Course: Basics of Collection Plants Cultivation

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Course title Basics of Collection Plants Cultivation
Course code KBD/QZPSR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Suchý Karel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- orchids, tillandsia, bromeliad, cactoo, succulents, carnivorous plants and others tropical plants - importance of water for plants, uptake, transport, transpiration, adaptations - cultivations substrates, composition, properties - importance of water for plants, uptake, transport, transpiration, adaptations - importance of light, spectral properties, intensity, sources of light - photosynthesis, light and dark reaction, conditions, influences - mineral nutritions, macro and micro elements, deficiency - cultivation in artificial conditions, specifics, greenhouses

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Semestral paper - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 70 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 9 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In relation with botany and plant physiology, the students will learn the basics of important groups collections plants growing.
Basic knowledge of representatives and cultivation of individual groups of collection plants, basic cultivation skills.
Prerequisites
Basic botanical knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Seminar work

Elaboration and presentation of the assigned thematic presentation.
Recommended literature
  • Karel Suchý. webové prezentace.
  • velké množství autorů. velké množství titulů.


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): Biology and protection of "hobby" organisms (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter