FRUIT CROP PRODUCTION

HORT 345

Course Description

Survey of fruit production, emphasizing commercial production of temperate fruits. Fruit origin, history, classification, physiology, genetics, harvest and post-harvest handling.

Prerequisties

BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 or BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.13

-0.75% from Historical

Completion Rate

90.63%

-3.45% from Historical

A Rate

28.13%

-9.66% from Historical

Class Size

35.85% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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