The subject of the "Vegetable Crops Under Cover" course is to provide knowledge to the students of the 8th semester of the Department of Crop Science, about the production of the main vegetable crops grown in greenhouses and under low cover. The economic importance of growing vegetables under cover for both domestic demand and exports is described. At the same time, information is provided on the physiology of vegetable crops under cover, and more specifically, on the effect of the environment and cultivation techniques on the growth, production and quality of greenhouse vegetables, especially during the off-season production period.
In the laboratory part of the course, which is carried out in the form of lectures and laboratory exercises in the greenhouses of the Laboratory of Vegetable Production, a basis is given in propagation (seeding, transplanting, etc.), growth in seedlings/nurseries, support and pruning of vegetables grown in greenhouses, especially those whose cultivation period is long. Moreover, different cultivation systems are showcased to the student and information is provided on the vegetable grafting, biostimulant application and inorganic and organic fertigation. The students have the opportunity to apply these techniques in practice with the laboratory exercises carried out in the greenhouse, while they also familiarize themselves with the use of mechanisms and instruments for controlling the climate, irrigation and fertilization with which modern greenhouses are equipped