ECTS
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Course code: RRSN10253o14Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Soil and Crop Management I
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 9 / 18 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Roman Wacławowicz
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Student possesses basic knowledge on the components of agroecosystem and its functioning. He knows environmental factors and their influence on crops. He is able to identify seed material of different crops and recognize plants of the crops in various stages of growth. He is able to plan soil tillage and choose appropriate seeding technology.
Competences: After completing the course student receives ability to: assess environmental conditions in farm, make decisions on crops suitable for the environmental conditions, choose appropriate implements for soil tillage and for sowing technology
Prerequisites: botany, soil science, agrometeorology
Course content: Crop and environment, theory of soil tillage, technology of conventional soil tillage, identification of seeds and crops, seed preparation, seed technology, assessment of crop stand after winter, assessment of plant emergence in the field
Recommended literature: 1. Ogólna uprawa roli i roślin, Świętochowski B., Jabłoński B., Krężel R., Radomska M., PWRiL Warszawa 1996; 2. Zagadnienia uprawy roli i roślin. Krężel R., Parylak D., Zimny L., AR Wrocław 1999
Assessment methods: positive assessment of practicals, 60% knowledge required
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