Extensive Herbaceous Crops

Code:

CAGR2009

Acronym:

CAGR2009

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Agrarian Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
A:A	7	PE_Agronomia	1	-	6	49	162
L:EA	4	The study plan from 2019	2	-	6	49	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

 

Understand the great diversity of annual crops and their adaptation to different soil and climate conditions in the world, conveying the need for the use of farming techniques that conserve natural resources and minimize environmental contamination

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowing the most appropriate agricultural techniques, which together with the soil and climate requirements provide high yields of crops.

 

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

General Agriculture I
Bases Fisiológicas da Produção Vegetal (Introduction to Crop Physiology)

Program

One. introduction
1.1 Introduction to Crops: Definition and review of important concepts for the discipline.
1.2 Origin, taxonomy, morphology and economic importance worldwide.
1.3 Distribution and importance of arable crops in the European Union and Portugal.

2nd. physiology
2.1 Vegetative Cycle
2.1 Environmental requirements
2.2 Requirements cultural
2.3 Methods of Production

3rd. Management
3.1 Rotations
3.2 Main pests and diseases
3.2 Crop management
3.3 Harvest and storage

4th. Groups of Crops
4.1 Introduction to crops intended for animal feed.
4.2 small grain cereals: wheat, barley, oats, rye (rye).
4.3 Spring-Summer Grains: rice, maize, sorghum.
4.4 Crops used for grain: amaranth, teff and quinoa.
4.5 Protein: beans, broad beans, lupins, chick-peas, kidney beans, lentils, peas (lucerne).
4.6 Oilseeds: soybean, sunflower, safflower, rapeseed, peanut, sesame, castor.
4.7 Textiles: linen, cotton, sisal, hemp, jute, kenaf.
4.8 Roots and tubers: potato, sweet potato, cassava, yam.
4.9 Industrial crops: tobacco, sugar cane, sugar beet.

Mandatory literature

. Charles J. Arntzen & Ellen M. Ritter; Enciclopedia of Agricultural Science. , Academic Press. , 1997
Charles J. Arntzen & Ellen M. Ritter.; Enciclopedia of Agricultural Science, Academic Press. , 1996

Comments from the literature

Soltner, D. 1990. Les Grandes Productions Végetales. Paris, Ed. Le Clos Lorelle.

Oilseed crops (2nd edn), Edited by EA Weiss Blackwell Science, Oxford, 2000, ISBN 0-632-05259-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

 Lectures: exposure of themes based on the use of different supporting materials (slides, multimedia, internet).

Practical classes: use of different crops in the greenhouse and wild species in the field. 

keywords

Natural sciences > Agrarian Sciences
Natural sciences > Agrarian Sciences > Agronomics > Field crops

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	49,00
Frequência das aulas	49,00
Total:	98,00

Eligibility for exams

Practical examination is 5 marks. To be admitted to the final examination the student must have positive classification (2.5 marks out of 5 marks).

Calculation formula of final grade

 

The classification will consist of theoretical evaluation is 15 marks (75%)  and practical evaluation is 5 marks (25%). The student must have 8 marks out of 15 to pass.

Classification improvement

 Because these are plants with a cycle up to 120 days, you can not repeat the practical assessment. Therefore, classification improvements will be entirely based on the quotation of the written examination (15 marks).