| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1.Have a board knowledge about the physiological changes on fruits, vegetables and flowers of their development into an final marketable commodities.
2.Know the quality changes in biochemical aspects occur before and after harvest, and the way lead to the deterioration.
3.Be able to develop critical reasoning, judgment and communication skills; discussion on postharvest physiology issues via appropriate review of literature and independent preparation for presentations. |
| 1.The capability of applying natural technology and biological knowledge |
| 2.The capability of performing crop cultivation, production, and landscape design and using crop cultivation-, production-, and landscape design-related facilities |
| 3.The capability of developing an experimental design and performing data analysis |
| 4.To develop the skills of research and team work |
| 5.To develop the capability of literature search and problem identification |
| 6.To develop global perspectives and to understand recent trends in international technology development |
| 7.To equip with the profession's ethical standards and social responsibilities |
|
|
| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
|
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Quiz |
|
| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Overview of postharvest physiology & course introduction |
| Week 2 |
Morphology, Growth kinetics, maturation, and consequences of maturity at time of harvest |
| Week 3 |
Senescence: Membrane structure/functional changes in cell, organs and individual |
| Week 4 |
Respiration and temperature control |
| Week 5 |
Transpiration and water loss |
| Week 6 |
Ethylene production and perception; Ethylene and its crosstalk with other plant hormones |
| Week 7 |
Climacteric and non-climacteric crops |
| Week 8 |
Mid-term exam |
| Week 9 |
Quality attributes of the crops |
| Week 10 |
Flavor and aromas |
| Week 11 |
CA & MA storage and packages |
| Week 12 |
Mechanical injury, Fresh-cut produces and stress physiology |
| Week 13 |
Postharvest disorders(I) |
| Week 14 |
Postharvest disorders(II) |
| Week 15 |
Postharvest pathogens/insects and the interactions with the crops |
| Week 16 |
Oral presentation (I) |
| Week 17 |
Oral presentation (II) |
| Week 18 |
Self-directed learning: Trends of postharvest management in the future. (Assignment- essay) |
|
| Evaluation |
Attendance(10%)
Oral Presentation (30%)
Assignment (30%)
Quiz (30%) |
| Textbook & other References |
Yahia, E. M., & Carrillo-Lopez, A. (Eds.). (2018). Postharvest physiology and biochemistry of fruits and vegetables. Woodhead publishing.
Wills, R. B. H., & Golding, J. B. (2016). Physiology and biochemistry. In Postharvest: an introduction to the physiology and handling of fruit and vegetables (pp. 34-62). Wallingford UK: CABI.
|
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
|
| Office Hours |
| Wed 14:00-15:00 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 02.Zero Hunger | include experience courses：N |
|