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 online in Teams 28th of February, 2024 at 17 - 19.
The course is scheduled until May 17th, 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 (In Novias campus in Vasa and distance lectures in Teams)
Exercises (Seed knowledge and grain lab. analysis - result analysis)
Field studies / education movies

Employer connections

Lab. analyses at Västankvarn Trial Farm.

Exam schedules

Oral course project/assignments presentations scheduled during the course
Written exam 17th of May, 2024 at 8:00 - 10, Campus Alere in room D109.

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 60 %
Projects 40 %
Seed knowledge, written exam (pass/failed)
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.