Course Description - Bachelor of Smart Agriculture and Food Security

  • 13020021: History of Science Among the Arabs [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16000202: Agricultural Statistics [3 Credit Hours]

    Data description and organization by the graphical, numerical, vertical base, dispersion measures, probability theory, random variables, probability distributions, natural distribution, and statistical inference from large and small samples.


  • 16070425: Graduation Project in Smart Agriculture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16000102: Principles of Plant Production [3 Credit Hours]

    The course deals with the general principles of plant production. Plant, various agricultural processes and means of production.


  • 16070323: Introduction to Major Programming Languages [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020032: Economy in the Third World [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16010309: Vegetables Production [3 Credit Hours]

    Study of the economic and nutritional importance of vegetables Production and cultivation of the most important vegetable crops, the appropriate environmental conditions, the different agricultural processes, the modern trends in vegetable cultivation, protected agriculture and agriculture in open ground for vegetables, agricultural cycle and overlapping agriculture, harvesting, storage and marketing, the study of the most important vegetable crops in Palestine.


  • 15200106: ُEnglish (1) [3 Credit Hours]

    English 1 is a theoretical, 3-credit hour university requisite, and a general English Course which is designed to serve all BA and BSc Students of (PTUK) in all faculties. This course aims at developing students’ repertoire of the English language main skills as well as sub-skills through providing them with broad varieties of language patterns, grammatical and structural rules, and vocabulary items that can enable them to communicate meaningfully within ordinary and real-life contexts and situations. This course is also oriented towards equipping students with the skills they need to comprehend texts, contexts, and situations that are related to ordinary and real-life topics. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a wide and various aural inputs in order to broaden and deepen their skills in listening, judgment, and critical thinking. Students of this course are expected to acquire and practice the skills they need to maximize their capabilities to express opinions about ordinary and real life topics both orally and in a written format, which will help in widening the students’ academic horizon.


  • 13020006: Italian Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16000109: Zoology and Animal Production [3 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to study the different types of animals in terms of classification and the degree of structural and functional relationship and taxonomy among them in addition to the study of the structure, characteristics and functions of animal tissues and functions of different body systems and how to organize and integrate their work, as this course deals with the second bases of general animal production, animal products Farm, meat, milk, eggs, cattle, sheep and poultry species and their breeds, physiological processes related to reproduction, milk production, digestion in farm animals. Adaptation of animals to environmental conditions and methods of feeding and caring for farm animals.


  • 16040422: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) [3 Credit Hours]


  • 15200112: English 2 [3 Credit Hours]

    This course is designed to serve PTUK students in the faculties of Science and Engineering as well as the students of Educational Technology (ET); it offers a broad overview of the English language learning skills in reading, writing, speaking that will enable them to communicate meaningfully in scientific contexts and situations. It also offers a broad variety of scientific language grammatical patterns and vocabulary items that are needed to comprehend scientific contexts and trends. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a variety of scientific topics, aural input in order to broaden and deepen their critical thinking skills and to help them express opinions about modern scientific topics and problems.


  • 15200102: Arabic Language [3 Credit Hours]

    The course aims to develop the students’ cognitive abilities and communication skills in Arabic language by introducing Arabic dictionaries, spelling and grammatical errors, and familiarizing them with ancient and modern Arabic literary models including models from the Holy Qur’an.


  • 16070414: Project Introduction [1 Credit Hours]


  • 15200107: Islamic Studies [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16010419: Field Crops Production [3 Credit Hours]

    Study of cereal and legume crops in terms of economic importance, production areas, needs, and suitable environmental conditions, nutritional value, methods of raising production efficiency under rainy and irrigated conditions, various agricultural operations of the most important field crops in Palestine. This course also contains 3 laboratory hours each week dealing with the classification of field crops, plant description of the most important field crops and includes root, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds.


