Field Crop Production (10cr)
Code: 9A00BJ34-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 16.04.2019 - 31.01.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.10.2019 - 30.04.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 8 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- RDI portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Teachers
- Jussi Esala
- Anu Katila
- Anu Latva-Reinikka
- Anna Tall
- Jori Lahti
- Arja Nykänen
- Heikki Harmanen
- Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 1 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 1 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
- Course
- 9A00BJ34
Objective
Students will understand the development phases of the more common field crops, cultivation techniques, and the factors that affect the quantity and quality of harvests. Students will know how to use machinery needed to harvest and process field crops. They will be competent in compiling a cultivation scheme and in making quality analyses. They will also be aware of the significance of the factors associated with quality.
Content
- Principles of the yield of cereal harvests and stages of cereal development
- Cultivation techniques for field crops: cereals, rape seed, peas, grass
- Common quality analyses for cereals
- Making a cultivation scheme on computer
- Machinery used to harvest and process cereals
Materials
http://www.vyr.fi/fin/in-english
Jones, J. Benton. 2003. Agronomic handbook : management of crops, soils and teir fertility
Teaching methods
Lectures (25%), exercises ( 25 % ), approved assignment (25 %), approved exam (25 %).
Student workload
Totally 270 h, lectures 70 h, practise sessions 70 h, autonomous studies 70 h, exam 70 h
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows the main arable crops in the development stages, cultivation techniques, crop quality and quantity factors. He is aware of the machines of arable crop harvesting and processing. He knows the principles of cropping plan and the most important quality analyzes.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students are able to compare the main arable crops in the developing stages, farming techniques and crop quality and quantity factors. He knows the machinery using the main arable crop harvesting and processing. He can do the cropping plan and the most important quality analyzes.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student is able to evaluate the major arable crop development stages and farming techniques affect crop quality and quantity. They are able to choose the most appropriate crop harvesting and processing of the necessary machining. He is able to make the cropping plan independently, as well as plan for the most important quality analyzes.
Qualifications
Basic knowledge of plant production