ONLINE HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE
TOMATO PRODUCTION IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Please Contact Aaron Tevik at atevik@email.arizona.edu to register or if you have any questions.
Schedule of Online In-Service Training Lectures:
MONDAY January 4, 2016 – Tomato
11:00 – 12:00pm Greenhouse set-up (Chapter 3) – CEAC Classroom
· Basic components including environmental settings
· Crop layout
· Crop scheduling
1:00 – 2:00 pm Crop maintenance – Emphasis on tomatoes (Chapter 3) – CEAC Classroom
· Training & pruning
· Physiological disorders – leaves, stems, trusses (briefly, fruit)
· Factors controlling plant architecture
TUESDAY January 5, 2016 – Tomato
1:00 – 2:30 pm Flowers, pollination and the fruit – CEAC Classroom
· Bee hives / bee management (Chapter 7)
· Cluster maintenance (Chapter 8)
· Fruit problems (fresh fruit & Chapter 3)
· Harvest / grading / storage (Chapter 8)
WEDNESDAY January 6, 2016 – Tomato
9:15 – 12:00 pm Plant protection – CEAC Classroom (Chapter 4)
· Introduction to the pests: Insects, Mites & Diseases
· Integrated pest management (IPM)
THURSDAY January 7, 2016 –
9:15 – 11:00 am Plant nutrition basics – CEAC Classroom
· Tomato nutrients & deficiencies (Chapter 9)
· Nutrient delivery systems (Chapter 10)