  • 13020001: Hebrew Language [2 Credit Hours]

    Hebrew 1 is an introductory course that introduces students to the basics of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course focuses on enabling students to master the Hebrew alphabet, understand basic pronunciation rules, and use simple grammatical structures in real-life communicative contexts. The course also seeks to develop students' lexical repertoire and enhance their ability to express their thoughts in clear language in everyday situations. In addition to the linguistic aspect, the course introduces students to selected cultural aspects that contribute to understanding the social and historical context of the language. This course is a cornerstone in building language proficiency and a precursor to the advanced stages of learning Hebrew.


  • 16070223: [3 Credit Hours]


  • 15200101: Palestinian Issue [3 Credit Hours]

    The course deals with the events of the Palestinian issue through the most important ages from the Canaanites until the year 2021. It focuses on the Islamic conquest of Palestine in the year 15 AH 636 AD, the Crusader torch from 1099 to the liberation of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi of Palestine in 1187, and it talks about the Ottomans in Palestine from 1516 to 1917. The course is concerned with the Palestinian issue during the British occupation in 1917, until the Nakba in 1948, and the establishment of the occupation state .It deals with the Palestinian resistance and revolutions during 100 years, and Arab-Israeli wars from 1948 to 2021.The course talks about Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestinian resistance movements and parties, Palestinian Authority and the peace negotiations projects since the 1978 Camp David Accords until 2021.The course talks about attempts to Judaism Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque since the Palestinian setback in 1967 until 2021, and the issue of Palestinian refugees since 1948. It also anticipates the future of the Palestinian issue.


  • 13020008: Physical Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16020410: Seed Production [3 Credit Hours]

    Fundamentals of seed production, seed preparation and processing, quality control and distribution, seed collection and storage, factors affecting seed quality, as well as the study of modern methods of seed production of important horticultural crops in Palestine. .


  • 13020030: Individual and Society [2 Credit Hours]


  • 15020107: General Physics for Agricultural Students [3 Credit Hours]

    This course covers units and vectors, motion, motion and force, Newton's laws, rotational motion, momentum, work, conservation laws, gravity, heat, static electricity, electrical circuits, viscosity, surface tension. Experiments in mechanics, electricity, fluids, soil properties.


  • 13020025: Agriculture in Palestine [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020005: Turkish Language [2 Credit Hours]

    The course includes letters - introductions - numbers - ordinal numbers - demonstrative pronouns - plural forms - nationalities and languages - nominal sentences in affirmation and negation - family description - prepositions - present tense in its cases - self-introduction - adjectives - courtesies - description of the house and its contents - dialogues in the hotel at the seller... words and their antonyms - words and their synonyms - past tense - months - days of the week - the four seasons


  • 13020009: Islam and Contemporary Issues [2 Credit Hours]

    This course is about human rights in Islam. Women in Islam: Islam's general view of women Islam and Democracy. Democracy: Its concept, origins and development. Shura in Islam: Its Concept, Manifestations. Holding public meetings, forming parties and associations. Guarantees of Democracy and Shura. Islam and globalization. Islam and the environment. Islam's position on terrorism and legitimate defense. Islam's fight against drugs. Islam and the crisis of education and scientific research: The importance of water and food: The Islamic approach to their realization, Islam and the media: Defining the media issue, the importance of the media, counter-media and ways to counter it.


  • 16020414: Food Security & Climate Change [3 Credit Hours]

    Strategic elements of food security, food Security approach, nutrition policies and tools, integrated food plan, population reproduction laws, food budget, green revolution and food security, food aid, self-reliance, food security from an international perspective, Arab-Palestinian food security and poverty.


  • 13020022: Library and Research Methods [2 Credit Hours]

    This course is an a university elective requisite that is offered to all specializations. This course addresses library studies in a contextual introductory way which will prepare and help the student understand the nature of using libraries through studying the history of libraries, bibliography, indexing ,and classification, especially , Dewey's Decimal classification, the congress system so as – for the student- to be able to get the resources of knowledge heshe wants through acquiring the needed knowledge of using libraries and the skill in retrieving data which is offered to him her .


