LPLK10367U Tropical Crop Production
Volume 2014/2015
Education
MSc Programme in Agricultural
Development
MSc Programme in Agriculture
MSc Programme in Sustainable Development in Agriculture (Agris Mundus)
MSc Programme in Agriculture
MSc Programme in Sustainable Development in Agriculture (Agris Mundus)
Content
The course focuses on
capacity development in tropical crop production. The students will
be exposed to the major crop science elements that are instrumental
to a sustainable crop production, optimizing the use of
agrobiodiversity and land management practices. Main disciplines
are:
i. Agronomy with reference to tropical conditions.
Tropical crop physiology; crop genetic resources, agrobiodiversity and breeding; timing of management; weed control; configuration (spacing and inter cropping); and soil fertility.
ii. Tropical Crops
An overview of major tropical crops, their intrinsic properties and their cultivation with special emphasis 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. Agronomy with reference to tropical conditions.
Tropical crop physiology; crop genetic resources, agrobiodiversity and breeding; timing of management; weed control; configuration (spacing and inter cropping); and soil fertility.
ii. Tropical Crops
An overview of major tropical crops, their intrinsic properties and their cultivation with special emphasis 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 properties of
selected tropical crop species and their management in tropical
rainfed and irrigated agro-ecosystems. Focus is on climate related
production constraints, that is abiotic and biotic stresses, and
human endeavor to optimize crop production in small-scale farming,
within the context of poverty alleviation and sustainable crop
production.
When students have completed the course they should have attained:
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 have attained:
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
Tropical Crop Production I - Selected papers
Tropical Crop Production II – Manual for practical and theoretical
exercises
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
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- 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 (Mon 13-17 + Wednes 8-17)
- 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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