenology.  Topics include vine balance, flowering and fruit set, stages of berry growth, and vine water status.  This course is designed for those working in the winegrape industry and already familiar with basic vineyard operations.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Explain how vine structure relates to vine function.

2. Explain the physiological processes that drive vine

  growth and fruit ripening.

3. Describe vine balance and its relationship to fruit quality.

4. Explain vine water potential and its impact on vine growth and

  irrigation management.

5. Discuss the impacts of environment and management on vine flowering and

  fruit set.

6. Explain how photosynthesis and source/sink relationships affect vine

  growth and fruit ripening.

Topics and Scope

I. Review of vine annual cycle of growth

  A. Vocabulary and definitions

  B. Vine structure

  C. Vegetative growth phases vs. reproductive growth phases

II. Vine phenology

   A. Budbreak

   B. Flowering

   C. Fruit ripening

III. Vine physiological processes

    A. Photosynthesis

    B. Respiration

    C. Translocation

    D. Transpiration

    E. Source-sink relationships

    F. Water uptake and vine turgor

IV. Vine balance

   A. Definition and how to measure it

   B. Effects on vine vigor

   C. Effects on fruit quality

V. Anlagen and grapevine inflorescence initiation

  A. Effects of plant growth substances on anlagen and inflorescence

     fertility

  B. Effects of environment

  C. Effects of pathological intervention

VI. Grapevine flowering, pollination and fertilization

   A. Vine nutritional impacts

   B. Vine water status impacts

   C. Environmental impacts

VII. Seed, embryo, and fruit development post-fertilization

    A. Vine nutritional impacts

    B. Vine water status impacts

    C. Environmental impacts

VIII. Vine water potential - vine water status

     A. Definition

     B. How to measure it, what the numbers mean

     C. Impacts on vine vegetative growth

     D. Impacts on vine reproductive growth

Assignments:

1. Reading from textbook (20-30 pages/week)

2. Written original research paper on a specific vine physiological

  function and its impact on vine growth. (5-8 pages)

3. Quizzes (1-3)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 45 - 60%
Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 15 - 25%
Matching items, Completion, Short Answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 30%
Participation and discussion

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

"Flowering and Fruit Set on Grapevines", Peter May, Lythrum Press South

Australia, 2004.

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