11/23/2024 6:54:19 PM	VIT 54 Course Outline as of Summer 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  VIT 54	Title:  VIT: SUMMER PRACTICES
Full Title:  Viticulture: Summer Practices
Last Reviewed:2/7/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	1.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	17.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 70.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Viticulture practices for summer including pest and disease monitoring and management, weed control, crop load assessment, canopy assessment, vine water status measurements and fruit quality improvement techniques.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Viticulture practices for summer including pest and disease monitoring and management, weed control, crop load assessment, canopy assessment, vine water status measurements and fruit quality improvement techniques.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2010	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.   Identify and describe vineyard practices appropriate for the summer period.

2.   Identify and discuss options for vineyard pest and disease management.

3.   Demonstrate and explain various techniques for canopy and crop load assessments.

4.   Develop a farm plan and budget appropriate for  the summer period.

 

Objectives:

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

1.    Identify and explain appropriate vineyard practices to be implemented during the fruit ripening phase of vine growth.

2.    Identify vine pests and diseases.

3.    Explain and discuss life cycles of vine pest and diseases.

4.    Discuss the specific life stage of vine pests and diseases that are most damaging to vines and fruit.

5.    Discuss farming strategies for effective management of vine pests and diseases (sustainable, organic, biodynamic).

6.    Assess the efficacy of a vine pest and disease management program.

7.    Demonstrate proficiency in the use of a leaf pressure chamber and leaf porometer for determination of vine water status.

8.    Discuss irrigation recommendations based on vine water status data.

9.    Demonstrate proficiency in crop spatial distribution and crop load data collection.

10.  Explain appropriate crop load adjustments based on spatial distribution and crop load data.

11.  Demonstrate proficiency in canopy assessment.

12.  Interpret canopy assessment data and make appropriate canopy management recommendations based on computational canopy assessment data .

13.  Build a Gantt diagram time line that includes all summer vineyard practices.

14.  Demonstrate proficiency in building a budget for all summer vineyard practices.

Topics and Scope

I.    Vine phenology

     A. Vegetative phase

     B.  Reproductive phase

     C.  Fruit ripening phase

     D.  Root growth phases

II.   Vineyard practices implemented during fruit ripening phase

     A.  Pest and disease management

     B.  Canopy management

     C.  Crop load adjustment

     D.  Irrigation

III.  Vine pests and diseases

     A.  Identification

           1.      In the field

           2.      Under microscope

     B.  Life cycles of pest and disease organisms

     C.  Parts of vine susceptible to specific pests / diseases

     D.  Window periods and efficient timing when pests and  diseases must be managed

     E.  Risk assessment for potential infestation/infection

     F.  Farming strategies for disease and pest management

           1.      Conventional

           2.      Sustainable

           3.      Organic

           4.      Biodynamic

     G.  Evaluation of pest and disease management program efficacy

           1.      Costs

           2.      Materials

           3.      Labor

           4.      Equipment

IV.  Vine water status and irrigation

     A.  Leaf water potential

     B.  Stomatal conductance

     C.  Use of leaf pressure chamber

           1. How the instrument works

           2. Collection of representative of data

            3. Interpretation of data

     D.  Use of leaf porometer

           1. How the instrument works

           2. Collection of representative of data

            3. Interpretation of data

     E. Appropriate irrigation recommendations based on vine water status  

V.   Canopy and Crop Load Management

     A. Canopy assessment

           1. Richard Smart method

           2. Point Quadrat Analysis  (PQA)

            3. Computational PQA

           4. Light readings

               a.  Canopy interior

               b.  Fruit zone

                c.   Ambient

           5.  Interpretation of data

     B.   Crop load assessment

           1.  Determination of  pounds of fruit per vine

            2. Fruit cluster distribution mapping

           3. Interpretation of data

      C.  Appropriate recommendations for canopy and crop load management based on assessments.

VI.  Time-Lines and Budgets for Summer Vineyard Practices

     A.  Gantt Diagrams

     B.  Spreadsheets

     C.  Costs of all summer vineyard operations

Assignments:

1.  Weekly reading (10-15 pages)

2.  One vineyard budget

3.  Lab activities

    a.  Use of leaf pressure chamber and porometer

    b.  Use of Point Quadrat

    c.  Entering collected data into spreadsheets

3.  Two lab reports (1-2 pages each)

4.  Two quizzes, one final exam.

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 5 - 10%
Lab reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Lab reports and budget
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 40%
Use of leaf pressure chamber and porometer, use of Point Quadrat, entering collected data into spreadsheets
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 50%
Quizzes and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Grapevine: From the Science to the Practice of Growing Vines for Wine. Patrick Iland, et al. Patrick Iland Wine Promotions, 2011 (classic).

Instructor prepared materials

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