CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 1 Examinations 2012/13
Module Title:
Market Gardening
Module Code:
AGRI6018
School:
Business
Programme Title:
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Programme Code:
BHORT_7_Y2
External Examiner(s):
Internal Examiner(s):
Professor Peter Jones
Mr. Joseph Croke
Instructions: Answer all questions from Section 1 and any three questions from Section 2.
Duration:
2 Hours
Sitting:
Winter 2012/13
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct
examination paper.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
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Student Name:
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Exam Number:
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Section 1 Short Answer Questions: Answer All Questions
Q.1 Give one example of a four plot crop rotation (name the crops in sequence).
2 marks
Q.2 Describe briefly the ‘blocking modular’ system of vegetable transplant production.
2 marks
Q.3 Name one cultivar of Brassica oleracea Gemmifera group giving its row planting distance.
2 marks
Q.4 Outline briefly the so called Bleasdale’s Formula (1963) on the sowing of carrots and name one use.
2 marks
Q.5 Name one disease of Prunus avium and state one control measure for the disease.
2 marks
Q.6 State any two training systems for a Ribes uva-crispa market garden crop.
2 marks
Q.7 State one propagation method of Allium sativum and state one advantage of one method over the other.
2 marks
Tick the following boxes to answer if the statement is true or false (2 marks per question, Q.8 to Q.15)
Q.8
China is the worlds leading producer of Apples, Pears and Plums
Apple cultivar ‘Red Star’ is a dry fruit for market garden production
Q.9
Sweet cherry crops are cover cropped commercially in Ireland
Balsamic vinegar could be a value added product from Apple crops
Q.10 Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group has significant processing capacity
B. oleracea Gemmifera Group is a good winter sales market garden crop
Q.11 Spinacia oleracea cultivars are prone to premature flowering
Beta vulgaris subsp. cirla var. flavencens is in the family Apiaceae
Q. 12 Allium sativum can be co-cultivated in a market garden as a companion crop
Direct seed sowing of A. cepa crops gives harder finished bulbs
Q. 13 Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum can be grown in raised beds
Brassica rapa Chinensis group is produced and sold in Ireland
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Q. 14 Vitis vinifera cv. Pinot Grigio is a suitable market garden top fruit
V. vinifera ‘Regent’ is a wine grape grown in Llewellin’s Orchards in Dublin
Q. 15 Many so called Irish Heritage varieties of Apple are ‘Tip bearers’
Spindle Bush is a type of training system used in Apple crops in Ireland
Section 2: Answer any three long questions from question 1 to 4
Q. 1
Q. 2
Q. 3
Q. 4
(a) Explain in detail the production of a Brassica crop of your choice.
14 Marks
(b) Discuss the prevention and control of the club root disease of Brassicas.
8 Marks
(c) Discuss the marketing and sales of Brassicas in different seasons.
8 Marks
(a) Explain in detail the production of a main crop of Garlic.
10 Marks
(b) Explain in detail the commercial drying, storage and grading of an Onion Crop.
14 Marks
(c) Discuss the quality packaging of Onions and Garlic for Supermarkets.
6 Marks
(a) Contrast the general cultivation of soft and top fruit crops using named examples. 10 Marks
(b) Outline the production of a named soft or top fruit crop in a Market Garden.
14 Marks
(c) Discuss the opportunities of processed fruit products sales ‘on farm’.
6 Marks
Discuss the Market Gardening industry under the following headings,
(a) Investigation of sales potential in the main Market Garden Markets
6 Marks
(b) Meeting supply with (variable) demand of market garden perishables
6 Marks
(c) Compare and Contrast packaging for farmers markets vs. supermarkets
6 Marks
(d) Cold chain marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables
6 Marks
(e) Added Value products of market garden fruits and vegetables
6 Marks
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