Academic Year/course:
2017/18
546 - Master in Agricultural Engineering
60568 - Plant production systems
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
60568 - Plant production systems
Faculty / School:
201 - Escuela Politécnica Superior
Degree:
546 - Master in Agricultural Engineering
ECTS:
9.0
Year:
1
Semester:
Second semester
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview
The methodology followed in this course is oriented towards achievement of the learning objectives. A wide range of teaching and learning tasks are implemented, such as:
- Lectures in the classroom.
- Practice sessions in lab and computer room.
- Tutorials.
- Field visits.
5.2. Learning tasks
The course includes the following learning tasks:
- Section I. Agricultural systems. Lectures and practice sessions.
- Section II. Regulated agricultural systems. Lectures and practice sessions. Field visit.
- Section III. Management of agricultural systems: applied technologies. Lectures and practice sessions. Field visit.
5.3. Syllabus
The course will address the following topics:
Lectures
Section I: Agricultural systems
- I.1. Agricultural systems. Components
- I.1.1 Introduction: the future of agriculture
- I.1.2 Components
- I.1.3 Simulation models
- I.2 Analysis of rain-fed farming systems in arid and semiarid areas
- I.2.1 Arable crops
- Rotations
- Cereals, protein, oil, agroenergetical crops
I.2.2. Fruit crop systems
- Vineyard
- Almond crop
- Olive crop
- I.3 Analysis of irrigated farming systems in arid and semiarid areas
- I.3.1 Water management: water footprint
- I.3.2 Rotations
- I.3.3 Rice
- I.3.4 Fruit crops
- I. 4 Analysis of other agricultural systems
- I.4.1 Agrosilvipastoral systems
- I.4.2 Tropical crops systems
Section II: Regulated agricultural systems
- II.1 Integrated production and protection
- II.1.1 Background and legislation
- II.1.2 Crop protection in integrated production
- II.2 Organic Farming
- II.2.1 Background and legislation
- II.2.2 Crop protection in organic farming
Section III. Management of agricultural systems: technologies applied
- III.1. Precision agriculture
- III.2. Conservation agriculture
Practice sessions
Section I:
- PL1 Webpages revision
- PL2 LAI
- PL3 Leaf chlorophyll content
- PG1 Alternative crops
- PG2 Soil erosion
- PG3 Cover crops
- PG4 Water footprint in agriculture
- PG5 Balance water
- PG6 Irrigation energy
- PG7 Deficit irrigation
- PG8 Pastures
Section II: Regulated agricultural systems.
- PL5 Cover crops
- PL6 Auxiliary fauna
- PL7 Pesticides in soil
- PL8 Herbicide resistance
- PC1 Visit 1: Valle de Vio (Fragen-Broto)
- PC2 Visit 2: organic farming
Section III. Management of agricultural systems: technologies applied
- PL4 soil compaction
- PC3 Visit 3: Cereals
5.4. Course planning and calendar
Provisional course planning
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5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources
- BB Condiciones del suelo y desarrollo de las plantas según Russell / coordinado por Alan Wild ; versión española de P. Urbano Terrón, C. Rojo Hernández . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 1992
- BB Fitotecnia : bases y tecnologías de la producción agrícola / Francisco J. Villalobos...[et al.] . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 2002
- BB Loomis, R.S.. Ecología de cultivos : Productividad y manejo en sistemas agrarios / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 2002
- BB Urbano Terrón, Pedro. Fitotecnia : ingeniería de la producción vegetal / Pedro Urbano Terrón . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 2002
- BC Agricultura ecológica en secano : soluciones sostenibles en ambientes mediterráneos / coordinadores, Ramón Meco Murillo, Carlos Lacasta Dutoit, Marta María Moreno Valencia . Madrid : Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino : Mundi-Prensa, D.L. 2011
- BC Agustí Fonfría, Manuel. Fruticultura / Manuel Agustí . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 2004
- BC Badía Villas, David. Prácticas de fitotecnia: bases de la producción vegetal / David Badía, Clara Martí, Asunción Usón . Zaragoza : Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, 2002
- BC Epstein, Emanuel. Mineral nutrition of plants : principles and perspectives / Emanuel Epstein, Arnold J. Bloom . 2nd ed. Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2005
- BC Fageria, N.K.. Maximizing crop yields / N.K. Fageria . New York : Marcel Dekker, 1992
- BC Guerrero García, Andrés. El suelo, los abonos y la fertilización de los cultivos / Andrés Guerrero García . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 1990
- BC Labrador Moreno, Juana. La materia orgánica en los agrosistemas : Aproximación al conocimiento de la dinámica, la gestión y la reutilización de la materia orgánica en los agrosistemas / Juana Labrador Moreno . 2ªed. corr. y amp. Madrid : Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación : Mundi-Prensa, D.L. 2002
- BC López Ritas, Julio. El diagnóstico de suelos y plantas : (métodos de campo y laboratorio) / por Julio López Ritas y Julio López Melida. 4ª ed., rev. y amp. Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 1990
- BC Plaster, Edward J. La ciencia del suelo y su manejo / Edward J. Plaster . Madrid : Paraninfo, 2000
- BC Porta Casanellas, Jaime. Edafología para la agricultura y el medio ambiente / Jaime Porta Casanellas, Marta López-Acevedo Reguerín, Carlos Roquero de Laburu . 3ª ed., rev. y amp. Madrid [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2003
- BC Saña Vilaseca, Josep. La gestión de la fertilidad de los suelos : fundamentos para la interpretación de los análisis de suelos y la recomendación de abonado / Josep Saña Vilaseca, Joan Carles Moré Ramos, Alfred Cohí Ramón . Madrid: Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Secretaría General Técnica, D.L.1996
- BC Thompson, Louis M.. Los suelos y su fertilidad / Louis M. Thompson, Frederick R. Troeh ; [versión española por Juan Puigdefábregas Tomás] . - 4a ed., [reimpr.] Barcelona [etc.] : Reverté, D.L.1988
The updated recommended bibliography can be consulted in: http://psfunizar7.unizar.es/br13/egAsignaturas.php?id=9698