ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: RRSS10040o13
Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: Grassland Management
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Karol Wolski, dr Agnieszka Dradrach
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with main species of green areas plants as well as the basic rules of grasslands management

Competences: After finishing the course students will have the facilities how to compose plants (grasses, herbs and Fabaceae) for mixes suitable for perennial green grasses as well as difficult areas. Students can estimate suitability of lawn grasses (species and varieties) for preparing different types of swards and determine influence of seat factors on subsisting of particular species in green.

Prerequisites: Botany, Soil sciences

Course content: Knowledge of recognising of basic grass species, Fabaceae, herbs and weeds. Knowledge about factors of habitat and ptatotechnical influenced on turf. Assessment of plant composition and productivity of meadows sward. Skills of interpretation processes in structure human-plant-animals-environment.

Recommended literature: Frey L. Polish book of grasses. 2002. Instytut Botaniki im. Szafera, PAN, Kraków

Assessment methods: Exam,credit of classes

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