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Lecturer(s)
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Konvalina Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The content of the course is based on the objectives of the course and will be adapted to the topic of the student's doctoral thesis. In addition to the recommended literature, the study suplementary materials are international peer-reviewed publications from the Web of Knowledge, SCOUPUS and other databases.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Individual tutoring
- Semestral paper
- 100 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 150 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Current development of organic farming from a global and regional perspective. Agricultural policy in relation to organic crop production. Principles of transition to organic plant production, control and certification system. Traditional and innovative methods of maintaining and increasing soil fertility and plant nutrition. Biodiversity and agrobiodiversity. Ecological intensification measures. Principles of plant rotation in sowing procedures and alternative cultivation technologies (eg. intercropping). Authorized methods of plant protection with a focus on progressive innovative practices and biological protection. Principles of variety breeding for organic farming, system of variety registration and seed multiplication in organic farming. Principles of choice of varieties and growing technologies with emphasis on crops essential for the processing of the student's dissertation (cereals, pseudo-cereals, root crops, oilseeds, legumes, field vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, arable fodder).
Acquisition of the principles of organic plant production with a specific focus on the use of wide spectrum of cultivated crops, including minority crops.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of a master's or engineering degree
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Interview, Seminar work
Working with text Individual study for the exam Working with multimedia resources Individual consultations with the teacher Elaboration of a seminar work on a given topic Presentation of seminar work
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Recommended literature
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Finckh, Maria R.; Bruggen, A. H. C. van,; Tamm, Lucius. Plant diseases and their management in organic agriculture. St. Paul : The American Phytopathological Society, 2015. ISBN 978-0-89054-476-1.
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Konvalina, Petr. Pěstování rostlin v ekologickém zemědělství. 1. vyd. Č. Budějovice : ZF JU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7394-031-7.
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Lammerts van Bueren, Edith,; Myers, James R. Organic crop breeding. 1st ed. Ames : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN 978-0-4709-5858-2.
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Moudrý, Jan. Alternativní plodiny. 1. vyd. Praha : Profi Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86726-40-3.
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Šarapatka, Bořivoj; Urban, Jiří. Ekologické zemědělství v praxi. Šumperk : PRO-BIO, 2006. ISBN 978-80-903583-0-0.
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