Crop production systems in organic agriculture (in Eng.)

English title:

Crop production systems in organic agriculture

Course ID:

933307

ECTS credits:

3,0

Title in native language:
Crop production systems in organic agriculture (in Eng.)

Term Semester:

Autumn/Winter

Instruction language(s):

English

Course content:

Investigation and development of cropping systems with balance and planning instruments:

- nutrient balances (field, farmyard, stable balance)
- nutrient planning
- organic manure planning
- humus balance

Excusions to the research station Groß Enzersdorf and to an organic farm

Learning outcomes:

Qualification for the system approach of organic farming land use systems:
- understanding of crop rotation interactions with soil, weeds and pests
- understanding of the soil tillage interactions with crop rotations, plant nutrition / fertilizer and nutrient / humus balances
- understanding of nutrient and carboncycles between field and stable (fodder budget)
- interpretation of development of main crops / inter crops / mxied crops in the field
- introduction to evaluation methods in the field

Teaching and learning methods:

Development of calculations in the seminar with additional homework

Exam method:

Test with theoretical questions and short calculations

Details URL:

https://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowLVDetail?pStpSpNr=292014

Scheduled dates:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/te_ortzeit.liste?corg=15838&clvnr=292014

Curriculum URL:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowStellungInStp?pStpSpNr=292014