Study Guide

Objective

The student shall understand the various objectives one has when cultivating potatoes and sugar beets and is able to choose appropriate cultivation planning and technology on the basis of plant physiological premises. The student shall know the central parameters with reference to product quality and know how different quality-related objectives are met.

Content

Production chains for potatoes and sugar beets with emphasis on the cultivation measures relevant to the individual crops
The history, morphology, systematics, anatomy and developmental stages of potato and sugar beet
Purpose of potato cultivation (early cultivation / early potatoes, food potato cultivation, cultivation of seed potatoes, production of starch potatoes and potatoes for the food industry and other industrial purposes)
Cultivation planning and conditions for soil, climate, plant sequence, cultivation material (varieties), seeds, germination and settling (potatoes)
Soil cultivation, nutritional needs and fertilizers
Maintenance measures such as cupping (potatoes) and irrigation
Plant protection measures, preventive measures, mechanical and chemical weed control and regulation of fungal and viral diseases and pests
Blast killing (potatoes), picking up, handling and storage (sugar beet storage)
Quality aspects and issues related to environment and food safety permeate the entire course

Location and time

9th of January - 17th of February, 2023

Materials

Course material, references and instructions announced on the moodle site.

Teaching methods

Project based learning
Lectures
Field studies

Employer connections

Field studies on farms producing and processing potatoes and producing sugar beet

Exam schedules

Written Exam 17th of February, 2023
Seminars with oral project presentations, scheduled during the course 31st of January and 13th of February, 2023

Student workload

3 credits, 27 h / credit

Content scheduling

3 credits in period 3, 2023

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Written Exam 50 % of the course grade
Projects 50 % of the course grade
Course participation and activity

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Learning objectives not fulfilled, failed written exam or course projects.
Absence from farm trips/field studies not compensated

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Fulfilled learning objectives on an accepted level, accepted written exam and projects.
Participation in farm trips/field studies

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Fulfilled learning objectives on a good level, accepted written exam and projects on a good level.
Active participation in farm trips/field studies

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Fulfilled learning objectives on an excellent level, accepted written exam and projects on an excellent level.

Active participation in farm trips/field studies

Qualifications

No previous knowledge required