Universidad de Jaén

TOPIC I. BIODIVERSITY AND PLANT MATERIAL IN OLIVE

UNIT 1. Biology of the olive (
Olea europaea). General notions. Taxonomic position and
origin. Vegetative structures.Reproductive structures. Lifecycle.

UNIT 2. Plant biodiversity in the olive grove. Biology and
ecology of species of interest in the crop. Basic concepts
ofecology weed taxa. Adventitious plants, road, nitrophilous,
weeds, ruderal and weed cereal crops. Life forms. Ideal
characteristics of the species to be part of the ground cover.
Damage caused by the weed species. Dispersal and seed bank.
Concepts germination and weed population dynamicsin olive taxa.

UNIT 3. STUDY AND RECOGNITION OF MAJOR BOTANICAL TAXA WITH
INTEREST IN THE OLIVE. Tree monocots. General characteristics and
recognition of gender and main species. Class Magnoliopsida.
General characteristics and recognition of gender and main species.
Tree of Rosidae. General characteristics and recognition of gender
and main species. Tree of Asterids. General characteristics and
recognition of gender and main species.



UNIT 4. Plant material olive growing I. Overview of the
systems of cover crops. Roof types and management. Covers
spontaneous inert sown and covered decks.



Unit 5. Plant material in olive growing II. Influence of
cover crops on soil fertility and water availability in the soil.
As a protective vegetative cover soil against erosion. The role of
herbaceous cover in controlling contaminants in soil. Strategies
for efficient handling of herbaceous cover. Herbicides and species
selection.



TOPIC II. VARIETAL CHARACTERIZATION



Unit 6. CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE VEGETABLE MATERIALS.
Historical evolution. Introduction. Origin of cultivation and
varieties. Selection and variety release. The names of the
varieties. General catalog of varieties. Agronomic evaluation of
varieties and oil characteristics. Genetic improvement.
Biotechnology.



Unit 7. Identification of varieties. Morphological criteria.
Characters tree. Characters sheet. Characters infloressence. Fruit
characters. Endocarp characters.



Unit 8. Identification of varieties. Agronomic criteria.
Vigor. Production. Ability to rooting. Periods of flowering and
ripening. Production and pollen viability. Incompatibility pollen -
pistil. Fruiting. Tolerance or sensitivity to biotic and abiotic
factors.



Unit 9. Identification of varieties. Industrial and
commercial criteria. Fat and forms of expression. Extractabilit,
texture and release the seed.





Unit 10. Identification of varieties. composition and sensory
characteristics of oil.





Unit 11. CHARACTERIZATION OF CULTIVARS FOR THE COMPOSITION
AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF OIL.



Unit 12. DESCRIPTION OF OLIVE VARIETIES. Main
characteristics. Categories of varieties grown in Spain. Spanish
varieties. Using patterns. Varieties in other countries.





TOPIC III: PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES



Unit13. Propagation fundamentals. Plant life cycles. Cellular
basis of propagation.





Unit 14. Systems spread. Sexual propagation. Vegetative
propagation and types.





Unit 15. Structure and substrate of propagation. Containers.
Previous treatments.





Unit 16.DESCRIPCIÓN AND DISADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL
METHODS OF SPREAD. "Zuecas", cuttings, grafts plants and seeds.





Unit 17.Propagation by semi-woody cuttings. Mist. Anatomical
and physiological bases. Phases.





Unit 18. Mechanims of control of the spread by semi-woody
cuttings. Basic structure. Environment, bottom heat, misting.
Hardening.





19. PATTERNS FOR GRAFT. Seed and clonal patterns, strengths
and weaknesses. Grafting workshop.



20. Olive seed germination. Types latencies. Techniques to
eliminate latencies.





Academic Practice Sessions



Various laboratory practice sessions, with practical field
work that favor the consolidation of theoretical knowledge will be
developed.



Seminars

Given the wide diversity in the student body it is expected
and markedly scientific nature of the subject, some of these
sessions will be devoted largely to lay the essential botanical and
agronomic basis for the successful development of the subject,
which may involve particular difficulty students.



These sessions will also delve into some aspects of the
subject, as is to expand knowledge autecology species.

Academic Practice sessions: several practical lab sessions are developed with practical field work that favor the consolidation of theoretical knowledge. It will seek to educate students about the importance of applying good laboratory practices and in particular to gather all the work and experiments conducted in the laboratory on a personal laboratory notebook. This
it will greatly enhance their performance and achievement.

During the development of practices, it will attempt to resolve the particular difficulties of students and insist on concepts and ideas relating to the practice in question, which provokes reflection on the student. The indications do students have guidance only, avoiding the practice to be an automaton carrying worthless. The attitude and behavior of the student will be assessed both in the laboratory and t he results of each practice.

Seminars: Given the heterogeneity expected in students and markedly scientific nature of the subject, some of these sessions will be devoted largely to lay the essential botanical and agronomic basis for the successful development of the subject, which may involve special difficulty for students. These sessions will also delve into some aspects of the subject, as is to deepen autecology l as species. In these sessions will be treated in a special way to get active and positive participation of students by establishing a debate and raising small problems to solve inside or outside the classroom.

Specialized Tutorials: In these sessions all the questions that students raise them those exercises posed and planned as academically supervised activities without the presence of the teacher will be resolved.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

The test date theoretical and practical assessment will be dated by the General Coordinator of the Master and published on the relevant website.

The theoretical and practical examination will be oral. The practical examination of the blocks I and II may be visu on preparations and visionadas during the laboratory sessions and field trips.

The note of work and attendance / participation will be added to the final grade as long as the sum of the scores of theoretical and practical exam exceeds okay.

For participation grade teacher annotations in the various sessions of theory and practice will be considered. Students who attend all practice sessions and actively participate in them, will get 2.5% of the aggregate grading. The remaining 2.5% corresponding to the note of assistance will be based on a random check carried out by the teacher.

The rating system will be governed by the provisions of RD 1125/2003 of 5 September by the European credit system and the grading system in the university degrees of official status is established.