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SCHOOL |
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
AGRICULTURE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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COURSE CODE |
PLP0704 |
SEMESTER |
7 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
Production of reproductive material | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 0 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
2 | 5 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | specialised general knowledge | ||||
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | English | ||||
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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The course aims to provide students with specialized knowledge about principles of seed production so that to fulfil quality requirements as reproductive material On successful completion of this module the students will be able to: 1) Understand the main principles of seed production. 2) Understand the importance of seed quality 3) Know the procedure of seed quality tests 4) Know the importance of propagating material quality 5) Know the production and certification process of propagating material 6) Know the process and control organization of propagating material production |
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General Competences |
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-They have the theoretical and practical background concerning the knowledge field of the science of Agriculture and the process of plant production - they have the ability to creatively utilize scientific knowledge and modern technology for the development and care of all kinds of plant crops as well as the production and marketing of plant reproductive material - they have acquired the necessary knowledge to be able to access post-graduate studies - they are able to properly apply their theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during their studies |
3. SYLLABUS
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• Seed production organizations, • seed structure and growth, • seed field zones and isolation, • seed germination physiology, • seed viability and germination capacity, • seed storage and treatment, • seed cleaning, seed sampling, • seed certification, • seed production in self- and cross- pollinated species • Anatomical and physiological consideration of plant propagation by cuttings. • Rude propagation of fruit trees and shrubs. • Nursery organization • Production of horticultural propagating material • Production of horticultural propagating materials (potato, sweet potato, strawberry). • The application of the vaccination technique for the production of propagating horticultural material. • in vitro culture for the production of propagating material. |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of e class in teaching communication with students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
I. Written work IΙ. Oral exam III. Written exam ΙV. Total Written exam |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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• - Suggested bibliography: • Πάσσαμ Χ., (2013). Σποροπαραγωγή Κηπευτικών. Εκδόσεις Έμβρυο, σελ. 592. Passam X. (2013) Vegetable seed production • Ξυνιάς, Ι.Ν. και Τοκατλίδης, Ι.Σ. (2013). Σποροπαραγωγή. Θεωρία και Ασκήσεις. Εκδόσεις Έμβρυο, σελ. 292. I. Xynias IN. and Tokatlidis IS. (2013) Seed Production Theory and exercises Publ. Embryo • George, R.A.T. (2009). Vegetable seed production (3rd ed.). CABI Publishing, Oxforshire, U.K., 320p. • Elias S.G., Copeland L.O., McDonald M.B. and Baalbaki R.Z. (2012). |
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-Related academic journals: |
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1. Seed Science and Technology 2. Seed Science Research 3 . HortScience (http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/) 4. Experimental Agriculture (http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=EAG) |