  • 16040304: Agricultural Risk Management [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020023: Astronomy [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020004: Russian Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020019: Democracy and Elections [2 Credit Hours]

    Recognize the historical development and origins of the concept of democracy and its types, and ways to diagnose the reasons for the decline in the practice of democracy in the political systems of countries and how to solve them. And recognize the characteristics of the components of democracy and establish its correct foundations in the political systems of countries, in order to ensure that its citizens enjoy its outputs and arm themselves with the force of law to defend the privileges stemming from it and build a free society that believes in its full and undiminished rights and the duties assigned to it in order to protect the political system from regression, disintegration and chaos. Identify the most important relationships between democracy, human rights, and civil society organizations, through the influence and impact between them, what are the outcomes and results of these relationships, and how they contribute to building a democratic society in which the political system guarantees public rights and freedoms. To enable individuals to participate effectively in choosing the form of government that achieves the foundations of coexistence, understanding, tolerance and respect among the people of the same people with different ideological, religious, linguistic and ethnic orientations.


  • 16010306: Food Security [2 Credit Hours]

    Strategic Elements of Food Security, Food Security Approaches, Nutrition Policies and Tools, Integrated Food Plan, Population Reproduction Laws, Food Budget, Green Revolution and Food Security, Food Aid, Fundamentals of Self-reliance, Food Security in the International Perspective, Arab and Palestinian Food Security, Food and Poverty, Global Experiences, Economic Inflation and Nutrition.


  • 16000103: Principles of Plant Protection [3 Credit Hours]

    This course covers the most important groups of agricultural pests and their economic importance and appropriate methods to protect agricultural crops from pests with emphasis on the importance of protecting the environment and reducing pollution.


  • 16010204: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction to contemporary sustainable farming systems through a study of the history of food production in the world and its link to the development of ecological agriculture. Students will learn about the ethical, economic, environmental and social dimensions of agricultural sustainability. It will identify sustainable food production systems such as organic agriculture, bio-agriculture, and sustainable agriculture.


  • 13020034: Introduction to Automotive Engineering [2 Credit Hours]

    The student gets acquainted with the types of vehicles, their classification, and the types of circuit in them. The student also learns about the components, types, and characteristics of the power transmission group, starting from the clutch engine, speed box, shaft, operation group, and even the wheels.


  • 15020108: General Physics for ِAِِِgricultural ٍٍِStudents Lab. [1 Credit Hours]

    In this course, practical experiments related to motion, Newton's laws, conservation laws, gravity, heat, static electricity, electrical circuits, viscosity, surface tension will be conducted. As well as, experiments in mechanics, electricity, fluids and soil properties will be conducted.


  • 15050105: Practical General Chemistry (1) [1 Credit Hours]

    Laboratory safety and basic laboratory techniques, empirical formula of a compound, limiting reactant, molecular weight of a volatile liquid, acid base titration; oxidation reduction titration, water of hydration, percentage composition, gas properties.


  • 16010304: Principles of Organic Agriculture [3 Credit Hours]

    This course is designed to provide participants with the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for implementing and promoting organic agriculture activities and programs. While the main focus is for agricultural technicians, this course will clarify concepts and issues about organic agriculture as well as provide practical techniques and guidelines on implementing organic agriculture projects.


  • 15200104: Social Services [1 Credit Hours]

    Students perform voluntary work such as donating blood, repairing homes, tourist trails, or holding educational workshops at the university, and the student is committed to training or working for 40 hours.


  • 13020018: The Palestinian Captive Movement [2 Credit Hours]

    This course deals with the importance of the emergence and development of the captive national movement, the most important prisons, detention and torture stations, the educational and cultural process, organizational structures, struggle methods and prison literature


  • 19040116: Introduction to Entrepreneurship [2 Credit Hours]

    This course is an introductory course to entrepreneurship and creativity. Definition and challenges of entrepreneurship, creative thinking to do productive work projects, the link between creative ideas and available opportunities, feasibility studies, writing proposals, funding of projects, introduction of business profile, comparative measures of performance, analysis of business information, new opportunities, business objectives, evaluation of management and personnel, maintaining and strengthening existing business, overcoming weakness, operational plans, impact and management of change, and to link all these skills to computing and information technology applications.


