Course: Growing of Minor Field Crops

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Course title Growing of Minor Field Crops
Course code KROV/PMP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pexová Kalinová Jana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Specifics of agricultural production in less favoured areas.. Characteristics of crops, their classification, peculiarities of their cultivation and use. Growing of minority cereals, pseudo-cereals, legumes, oilseeds, root crops, the most important medicinal plants. Non-food utilization of crops. Biology, growth and development, varietal composition, cultivation technology and conditions for cultivation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Class attendance - 50 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 100 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject of the doctoral study program. The aim of the subject is to provide knowledge about growing, composition and utilization of minority crops and about their importance in agriculture.
Students will expand current information in the field of growing of special and alternative plant species suitable for the conditions of the Czech Republic - and knowledge of their importance, biology, cultivation technology, processing and possibilities of food and non-food use.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the field crop management.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

Understanding the curriculum defined for the exam.
Recommended literature
  • Moudrý J. a kol. Alternativní plodiny. ProfiPress, Praha, 2011..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Specialized plant production (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Specialized plant production (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -