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Arable soils and soil cultivation (3 cr)

Code: BE16VGI02-3003

General information


Enrollment

11.06.2021 - 24.10.2021

Timing

25.10.2021 - 19.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Bioeconomy

Campus

Ekenäs, Raseborgsvägen 9

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in bioeconomy

Teachers

  • Paul Riesinger

Groups

  • BE21DA-E
    Agrolog (YH), h21, Bioekonomi, dagstudier
  • ÖH21BIOALED-E
    Öppna YH, AgrologLed, Raseborg

Objective

The student
- is fully aware of harvest-generating factors
- understands how different climate factors affect the prerequisites for plant production in Finland,
including the composition of common soils in Finland
- knows which factors have affected the Fenno - Scandinavian soils during their formation

Content

Yield-generating factors
Climate factors
Soil formation
Geology
Agriculture's soil taxonomy
Land use properties (cultivation, erosion, nutrient losses)
Principal soil-related conditions and goals for spring and autumn cultivation in agriculture
Traditional tillage, reduced tillage and direct sowing

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Participation, at least 80 % of the lecture time
Showed activity in discussions during the lectures
Students ability of individual and independent work is shown and reflected in the seminar work
The level of the achieved knowledge is evaluated by the written exam (at least 50 % of total points in the written exam for an acceptable level)

Qualifications

No previous knowledge required

Further information

The total workload for the student is 3 x 27 h, totally 81 h
Workload distribution:
Theory lectures and laboratory work 32 h
Individual assignments, seminars and presentations 20 h
Self studies of course references 20 h
Repetition for written exam 9 h
The workload is definied in the detailed course plan distributed at the course introduction