Course Content
Lectures
- Physiology, biochemistry of fruit ripening. Maturational changes.
- Quality and chemical composition of fruits.
- Harvest maturity criteria, harvesting, losses during transport.
- Changes in the physiology of fresh fruits after harvest.
- pre-and post-harvest influencing factors on the post-harvest life of fruits.
- post-harvest handling of fruits of fruit trees (apples, stone fruits, blackberries).
- Postharvest handling of fruits of fruit trees (subtropical-tropical species, small fruits).
- post-harvest handling of grapes, vegetables, flowers.
- Pre-cooling and fruit preservation methods.
- Conservation technologies.
- Physiological disorders and injuries during conservation.
- Standardization, packaging, marketing. Minimally processed fruits and vegetables.
- Microbial postharvest management. Risks in postharvest management from non-phytopathogenic microorganisms. Threats and post-harvest protection technology.
Laboratory Exercises
- The role of respiration, transpiration and ethylene biosynthesis in the post-harvest life and quality of products.
- Climacterial ripening of fruits
- post-harvest handling of fruit trees
- post-harvest handling of grapes, vegetables, flowers.
- Maintenance technologies.
- Microbial postharvest management of fruits and vegetables.
Course Content
Lectures
- What is the science of agriculture
- What do agriculture scientists do
- Computers in agriculture
- Energy resources
- Soilas a resource
- Recycling waste
- Ecosystems
- Preservingbiodiversity
- Pollution
- Agriculture
- Sustainability
- Literature review seminar
- Guidance on improving coherence, cohesion and unity in an academic text.
Course Content
Lectures
- Tomato crop field cultivation techniques
- Potato crop cultivation techniques
- Cucurbitaceae (melon, cucumber) cultivation techniques
- Cucurbitaceae (watermelon, zucchini) cultivation techniques
- Leafy green vegetables (lettuce, radish, endive) cultivation techniques
- Brassicaceae (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower) cultivation techniques
- Bulbous vegetables (onion, garlic, leek) cultivation technique
- Legume vegetables (peas, chickpeas, beans) cultivation technique
- Asparagus cultivation technique
- Artichoke cultivation technique
- Umbelliferae (carrot, celery, dill, parsley) cultivation technique
- Amaranthaceae (beetroot, white beet, spinach) cultivation technique
- Okra cultivation technique
Laboratory exercises
- Potato propagation
- Propagation, pruning, tying up and support of tomato plant
- Propagation, grafting, pruning, tying up and support cucumber and watermelon plants
- Lettuce propagation
- Bulbous vegetables propagation
- Asparagus and artichokes propagation
Course Content
Lectures
- The Legislative framework for safety & health in agriculture. Inherent safety principles.
- Safety of buildings and ground. Basic requirements of workplaces (building requirements, lighting, ventilation, temperature, fall protection, sanitary equipment, fire protection, signage).
- Hazards from electricity, machinery, hand tools. Means of personal protection.
- Toxicity and Toxic Hazard. Hazard Analysis of Poisons. Categories of poisons. Way of entry and methods of their removal from the body. Toxicological studies. Substance dose limits-Threhold Limit Values & IDLH. TLV-TWA, PEL, OES, TLV-STEL, TLV-C, MEL: Maximum Exposure Limit, IDLH, Lethal dose, LD50, Lethal concentration, LC50. Risk quantification. Multiple toxic substances. Calculation of toxicity of simple substances and mixtures. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS-Material Safety Data Sheets &SDS). Detection of toxic substances. Monitoring. Control methods.
- Principles of ergonomics. Noise, vibrations. Farm machines. Tractors. Towing.
- Principles of Fire Protection. Fuel safety.
- Analysis of the most serious accidents due to loss of thermal control of chemical (or nuclear) reactions (Flixborough, Seveso, Bhopal, etc.)
- Explosions: Ammonium nitrate. Methane. Water hazards.
- Security of grain storage. Supply, handling and storage of chemicals. Fueling operations Intraoperative transport-musculoskeletal problems.
- Working around wild animals and harmful plants.
- Introduction to risk assessment methods (HAZOP/HAZAN, fault trees, what if, …)
- Information on Greek legislation on safety and health issues. Most important recent Greek laws. Safety Advisor and occupational doctor. Responsibilities of safety advisor. Responsibilities of the occupational physician. Maintenance of books (records). Structures of legislation related to health and safety. European legislation. Definition of safety standards. Types of templates. Contractors. Changes at work with Change in Seasons
- Conclusions, revision
Course Content
Lectures
- Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations
- Eigenproblems
- Roots of Nonlinear Equations
- Polynomial Approximation and Interpolation
- Numerical Differentiation
- Numerical Integration
- General Features of Ordinary Differential
- Classification of Ordinary Differential Equations
- Classification of Physical Problems
- Initial-Value Ordinary Differential Equations
- Boundary-Value Ordinary Differential Equations
- Elliptic Partial Differential Equation
- Parabolic Partial Differential Equation
- Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equation
The student chooses one (1) of the 7th and 9th Semester Elective Courses
Κωδικός |
Τίτλος |
---|---|
AGRI_ΕΧ1 |
Agricultural Nematology |
AGRI_ΕΧ2 |
Plant propagation |
AGRI_ΕΧ3 |
Composting & Soil Organic Matter |
AGRI_ΕΧ4 |
Landscape Architecture |
AGRI_ΕΧ5 |
Tropical, Subtropical Fruit Trees and Small Fruits |
AGRI_ΕΧ6 |
Greenhouse Crop Protection |
AGRI_ΕΧ7 |
Valorisation of Agricultural Residual Biomass |
AGRI_ΕΧ8 |
Advanced Viticulture |
AGRI_ΕΧ9 |
Circular Economy in Agriculture |
AGRI_ΕΧ10 |
Irrigation Water Management and Quality |
AGRI_ΕΧ11 |
Processing and Management of Soil Data |
AGRI_ΕΧ12 |
Analytical Techniques in Agriculture and Environment |
AGRI_ΕΧ13 |
Agricultural Economy – Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
AGRI_ΕΧ14 |
Geographic Information Systems and Applications in Agriculture |
AGRI_ΕΧ15 |
Organic Agriculture |
AGRI_ΕΧ16 |
Strategic Planning for the Food and Agriculture Businesses |
AGRI_ΕΧ17 |
Molecular Enzymology |
AGRI_ΕΧ18 |
Animal pests of human health stored products and wood |
AGRI_ΕΧ19 |
Integrated Agricultural Production Management |
AGRI_ΕΧ20 |
Agrobiodiversity and Plant Genetic Resources Management |
AGRI_ΕΧ21 |
Quality Assurance and Certification in Agricultural Production |
AGRI_ΕΧ22 |
Measurement Systems and Sensors in Agriculture |
AGRI_ΕΧ23 |
Farm Machinery |
AGRI_ΕΧ24 |
Thermal – Cooling Machines for the Preservation of Agricultural Products |