Module Identifier | RS10810 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Module Title | CEREAL CROP MANAGEMENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2007/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Malcolm H Leitch | ||||||||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | Entry to a science degree scheme | ||||||||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 1 x 2 hour combined lecture/practical per week | |||||||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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1. Describe the importance of cereal crops in UK and world agriculture
2. Identify the factors associated with the physical and financial performance of cereal crops
3. Describe the requirements of the cereal market and identify varietal characteristics which meet market needs
4. Plan, evaluate and implement a cereal crop's manurial and crop protection requirements with due regard to their potential impact on the environment
Content:
Economic importance, uses and distribution of cereals in UK and world agriculture, market quality requirements and variety characteristics and selection, crop development and structure, husbandry, crop manuring, crop protection, harvesting and storage.
Problem solving | The management of cereal plots will produce problems that students will have to solve. | ||
Communication | Students will be required to produce a technical report and make an oral presentation. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | The timing of a range of crop management decisions is crucial to their effectiveness. Students will have to manage their own time in achieving objectives. | ||
Team work | Students will work in groups to manage cereal plots and make decisions on management strategies. | ||
Information Technology | Students will be required to produce a word processed technical report and create visual aids for the oral presentation. |
This module is at CQFW Level 4