- Docente: Alberto Minelli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: AGR/04
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Sciences and Technologies for Green and Landscape (cod. 5830)
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from Sep 18, 2023 to Dec 13, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course unit students have acquired knowledge and skills about basic rules and correct techniques for care and maintenance of trees, shrubs and turfgrass. In particuiar, students are able to assess the conditions of a tree in order to prevent failures, by applying biomechanics rules, and by testing and comparing instrumental machineries; they are able to prune, cut or trim a tree and a shrub, depending on the goal, the physiology and the season. We will expiain and test, directly on site, ali the maintenance operations in a turfgrass, from seeding to mowing. Finally, the students must understand why conflicts between root systems and buildings arise and how they are prevented and fixed, especially when the soli condition shows different Iayers or artifact presence.
Course contents
the ornamental tree
the anatomy of wooden structure
the basic physiology ag woodden plants
what is pruning, pollarding
how and when to prune, to pollard
the visual tree assesment
the common tools in diagnostic
how to read results of common tools
lawn and turfgrass
basic turf maintenance
high level for sport turf maintanance
Teaching methods
there will be a class room lesson alternating to a outdoor lesson, just to fix directly on tree, shrub or turf the theorical lesson
Teaching tools
ppt files
using of most common tools
seeing and touching wooden samples
Office hours
See the website of Alberto Minelli