  • 13020011: Contemporary Problems [2 Credit Hours]

    This course includes the most important issues facing humanity that affect people individually and collectively in the social, economic, political and health aspects and affect their happiness and some of these issues affect the continuation and survival of the human race and can be generalized under the following headings: Globalization and the capitalist system


  • 13020012: Islamic Civilization [2 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to introduce students to civilization, its’ characteristics, patterns, and its relationship to civics and culture. It focuses on the study of Islamic civilization, its’ genesis, components, characteristics, contemporary problems and issues, such as the civilizational interaction between Islamic civilization and the West, the contributions of Muslim scholars to human civilization, the impact of Islamic civilization on global human civilization, and ways of transmission to various countries of the world. It also deals with scientific development, Islamic systems and institutions, architecture and arts in Islamic civilization.


  • 13020033: Child Rearing and Family Upbringing [2 Credit Hours]

    The course is considered to be an optional university requirement, as studying this course enables an understanding of human creation through learning about the concepts of social upbringing, its goals, conditions, characteristics, and function, and the life cycle of a person from birth to his death, and the most important theories that explained that. The course also allows students to get acquainted with the Social upbringing institutions and its roles, and the family and how it is formed and built through marriage and ways of marital selection for its success and avoiding marital failure.


  • 16020205: Rural Development [3 Credit Hours]

    This course deals with the basic definitions of socio-economic development in the country side, as well as the different stages of community development and exposure to the most important explanatory theories of the development of rural communities especially in developing countries.


  • 13020031: Contemporary Global Issues [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16070422: Applications of Artificial Intelligence [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16020416: Evaluation of Agricultural Projects [3 Credit Hours]

    Project definition, project types, project cycle, concept and types of project evaluation, fundamentals of project feasibility management, market analysis, project financing structure and loan repayment methods, project financial analysis, project economic analysis, project sensitivity analysis, inflation management in project appraisal, project appraisal risk shadow.


  • 13020010: Islamic Econmic System [2 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to familiarize students with the concept of the Islamic economic system, its objectives and functions, the economic goals of society, economic activity and its regulations in peace: Consumption, production, distribution, exchange, property and its nature in the Islamic economy, monetary system, financial and banking system, market and balance, price and pricing under Shari'ah rules.


  • 16000105: Principles of Agricultural Economics [3 Credit Hours]

    Economic principles, which include the relationship of inputs to output and the relationship of inputs to outputs. The study of productive functions and production laws and the study of costs. This article also deals with the status of agriculture in the economic structure and the characteristics of the work in agriculture


  • 15200099: Pre-English [3 Credit Hours]

    Remedial English: The course is a compulsory service course offered for first year students. It is a prerequisite for E1 and it focuses mainly on the language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is intended to equip the students with basic skills necessary for successful communication in both oral and written forms of the language. In addition to grammar and how to use vocabulary in a meaningful context.


  • 13020016: Law in Our Lives [2 Credit Hours]

    This course addresses general legal concepts and the development of applicable laws in Palestine, as well as the sources and types of legal rules, in addition to the relationship between law and society. It focuses on the rights and duties of individuals in the Palestinian Basic Law and ordinary laws, presenting practical examples from the local reality, and aims to develop legal awareness among students and empower them to understand the legal issues that affect their personal and professional lives.


  • 13020027: Health Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16050427: Biotecnology and Genetic Breeding [3 Credit Hours]

    A general introduction to traditional genetic improvement methods (hybridization - mutations), non-conventional methods (biotechnological methods) for genetic improvement, genetic variation through tissue culture and genetic engineering, monoculture and gamete genetic variants, somatic genetic variations, cellular integration, somatic hybridization and reproduction, Rescue embryos and hybrids, production of disease-free plants, micropropagation, genetic preservation, genetic transformation and GMO production, field and genetic assessment of tissue culture strains and genetically modified organisms; Dictated plants genetically engineered


  • 16070313: General plant diseases and pests [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020003: German Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16000108: Fundamentals of Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]

    This course introduces basic concepts nutrition, metabolism of nutrients within the human body, fate of nutrients and their interactions and symptoms of malnutrition, human nutrient requirements, types and causes of food spoilage, nutritional diseases.


