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Course code: RRSS20097o15
Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Organic Farming
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Ewa Tendziagolska, dr inż. Piotr Kuc
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: Learning outcomes and competences: Knowledge: Student is acquainted with rules applied to organic farming, student is able to show positive and negative aspects that system of farming. Student has knowledge in regulations applied to taking up organic farming activity. Skills: Student acquires ability to plan organic crop cultivation under varying environmental conditions as well as appropriately to breeding in farm. Student assesses plants status affected different environmental conditions, distinguishes agrophages and prevents their invasion using acceptable methods of control in organic farming.

Competences: Student understands specificity of organic management. Student organizes and conducts studies in team. Student appreciates the need for self-improvement and the necessity of trainings. Student assesses and explains the impact of varying tillage and crop succession on both quality and quantity of yield. Student obeys rules in organic farming during tillage and growing season of crops.

Prerequisites: Principles of plant production.

Course content: Trends in organic farming. Organic agroecosystem characterization: plant production, tillage, plant nutrition, plant protection, principles of breeding, grasslands, horticulture. Biodynamic farming. Organic farming regulations.

Recommended literature: S1. Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

Assessment methods: Knowledge: written exam and tests during practices Skills: Homeworks (projects) Personal and social competences: individual and team work, disscusion during classes

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