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B006288 - GENERAL AGRONOMY
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Academic Year 2018-19
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
AGR/02 - AGRONOMY AND FIELD CROPS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
17/09/2018 ⇒ 19/12/2018
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
ITALIAN
Course Content
Soil fertility, analysis and modelling tools. Soil physical, chemical and biological properties, agrometeorological variables, water-soil-plant relationships, soil tillage, water erosion, land setting and drainage, water balance and irrigation methods and management, organic matter and fertilization, crop system and rotations, weeds and their control.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Ceccon P., Fagnano M., Grignani C., Monti M., Orlandini S., 2017. Agronomia. EDISES, Napoli ISBN 978 88 7959 965 8
Didactic material edit by the Professor
Didactic material edit by the Professor
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: Fundamental concepts for understanding the effects of various agronomical techniques at farm and environment level, and their choice in function of agricultural systems in different topographic and pedo-climatic situations
Competence acquired (at the end of the course):
Knowledge of the agronomical techniques and their application in different environments and production systems,
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Design and application of the different agricultural practices in different environments.
Competence acquired (at the end of the course):
Knowledge of the agronomical techniques and their application in different environments and production systems,
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Design and application of the different agricultural practices in different environments.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to be familiar with the principles and terminology of pedology, agrometeorology, soil chemistry, and mechanization
Courses recommmended: pedology, soil chemistry, and mechanization
Courses recommmended: pedology, soil chemistry, and mechanization
Teaching Methods
CFU: 6
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 96
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 24
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 24
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 96
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 24
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 24
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab, although non compulsory, is strongly recommended
Teaching tools
Video projector, PC, overhead projector, experimental fields, labs
Teaching tools
Video projector, PC, overhead projector, experimental fields, labs
Type of Assessment
Oral exams
Course program
Analysis of physical environment, pedo-climatic variables, analysis and modeling tools. Concept of fertility, main soil physics, chemical and biologic properties, management and improvement of acid, salty, and alkaline soils, soil tillage, land setting and drainage, soil erosion and conservation practices, field irrigation management, fertilization. Cropping pattern, principles of weeds control.