Study Guide

Objective

The student
- knows the basic anatomy and physiology of plants
- knows about the plants' uptake and transport of nutrients
- knows the botany and production biology of cultivated plants
- can use development scales for cereals and oilseeds and knows development scales for other crops
- understands the different purposes of cereal cultivation and can, on the basis of plant physiological principles, choose a suitable cultivation technique
- knows the key parameters of product quality and knows how to achieve different quality goals
- know the wintering strategies of the cultivated plants and factors that influence wintering.

Content

Plant anatomy and physiology
Botany and Production biology
Development scales for crops, focused on cereals and oil seed crops
General principles and Cultivation techniques for cereals and oil seed crops
Parameters for product quality, focused on cereals and oil seed crops
Wintering strategies of plants, focused on cereals and oil seed crops
The course is based on several of the global sustainability goals, mainly the goals of Responsible consumption and production, Life on land and the Climate action.

Location and time

Scheduled course introduction in campus in Raseborg 31st of October, 2024.
The course is scheduled until December 19h, 2024.

Materials

See instructions on the moodle site.

Main course references:

Vår mat - Odling av åker- och trädgårdsgrödor (2015, första upplagan). Redaktör Håkan Fogelfors, Studentlitteratur. 2015, 614 s. ISBN: 978-914-4092-80-5.

Åkergrödornas sorter 2014, Pro Agria Svenska Lantbrukssällskapens förbunds publikationer, serie 81118, Forskning för framåt 34, Fram Ab, Vasa 2014. ISSN: 1237-1572, ISBN: 978-952-9730-49-0.

Teaching methods

Lectures (mostly in campus and some hybrid lectures in campus and at the same time on distance in Teams)
Exercises (Seed knowledge and grain lab. analyses)
Field studies

Employer connections

Lab. analyses and field studies at Västankvarn Trial Farm.
Field studies of winter crops in Ingå/Inkoo and Sjundeå/Siuntio

Exam schedules

Oral course project/assignments presentations scheduled during the course
Seed knowledge exercise and written seed exam, time confirmed later.
Written theory exam 19th of December, 2024.

Student workload

27 h / credit, totally 81 h

Further information

Additional information and instructions on the moodle site and combined with Teams invitations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a good level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a excellent level.

Assessment methods and criteria

Course grades in scale 1 - 5:

Written theory exam 50 %
Projects 30 %
Seed knowledge, written exam 20 %
Course participation and activity (pass/failed)

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Failed written exams, course projects/assignments and failed exercises.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Approved examination on an overall and in average acceptable level.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Approved examination on an overall and in average acceptable level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Approved examination on an overall and in average excellent level.

Qualifications

No prerequisites.