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Warm Climate Nuts

Warm Climate Nuts

Course Code
BHT308
Payment Options
Upfront & Payment Plans
Delivery
Online & Correspondence
Duration
100 Hours

Warm Climate Nuts

<span style="\&quot;font-size:13px;" line-height:1.6em\"="">This course is for the curious grower who wants to learn more about types of warm climate nuts. In the lessons you will identify different nut crop varieties.

  • Learn about the classification of nuts
  • Learn to access sources of organisations specific to nut production
  • Learn about the cultural requirements of tropical nuts, as most of the varieties we look at are for the tropics or warm climates.
  • Discover the characterisitics of soils. Understand plant nutrition,
    plant health, watering techniques,environmental protection for your crops,
    pest and disease management
  • Techniques for pruning and maintenance
  • Learn how to successfully propagate nut trees; propagation from nut seeds and cuttings
    grafting, layering,establishing rootstocks
  • Macadamia nut trees are looked at in detail
  • Pecan nut trees are looked at in detail.
  • Other varieities of nuts such as Pistachio, Cashew
    Almond, Brazil and other varieties you never knew exsisted, are looked at
  • Establishment and horticultural management of tropical nut trees is looked at.
  • Learn about site selection for successful cultivation, planting techniques and
    factors affecting the selection of a site.
  • Then when you have all these factors taken into consideration, the harvesting and storage of nuts is reviewed.

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