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Lecturer(s)
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Bárta Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Pexová Kalinová Jana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Bártová Veronika, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Štěrba Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Trends in the cultivation and economic importance of field crops in the Czech Republic (possibly in Europe). Methods for evaluating plant growth and development. Principles of yield formation and reduction. Growth and development of cereal crops and their yield potential. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, triticale, maize, millet, sorghum, buckwheat - history, biology, varieties and seeds, cultivation technology, harvesting and storage. Legumes - characteristics, growth and development, yield formation, nitrogen fixation. Peas, broad beans, soybeans, lupins - history, biology, varieties and seeds, growing technology, harvesting and storage. Oilseed crops - economic importance, position in crop production. Winter rape, poppy, sunflower, minor oilseeds - history, biology, varieties and seeds, cultivation technology, harvesting and storage. Economic importance of oilseed crops. Sugar beet, history, cultivation in the Czech Republic and Europe. Biology, photosynthesis and growth, varieties and seeds, yield conditions, cultivation technology, harvesting and storage. Potatoes, history, cultivation in the Czech Republic and Europe. Biological characteristics, growth and development of the potato, yield formation, varieties and seedlings, cultivation technologies, harvesting and storage.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Demonstration, Practical training
- Preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 70 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to learn the basic characteristics of crop production in the Czech Republic. The most important representatives of each group of crops (cereals, legumes, oilseeds, root crops) are selected and the basic principles of cultivation are discussed.
During the course, the student will acquire professional and practical basics of cultivation of major field crops grown in the Czech Republic.
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Prerequisites
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Acquired high school knowledge of biology and basic principles of crop production. Previous study of the fundamentals of field crop growing is an advantage but not a prerequisite for enrollment in the course.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
Participation in practical exercises, practical skills of field crop identification at seed and plant level, preparation of semestral thesis.
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Recommended literature
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Martin J. H., Waldren R. P., Stamp D. L. Principles of Field Crop Production, 4th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 954 p. (ISBN 0-13-025967-5). 2006. ISBN 0-13-025967-5.
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Sheaffer C.C., Moncada K.M. Introduction to Agronomy: Food, Crops, and Environment, Second Edition. Delmar, Clifton Park, USA, 704 p., 2012. ISBN 978-1-1113-1233-6.
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