Course title | Special Plants Growing |
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Course code | KROV/QPSP |
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 | unspecified |
Work placements | unspecified |
Recommended optional programme components | None |
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Course content |
Agricultural production in less favoured areas. Alternative crops - features, calssification and specificities of growing and use. Growing of minority cereals, leguminous, oil and root crops. Medicinal herbs and drugs production. Dye crops. Non-food utilization of crops. Less common ways of sugar, starch, oil and fibre utilization. Bioethanol and bionaphtha production. Biomass burning as a source of energy. Energy crops and woods.
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Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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Learning outcomes |
The objective of the subject is provide knowledge about growing and utilization minority crops and about their significance in agriculture.
Students are able to orientate in the field of growing and selection of special and alternative plant species suitable for Czech Republic conditions - overview of cultivated and potentially suitable species, knowledge of their importance, biology, crop management, processing and possibilities of food and non-food use. |
Prerequisites |
Standard knowledge of field crop management.
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Assessment methods and criteria |
Combined exam
Active participation in exercises and excursions, understanding the curriculum defined for the exam. |
Recommended literature |
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Study plans that include the course |
Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology | Study plan (Version): Sustainable Systems in Agricultural Land (2010) | Category: Agriculture and forestry | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |