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AMPELOGRAPHY AND GENETICS OF THE VINE

Course

Code: 3125

Degree: Master's in Viticulture and Enology

School of Engineering of Orihuela

Year: Year 1 of Master's in Viticulture and Enology

Semester: Fall

Type: Required

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 3

Lecture: 1.8

Laboratory: 1.3

Hours: 75

Directed: 12

Shared: 25

Autonomous: 38

Subject matter: Viticultural Production Technology

Module: Viticulture Module

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Criteria for correctly identifying varietals or species of the Vitis sp. genus. Observation of each of the plant's organs, especially the leaf. Phenotypic observation of the plant, learning its phenology. Genetics and Vitis improvement programs. Applications in viticulture.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
OBON DE CASTRO, CONCEPCION	■	■	■
GARCIA MARTINEZ, SANTIAGO		■	■
RUIZ MARTÍNEZ, JUAN JOSÉ		■	■

Competencies and learning outcomes

General competencies

Understand technical, scientific, and technological matters that enable the student to effectively resolve complex problems.
Design, plan, and organize productive processes in line with the actual demand by the socioeconomic environment.
Be creative, critical, and resolute in the relevant specialty area.
Understand the effects from production processes in the wine business upon the environment.
Demonstrate initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Teamwork, initiative, and shared responsibility.
Show an interest and curiosity for learning, as well as enthusiasm for becoming a prepared, disciplined, and responsible professional in exercising the profession and its research.

Specific competencies

Establish procedures for the ecological assessment of byproducts and management of wine waste products.
Adopt economic and commercial decisions that allow achieving the wine company's objectives, taking current policies and regulations into account.
Manage scientific and technical literature, demonstrating the ability to contrast relevant, specific, and current information.
Understand the necessary raw materials and their characteristics in the development of enological products.
Understand how to utilize the various operations taking place throughout the winemaking process.

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

Students will be able to understand the diversity of species of the genus Vitis. The importance of the Eurasian vine Vitis vinifera and American vines.
Students will be able to know the rootstocks most used in Spain.
Students will be able to know hybrid direct producers
Students will be able to know the main grape varieties used for wine in different parts of the world.
tudents will be able to perform ampelography code descriptions using the descriptive character of the International Office of Vine and Wine, carry out themselves as ampelography of leaf
Students will be able to know the processes and techniques that the large number of cultivated varieties of vine have resulted
Students will be able to know the basics of genotyping or identification of varieties and vine clones by DNA testing
Knowledgement of the modern breeding techniques currently used for the maintenance and for obtaining new varieties

Teaching units

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Project-based learning: Realization of a project to solve a problem, applying acquired learning and promoting abilities related to planning, design, performing activities, and reaching conclusions.
Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.

Grading

Students must carry out:
Ampelography: practical work and a questionnaire on practices. Total 20% of the mark. The practical work is valued at 15% and 5% questionnaire.
Grapevine Genetics: A practical work and a questionnaire. Total 20% of the mark. The practical work is valued at 15% and 5% questionnaire.
Theory exam 50% of grade if field trip. If there is not 60% of the mark.

If no field trip, assistance valued at 10% of the note.
To pass the course, students must pass the theory exam. Once you get a score of 5 points and will calculate the final grade.

The theory test consists of 10 short questions on various aspects covered in the course. Each question is rated 1 point.

Assessment test characteristics

The theory test consists of 10 short questions on various aspects covered in the course. Each question is rated 1 point.

Correction criteria

Each question is worth 1 point

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