English title:
Greenhouse and Soilless culture
Course ID:
AM1C-HORSSOL
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
cultures hors-sol et sous-abri
cultures hors-sol et sous-abri
Term Semester:
Autumn/Winter
Instruction language(s):
French
Course content:
Soilless culture
ñ Main soilless systems (potting plants, hydroponics, etc.)
ñ Substrates: raw materials - physical, chemical & biological properties
ñ Irrigation / fertigation management
ñ Tour in a substrates company (+/- soilless production)
_ Roundable with professionals of the Substrates industry
_ Substrates & soilless culture: markets and trends
Greenhouses and protected cultivations
ñ Physics and ecophysiology of crops cultivated under cover (general approach, technological items)
ñ Greenhouse and shelter typology / choice criteria / covering material
ñ Tour of a commercial greenhouse manufacture
ñ Energy saving, CO2 injection management and artificial light use
ñ In class case study
ñ Main soilless systems (potting plants, hydroponics, etc.)
ñ Substrates: raw materials - physical, chemical & biological properties
ñ Irrigation / fertigation management
ñ Tour in a substrates company (+/- soilless production)
_ Roundable with professionals of the Substrates industry
_ Substrates & soilless culture: markets and trends
Greenhouses and protected cultivations
ñ Physics and ecophysiology of crops cultivated under cover (general approach, technological items)
ñ Greenhouse and shelter typology / choice criteria / covering material
ñ Tour of a commercial greenhouse manufacture
ñ Energy saving, CO2 injection management and artificial light use
ñ In class case study
Expected previous knowledge:
Basics in Chemistry, Soil Science and Agronomy,<br>Thermal, Energetics and Bioclimatology
Learning outcomes:
ï To gain knowledge about types and market of specific inputs for soilless culture systems, irrigation & fertigation management, innovations & trends in soilless culture
ï To assess the sustainability of soilless culture systems: agronomic and economic performance vs environmental impact
ï To identify the interacting phenomena under greenhouse
ï To identify and differentiate technologies and building materials used in greenhouses and shelters construction
ï Realistic case study: In class project work out the heating system of a greenhouse (needs calculation, componnent sizing and consumption estimation)
ï To assess the sustainability of soilless culture systems: agronomic and economic performance vs environmental impact
ï To identify the interacting phenomena under greenhouse
ï To identify and differentiate technologies and building materials used in greenhouses and shelters construction
ï Realistic case study: In class project work out the heating system of a greenhouse (needs calculation, componnent sizing and consumption estimation)
Teaching and learning methods:
Cooperative learning
Exam method:
Written assessment, oral and written report on lab work and project
Scheduled dates:
Weeks 42-43
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Organisation: Institut Agro - AgroCampus Ouest
Country:
France
Acronym:
IA_AO
ERASMUS+ code:
F PARIS484
Teaching period summer semester:
24. Jan 2022 - 19. Aug 2022
Teaching period winter semester:
01. Sep 2021 - 23. Jan 2022
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