Lecture 1
Introduction to Tropical Horticulture
Lecture 2
Theory of the Tropics
Lecture 3
Tropical Climate
Lecture 4
The Koppen Classification of Climates
Reading: Crops & Climates
Lecture 5
Tropical Vegetation
Lecture 6
Tropical Soils
Reading: Soil
Term Paper
Lecture 7
Agricultural Potential of the Humid Tropics
Reading: Energy & Crop Production
Lecture 8
Agriculture in Tropical Systems
Reading: Cropping Systems & Practices
Lecture 9
Plantation Agriculture
Reading: Agriculture and Economic Development
Lecture 10
Hacienda System
Lecture 11
Agricultural Development in Tropical America
Lecture 12
Tropical Forestry
Reading: Forest Crops
Reading: The Vanishing Jungle
Reading: The Tropical Rain Forest Setting
Lecture 13
Themes in Tropical Agriculture
Lecture 14
World Population
Reading: World Population
Lecture 15
Tropical Agricultural Research
Lecture 16
IPM & Weed Control in the Tropics
Lecture 17
Tropical Beverage Crops - Coffee
Lecture 18
Tropical Beverage Crops - Cacao
Lecture 19
Tropical Beverage Crops - Tea
Reading: Beverage Crops
Lecture 20
Rice
Reading: Rice
Reading: The Natural History of Rice
Lecture 21
Sugar
Reading: Sugarcane
Lecture 22
Rubber
Reading: Rubber
Lecture 23
Oil Crops
Reading: Oils
Lecture 24
Tropical Oil Palms
Reading: Oil Palm
Lecture 25
Coconut & Date
Lecture 26
see above
Cassava
Lecture 27
Taro & Yam
Lecture 28
Other Tropical Starch Crops
Reading: Root Crops
Lecture 29
Banana
Reading: Greenhouse Production of Banana in Morocco
Lecture 30
Pineapple
Lecture 31
Papaya
Lecture 32
Citrus
Reading: Classification of Citrus
Lecture 33
Avocado
Lecture 34
Misc. Fruit Crops
Reading: Fruit & Nut Crops
Lecture
Tropical Spices & Herbs
Lecture 35
History of Spices
Lecture 36
Spice Crops
Lecture 37
Tropical Floral Ornamentals
Lecture 38
Tropical Landscape Ornamentals
Overview
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