Course: Crop Production ZOO

« Back
Course title Crop Production ZOO
Course code KROV/QPRZO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Bárta Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jarošová Markéta, Ing.
  • Bártová Veronika, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Štěrba Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
During the introduction to the subject, the students are informed about the importance of field crops production including overview of individual branches that are connected with field crops production - soil science, plant nutrition and fertilization, agriculturalist, plants breeding and seed production, plants protection. The main point of the subject is to inform students about crop management of individuals groups of field crops: cereals of the first group (wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oat); cereals of the second group (maize for silage production, maize for corn production); legumes (peas, broad bean, soybean); oil plant (rape, sunflower, poppy, mustard); root crop (sugar beet, mangel beet, potatoes). With respect to categorization of the subject into branch of Animal husbandry, the content of the subject is mainly focused on field crops usable for feeding purposes (fodder cereals, maize for silage production, fodder legumes, fodder root crops).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Preparation for credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to inform the undergraduate students about the principles of crop growing on an arable land. The emphasis is put on the crops that are usable for the feeding purposes.
Students are able to orientate in the field of field crop management - list of cultivated species, knowledge of their importance, biology, crop management and use possibilities.
Prerequisites
Standard knowledge of plant biology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Active participation in consultations, understanding the curriculum defined for the exam.
Recommended literature
  • Capouchová I. a kol. Cvičení ze speciální produkce rostlinné. Skriptum ČZU. Praha, 1998.
  • Diviš J. a kol.:. Pěstování rostlin. JU ZF České Budějovice. 2010. ISBN 80-7040-456-6.
  • Martin J. H., Waldren R. P., Stamp D. L. Principles of field crop production. New Jersey, 2002. ISBN 0-13-025967-5.


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): Animal husbandry (2019) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer