Study Guide

Objective

The student knows the cultivation technique of the most important arable crops and is aware of the main stages of the development of them. The student knows the factors affecting the quality and quantity of the crop. The student is able to make the most important quality analyzes and know the importance of different quality factors. The student knows how to prepare a cultivation plan.

Content

Basics of crop yield and grain development of arable crops; cultivation techniques of most common cereals, pulses, oil seeds and grassland; the most important grain quality analyses; Compilation of a cultivation plan on a computer

Materials

http://www.vyr.fi/fin/in-english
Jones, J. Benton. 2003. Agronomic handbook : management of crops, soils and their fertility

Teaching methods

Lectures (30%), exercises ( 25 % ), approved assignment (20 %), approved exam (25 %).

Student workload

Totally 162 h, lectures 70 h, practise sessions 18 h, autonomous studies 40 h, exam 34 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows the development stages of the main arable crops, as well as cultivation techniques of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and grasslands and crop quality and quantity factors. He knows the principles of cultivation plan and the most important quality analyzes.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student is able to compare the main arable crops in the developing stages, cultivation techniques of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and grasslands and crop quality and quantity factors. He can make the cultivation plan and the most important quality analyzes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to evaluate the major arable crop development stages and cultivation techniques of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and grasslands and how they affect crop quality and quantity. He is able to make the cultivation plan independently, as well as plan for the most important quality analyzes.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in lectures
- Active participation in practice sessions
- Approved assignments
- Exam

Qualifications

It is recommended to study the following courses first: soil and water management, plant growth or to have knowledge of those contents