Arable Crops

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Objectives

Environmental conditions in which small cereal grains, maize, sorghum, sugar beet, peanut and sunflower can be grown.

Cropping systems, agricultural practices and post-harvest processing.

Specific traits of each individual crop.

Program

1. Concepts of arable crops

2. Ecophysiology of small cereal crops

3. Cereal crops production systems

4. Wheat

5. Barley

6. Oat

7. Rye

8. Triticale

9. Maize

10. Sorghum

11. Sugar beet

12. Peanut

13. Sunflower

Teaching Methodologies

Theoretical classes are taught in class for all chapters.

Field and laboratory classes for chapters 4-9.

Bibliography

Bollido, L. L.1991. Cultivos Herbaceos – Cereales. Ediciones Mondi-Prensa, Espanha.

Loomis, R.S., Connor, D.J. 1992. Crop Ecolocolgy. Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, New York, EUA (selected chapter).

Martin, Leonard, Stamp. 2005. Principles of Field Crop Production. 4th ed., MacMillan Publishers, Reino Unido.

Code

0105920

ECTS Credits

6

Classes

  • Teóricas - 30 hours
  • Teórico-Práticas - 30 hours

Evaluation Methodology

  • 1st Frequency: 45%
  • 2nd Frequency: 45%
  • Culture account: 10%