LPLK10367U Tropical Crop Production
Volume 2013/2014
Education
MSc Programme in Agricultural
Development
MSc Programme in Agriculture
MSc Programme in Agriculture
Content
The course focuses on capacity
development in tropical crop production. The students will be
exposed to the three major crop science elements that are
instrumental to optimal crop production 1) Plant breeding and crop
varieties, 2) fertilizer (organic/unorganic) and 3) crop
protection. This trinity will be an integrated part of the three
interrelated phases:
i. Agronomic disciplines with reference to tropical conditions.
Tropical crop physiology; crop genetic resources, agrobiodiversity and breeding; timing of management operations, weed control; configuration (spacing and inter cropping) and soil fertility management.
ii. Tropical Crops
An overview of major tropical food, feed and industrial crops, their intrinsic properties and their cultivation with special emphasize on small holder conditions. Cultivation and rotations of crops under unimodal and bimodal rainy seasons
iii. Farming systems
Quantitative study of small holder farming systems under various agro-ecological conditions in the dry and humid tropics.
i. Agronomic disciplines with reference to tropical conditions.
Tropical crop physiology; crop genetic resources, agrobiodiversity and breeding; timing of management operations, weed control; configuration (spacing and inter cropping) and soil fertility management.
ii. Tropical Crops
An overview of major tropical food, feed and industrial crops, their intrinsic properties and their cultivation with special emphasize on small holder conditions. Cultivation and rotations of crops under unimodal and bimodal rainy seasons
iii. Farming systems
Quantitative study of small holder farming systems under various agro-ecological conditions in the dry and humid tropics.
Learning Outcome
Provide students, having a BSc-level
background in agricultural sciences or equivalent, with a
comprehensive understanding of the intrinsic properties of selected
tropical crop species and their management in tropical rainfed and
irrigated agro-ecosystems. Focus is on bio-physical related
production constraints and human endeavour to optimize crop
production in small-scale farming systems, within the context of
poverty alleviation and sustainable crop production.
When students have completed the course they should be able to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of tropical crop production
- Understand the characteristics of major tropical crops
- Demonstrate overview of tropical farming systems in relation to agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions.
Skills
- Analyse and synthesize diverse types of information on tropical crop production
-Design cropping calendars for selected major crops species
- Develop tropical crop production plans in relation to given agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions
- Design, implement and analyze research projects in a tropical crop production environment
Competences
- Assess and formulate agronomic components of development support programmes
- Advise extension and research institutions in tropical countries
- Do statistical and graphical analysis of field experiments.
When students have completed the course they should be able to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of tropical crop production
- Understand the characteristics of major tropical crops
- Demonstrate overview of tropical farming systems in relation to agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions.
Skills
- Analyse and synthesize diverse types of information on tropical crop production
-Design cropping calendars for selected major crops species
- Develop tropical crop production plans in relation to given agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions
- Design, implement and analyze research projects in a tropical crop production environment
Competences
- Assess and formulate agronomic components of development support programmes
- Advise extension and research institutions in tropical countries
- Do statistical and graphical analysis of field experiments.
Literature
Azam-Ali, S.N. and G.R. Squire (2002):
Principles of Tropical Agronomy
Rowland, J.R.J. (1993): Dryland farming in Africa
Additional teaching materials selected by the teachers.
Rowland, J.R.J. (1993): Dryland farming in Africa
Additional teaching materials selected by the teachers.
Academic qualifications
Basic courses in crop
science, plant physiology and statistics
Teaching and learning methods
The course combines lectures
and theoretical and practical exercises. Lectures will outline the
background and support the exercises.
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 4
- Guidance
- 10
- Lectures
- 30
- Practical exercises
- 24
- Preparation
- 68
- Theory exercises
- 70
- Total
- 206
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Exam
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 4 hours under invigilation4 hour written exam
- Exam registration requirements
- Theoretical and practical excercise report submission
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
see learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LPLK10367U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- No limitations
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting department
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Course responsibles
- Sven-Erik Jacobsen (4-84767b7251817d767f3f7c863f757c)
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