  • 16020417: Agricultural Machinery [3 Credit Hours]

    Introduction to farm mechanization and farm power sources, engine types and parts, engine heat cycle, tractor parts - land preparation machines for agriculture, farming machinery, growing crop servicing machines, harvesting and harvesting machines, operation and maintenance of agricultural mechanization units.


  • 16070413: Fundamentals of Agricultural Scientific Research [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16000101: Botany [3 Credit Hours]

    Plant Cell and Plant Tissue, Plant Composition Anatomy and Functions of Plant Organs (Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower,Fruit, and Seed) Plant and Energy, Plant Nutrition and Food Transfer, Plant Classification and Plant Environment.


  • 13020024: Environmental Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020028: My Career I [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020007: English Language III [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16020407: Integrated Pest Management [3 Credit Hours]

    The course covers the principles of integrated pest management. Environmental and economic concepts and principles of control, and ways and means by which: agricultural methods, biological, rationalization in the use of pesticides. Understand the variables that control the pest population and the proper ways to estimate the pest population and develop the appropriate plans to control it.


  • 16020203: Agricultural Extension [3 Credit Hours]

    Describe the meaning, importance, and goals of agricultural extension. Roles of extension agents, communications, building and evaluation of extension programs, extension tools and channels, extension methods. This course put students in front of rural families and farmers condition as well as understanding their environmental and institutional conditions.


  • 16070011: Smart Management of Non-Conventional Water [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16050426: Agricultural Biotecnology [3 Credit Hours]

    This course aims at introducing students to different strategies to withstand environmental stress. It also includes methods to identify the genes that control the adverse environmental conditions of different salinity, drought and heat and ways to isolate these genes, as well as techniques used to engineer plants that bear these adverse environmental factors


  • 16070311: Agricultural Biodiversity [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020015: International Relations [2 Credit Hours]

    This course deals with the nature of the international community and defines its concepts, the emergence of the science of international relations, with a focus on its nature, its concepts, contents, interests and the problematic relationship with other social sciences. Ultimately, determining what the international person is, as an entry to understand the multiplicity of people of this community and their explanation, through a number of significant criteria in order to determine the status and role of each of them on the international arena


  • 13020013: History of Jerusalem [2 Credit Hours]

    This course deals with the historical and current sequence of Jerusalem and the possibility of analyzing the future path and identifying the political developments and dimensions of the Jerusalem issue in a comprehensive and objective manner since the ancient history related to the first presence of the human race in Palestine, ending with the latest political developments. The course includes 6 chapters distributed as follows: The geography of Jerusalem, Jerusalem in ancient times, Jerusalem in the Iron Age, Jerusalem in the Islamic era, Jerusalem under Ottoman rule, and Jerusalem in the 21st century.


  • 16070222: Smart Management of Livestock Farms [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16070212: Fruit Tree Production [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16070322: Greenhouse Technology [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13010006: Computer Skills and Applications [1 Credit Hours]


  • 16000104: Principles of Soil Science [3 Credit Hours]

    Development of soil concept and importance. The process and soil-forming factors roles in soil profile development. The physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the soil. Soil-water relations. The soil water management practices. The role of organic matter in developing the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Classification and characteristics of soil minerals.


  • 16070412: Animal Production Technology and Innovation [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16070415: Climate-Smart Agriculture [3 Credit Hours]


  • 16070321: Practical Applications in Smart Agriculture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16010205: Plant Propagation & Nurseries [3 Credit Hours]

    This course deals with the basic techniques and practical skills for propagation of fruit trees, ornamental plants and vegetables. These propagation methods include sexual and vegetation of various types (cuttings, grafting and budding, layering, specialized structure and micro-propagation). The course also concentrates on using agricultural installations such as green houses, and other different agricultural environments for propagation purposes.


