The Training Laboratory of Horticulture and Viticulture operates with the aim of broadly involving scientific and pedagogical staff and students of all levels of the university in conducting basic research and implementation of applied development in priority areas of scientific and innovative activities in horticulture and viticulture.
Laboratory research is carried out in the following areas:
• study of biological features of fruit and berry crops;
• development of technologies for their cultivation of fruit and berry crops;
• development of technologies for growing and propagating rare fruit and berry crops;
• improvement of technologies for protection of fruit and berry crops;
• growing organic products of fruit and berry crops.
• improvement of technologies for protection of fruit and berry crops with biological preparations
The laboratory is a structural educational and scientific subdivision of the Faculty of Agrotechnologies and Environmental Use.
The main tasks of the laboratory are:
- conducting laboratory and practical classes at the high scientific, methodological and technical levels with students in specialties 201 “Agronomy”, 202 “Plant protection and quarantine”, 206 “Garden Design”
- assistance in the implementation of scientific work of students, graduate students and teachers;
- promoting the quality of training of agronomy specialists through the implementation of practical and creative components of the content of education;
- systematic updating and improvement of the training and laboratory base, technical means of training, computerization and informatization of the educational process;
- creation of safe working conditions at workplaces in accordance with the requirements of current legislation;
The laboratory is equipped with visual aids, technical teaching aids, drying cabinet, tools and visual equipment. The main research and training production base is a research field “orchard” with an area of 3 hectares, as well as a uterine department for growing new varieties of fruit crops with an area of 0.6 hectares, an organic area with an area of 0.6 hectares.
The laboratory operates on the squares and research and laboratory facilities of the university, has the appropriate material support. It facilitates scientific seminars, scientific schools, scientific conferences, develops the necessary scientific and methodological materials for the educational process in accordance with current and future areas of educational and scientific work of the university.
The laboratory is a base for laboratory classes for higher education students in educational programs 201 “Agronomy”, 202 “Plant protection and quarantine”, 206 “Horticulture”, 205 “Forestry”
Modern seed growing technologies. Fruit growing. Entomology. General entomology. General phytopathology. Phytopathology. Insect physiology. Insect ecology.
Agricultural enterprises, farms, gardeners are offered cooperation in growing various fruit and berry crops:
1) black currant seedlings;
2) red currant seedlings;
3) seedlings of garden strawberries;
4) rootstocks for stone fruit and pome fruit;
5) apple seedlings;
6) pear seedlings;
7) cherry seedlings;
8) raspberry seedlings.
The laboratory has modern devices and equipment
- RN-300 – digital device for measuring the basic parameters of the soil (pH, humidity, temperature, light);
- Hygrometer – a device for measuring the humidity of gases, liquids and solids.
- Dell inspiron laptop
Methodical recommendations “Technology of raspberry growing in the conditions of the north-eastern Forest-steppe of Ukraine” are developed
CONTACTS
Head of the department: Serhiy Mykolayovych Horbas
Address: Sumy, G. Kondratieva street,160
Phone: 066 74 43 435
Email: SergejusG@ukr.net
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