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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 |
PLP0805 |
SEMESTER |
8 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
INDUSTRIAL-ENERGY CROPS | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 2 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
4 | 5 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | Special Background-Direction | ||||
| PREREQUISITE COURSES | No | ||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes (in English) | ||||
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COURSE WEBSITE (URL) |
https://
eclass.uowm.gr/courses/AGRO118/
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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This module aims to give the knowledge of morphology and physiology, areas of culture, adaptility (based in required climatic, territorial and biotic environment) of industrial and energy plant crops. Moreover, the student learns the cultivars, the techniques of treatments of soil and seeding, the farming cares of cultures (irrigation, fertilization), the harvest and storage of agricultural products of industrial and energy plant crops (with emphasis in tobacco, cotton and sugar beet crops and in the energy crops such as sunflower, oilseed rape, wild artichoke etc that are used for energy production). After attending the Industrial-Energy Crops module students should have gain basic knowledge on the cultivation of the most important industrial and energy plants. In detail they should be able to: 1. Describe the botanic classification (family, genus, species) as well as to recognize the morphological characteristics of industrial and energy plants (description of leaf, shoot, radical system, flowers, fruits, height of plant etc). 2. Understand basic elements of the cultivation of industrial and energy plants (sowing and harvest seasons, duration of biological cycle of plants, yields of cultures per hectare, required quantity of seeds per acre, distances and depth of sowing, density of plants per acre) and explain the factors affecting their growth. 3. Understand the importance of preplanting, preemergence and postemergence treatments of cultivation of industrial and energy crops, and to describe the specific techniques that are used in some cases (plant growth regulators etc). 4. Identify the products and by-products of each industrial and energy plant crop, as well as their technological characteristics. 5. To recognize and understand the importance of utilizing biomass from agricultural applications for bioenergy and biogas production but also the role of energy crops. 6. Conduct practicals in basic aspects of growth and development of industrial and energy plants and be able to understand and interpret the results of the above practicals. 7. Work as part of a team and apply collaborative skills to solve problems or complete laboratory or field work exercises. Critically appraise and interpret data in the published literature related to particular aspects of the study unit. 8. Students will develop some simple laboratory skills in measurement of plant parameters, developmental stages, stages of anthesis and final product development. Also will operate research instruments such as portable LAI meter, leaf area meter and SPAD meter. 9. Another important learning outcome is that after this module, the students should have acquired scientific criticism and the capacity to describe and apply knowledge to new situations. |
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General Competences |
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- have the basic theoretical and practical knowledge in the cognitive field of agronomics and the process of crop production - be able to creatively implement the scientific knowledge and the contemporary technologies related to all sorts of crop farming as well as the production and trading of reproductive material for crops - have gained the necessary competencies to proceed to their second cycle study - be able to properly apply the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during the study period Also Adapting to new situations, Decision-making , Working independently , Team work, Working in an international environment , Working in an interdisciplinary environment , Production of new research ideas, Respect for the natural environment, Production of free, creative and inductive thinking |
3. SYLLABUS
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For each Industrial and Energy Plant Crop: • botanic classification (family, genus, species), • morphological characteristics of the industrial plants (description of leaf, shoot, radical system, flowers, fruit, , height of plant etc) • knowledge of culture (required quantity of seed/acre, distances and depth of sowing, density of plants/acre), • season of sowing and season of harvest, duration of biological cycle of plants, yields of cultures per acre • preplanting, preemergence and postemergence treatments of cultivation of industrial plants • products, by-products of each industrial and forage plant crop and technological characteristics of these • Weed problems, main pests and diseases • Specific techniques that are used in some cases (plant growth regulators etc). • Special characteristics of energy crops and their processing technology |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face to face (Lectures and Laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of information and communication technology supporting the learning procedure through the electronic educational platform e-class in the theoretical, laboratory education and communication with the students. Also distance learning with the use of the Zoom platform and use of Moodle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
1. Official written final theory exam (50%) in the end of the semester The written theory examination includes: - Multiple choice questions - Questions of short answer - Compared evaluation of theoretical issues 2. Laboratory essays (25%) The lab essays are comprised of team work and presentation on a topic relevant with the course and the laboratory for assessment by the professor. 3. Final written lab examination (25%) The final written lab exam includes: - Multiple choice questions - Questions of short answer - Comparative evaluation of laboratory issues The student assessment criteria for the module are described in the module syllabus which is given by the professor in the start of the semester to the students and it can also be found in electronic form in the educational platform e-class. |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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• Industrial Plants (2013), Papakosta-Tasopoulou, Modern Education Publications, Thessaloniki [ ISBN: 960-357-112-4] • Physiology of Cotton (2010), Stewart, J.M.; Oosterhuis, D.; Heitholt, J.J.; Mauney, J.R., Springer Publications, [ISBN 978-90-481-3194-5] • Energy Crops (2011), Halford N.G. and Karp A. (Editors), RSC Publishing, London [ISBN 978-1849730327] • Webpage relevant to cotton crop http://www.cottoninc.com/othersites/ • Webpage relevant to Greek cotton production http://www.cotton-net.gr/ • Webpage with subject the sugarbeet crop http://www.sugarpub.com/ • Webpage of the Greek Sugar Industry http://www.ebz.gr/ • Webpage relevant to tobacco crop cultivation http://www.bat.com/group/sites/uk__3mnfen.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DO76PHQU?opendocument&SKN=1&TMP=1 |
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-Related academic journals: |
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• Industrial Crops and Products, Elsevier Publishers (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/industrial-crops-and-products) • Journal of Cotton Research, Springer Publishers (https://link.springer.com/journal/42397 ) • Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Blackwell Verlag GmbH (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1439037x |