  • 13020002: French Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020036: Software Applications [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16020404: Floriculture & Landscape Gardening [3 Credit Hours]

    This course includes the study of the foundations and systems of design and coordination of various gardens, as well as the establishment of gardens and the use of different ornamental plants in the coordination of gardens, the study of the production of the most important ornamental crops used as cut flowers.


  • 16070421: Internet of Things (IoT) Applications in Agriculture [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020014: Political Science [2 Credit Hours]

    This course addresses the concept of political sciences in relation with social sciences, political analysis, state and it pillars, its job, the phenomenon of sovereignty and the borders of control, the most important political systems, elite and public opinion, and the most important political parties.


  • 13020026: Leadership and Creativity [2 Credit Hours]

    The course aims to raise awareness of self-employment as a career choice, promote the means of self-development, provide technical and commercial skills to launch, promote and manage commercial projects. The course also included many activities based on interaction with the community and the market in innovation, creativity, communication, networking, leadership, presentation, building and presenting business plans, and adopted innovative and creative evaluation methods for the course.


  • 13010007: Communication Skills [1 Credit Hours]

    This course covers many topics related to the development of students' personal skills in effective communication to understand and influence others and enhance their leadership abilities, in line with the university's goals of preparing a scientifically and professionally qualified workforce ready for the future and facing its challenges, and being able to meet the needs of the community. It includes understanding the concept, goals, characteristics, nature, elements, types, methods, and skills of communication, in addition to verbal and non-verbal communication, writing resumes, and personal interviews.


  • 13020035: Professional Communication Skills [2 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to develop communication and professional communication skills by improving interaction with others, influencing them, and enhancing self-confidence through communication. It also aims to improve skills in overcoming barriers to professional communication and enhancing the communication process with the professional community. The concept of communication in professional work includes the components of communication, its elements, types, forms, and patterns, as well as the network of relationships and the foundations of professional work, in addition to tactics and obstacles in professional work, methods and skills of professional communication, types of employees, and how to deal with them.


  • 13020020: Anti-Corruption [2 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to introduce students to the concept of corruption, its forms, causes, and repercussions on society and the state, with a focus on the legal and institutional environment for combating corruption in Palestine. The course addresses the legal framework for combating corruption, including the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Law, the role of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Public Prosecution, the judiciary, and oversight institutions, and discusses relevant international conventions, such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and their compatibility with Palestinian legislation, and analyzes the most important crimes related to corruption, such as bribery, abuse of public office, illicit enrichment, and money laundering.


  • 15050101: General Chemistry (1) [3 Credit Hours]

    This is the first of two general chemistry courses. It introduces the basic principles of chemistry and shows students how chemists describe matter. It revolves around bonding, the most central concept in chemistry. Material covered includes introduction to chemical calculations, stoichiometry and simple reactions, gases, thermochemistry, atomic structure, the periodic table, types of bonding, liquids and solids.


  • 16020406: Agricultural Marketing [3 Credit Hours]

    Basic concepts of agricultural marketing, basic objectives of agricultural marketing, research methods in agricultural marketing studies, marketing functions and services, the study of markets, types and functions, the study of intermediaries and marketing channels, estimating costs and marketing margins, measuring marketing efficiency, analysis of storage problems


  • 13020017: E-government Legal Framework [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16020413: Agricultural Cooperation [3 Credit Hours]

    Identify the trends and schools related to cooperation and the development of the cooperative movement in the world and study the organizational and administrative structures, with reference to the experience of local cooperative systems, with some Arab and foreign countries in the field of cooperation.


  • 16040403: [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020029: My Career II [2 Credit Hours]


  • 16020402: Harvesting and Handling of Agricultural Commodities [3 Credit Hours]

    This course will give a general understanding of many aspects of pre- and post-harvest technology and biology for the agricultural commodities, including nutritional values, internal and external factors determining the quality and post-harvest performance, quality parameters. Also, the chain from field to table will be studies.