Planning of Crop (10cr)

Objective

Students will be familiar with the categorisation of plant diseases and pests as well as the factors influencing the development/growth and life cycle of them. Students will be competent in identifying plant pests and chosing an appropriate method to destroy them.

Students will be familiar with the impact the climate in Finland has on the need to drain soils and irrigate crops. They will also be familiar with various drainage and irrigation systems and their advantages and practical use in field cultivation. Students will understand the impact of irrigation on the amount and quality of the harvest. They can also utilise related research outcomes.

Content

- Transmittable and non-transmittable plant diseases and ways to prevent them
- Plant-specific diseases
- Categorisation of plant pests and how they function
- Ways to prevent pests
- Plant-specifc pests
- Plant protection and gene technology

Qualifications

Yhteiset ammatilliset opinnot.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grade 1. The student classifies plant diseases and pests into the groups. The student lists factors which affect their development rhythm and life cycle. The student identifies the most general diseases and pests and lists their control methods.

Grade 3. The student classifies the plant diseases and pests into the groups on the basis of different factors. The student explains factors which affect their development rhythm and life cycle. The student identifies diseases and pests on different plants and chooses control methods suitable for them.

Grade 5. The student compares plant diseases and pests and classifies them into the groups on the basis of different factors. The student examines and analyses factors which affect their development rhythm and life cycle. The student identifies the diseases and pests of different plants, designs their control methods and justifies the usability of the different methods.

Materials

Heinonen (ed.). 1992. Maa, viljely ja ympäristö. Chapter 3. WSOY.
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Pajula and Triipponen (eds.). Selvitys Suomen kastelutilantesta. Suomen ympäristö 629.
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(OR Sadetusopas 1979. ProAgria).
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Pajula and Järvenpää (eds.). 2007. Maankuivatuksen ja kastelun suunnittelu. Finnish Environment Institute report 23/2007, pp. 187. Available online only.
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Peltomaa. 1999. Salaojien kunnossapito-opas (also online). Field Drainage Center, Salaojituksen tukisäätiö and Helsinki University of Technology.

Maan vesi ja ravinnetalous: ojitus, kastelu ympäristö (appl. parts).
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Teaching methods

Problem based learning.