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Course code: ROSS20106o14
Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Agrophytocenology
Major: Horticulture
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Prof. Danuta Parylak, dr inż. Janina Zawieja, dr inż. Ewa Tendziagolska
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student knows criterion of classification of basic plant communities in the fields O2_W01, O2_W03, Student explains reasons and directions of changes in agrocenosis O2_W01, O2_W03 Student knows the results of agricultural activity for site and field phytocenosis O2_W04 Student has knowledge of the use of natural mechanism in agrocenosis in crop production O2_W01 Skills: Student also becomes skilfull at the assessment of plant species communities and recognizes basic species creating agrocenosis O2_U03 Student is able to use knowledge about relation between them to control the composition of agrocenosis regarding the needs of production and protection of field biodiversity uprawnych O2_U01, O2_U03 Student can recognize soil conditions based on bioindicators O2_U06

Competences: Student organizes and conducts studies in team O2-K05 Student takes decisions in process of agricultural landscape formation, protection of agricultural environment and also use natural mechanisms in biocenosis to form crop productivity. O2-K04 Student appreciates the need for training and self-improvement O2-K01;

Prerequisites: Biological principles of agronomy (botany, soil and crop management , microbiology, plant physiology, genetics), fundamentals of ecology

Course content: Classification of field plant communities (ecological, phytosociological and agricultural). Agroecosystem and natural ecosystems. Main plant communities of agrophytocenosis. Factors affecting formation of agrophytocenosis (reproduction, soil seedbank, soil conditions, agrotechnology). Bioindicators. Relations between agrocenosis components. Reasons and dynamics of changes in agrophytocenosis.

Recommended literature: Aldrich R.J. Ekologia chwastów w roślinach uprawnych. Opole, 1997 Falińska K. 1996. Osobnik, populacja, fitocenoza. PWN. Fukarek F. 1965. Fitosocjologia. PWRiL. Markow M. 1978. Agrofitocenologia. PWRiL, Warszawa, Matuszkiewicz W. 2001. Przewodnik do oznaczania zbiorowisk roślinnych Polski. PWN, Warszawa. Prończuk, J., 1982 - Podstawy ekologii rolniczej. Rabotnov T. A. 1985. Fitocenologia. Ekologia zbiorowisk roślinnych. PWN, Warszawa. Scamoni A. 1967. Wstęp do fitosocjologii praktycznej. PWRiL. Wysocki C., Sikorski P. 2002. Fitosocjologia stosowana. Wyd. SGGW

Assessment methods: Knowledge: written credit for lectures and practices Skills: the assessment during field trip. Homeworks (projects), observation during realization of task, presentation ppt, Personal and social competences: individual and team work, discussion during classes

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