Course code LauZ4230
Credit points 7.50
Crop Production II
Total Hours in Course200
Number of hours for lectures45
Number of hours for laboratory classes35
Date of course confirmation29.03.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Soil and Plant Science
Course developers
prof.
Zinta Gaile
Dr. agr.
Dzintra Kreita
Mg. agr.
Course abstract
Students acquire knowledge in importance, distribution, morphological and biological characteristics, agro-ecological demands, and peculiarities of growing and development of crops included into several field crops’ groups: tuberous, leguminous and fibre plants, root, oil and essential oil crops; their agricultural practices and evaluation of yield quality. Students study also seed quality and seed production of crops included into mentioned groups.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Students obtain knowledge on plants’ morphology, agro-ecological demands, crop management, yield quality and seed production of crops included into following crop groups: tuberous, leguminous and fibre plants, root, oil and essential oil crops.
Students are skilled to evaluate role of agro-ecological factors on yield formation of crops included into study course. They are able to identify crops, their cultivars and seeds, to detect seed and crop yield quality parameters and to use them. Students are able to choose crop management operations and to draw up crop management plan for all the plants included into mentioned crop groups.
In result, students are competent to organize crop production, harvesting, first stage processing, storage and sale, to choose suitable cultivars, to manage seed production of plants included into mentioned crop groups. Students are competent to study scientific literature and to carry out further self-education on topics included into the study course.
Compulsory reading
1. Augkopība. Ruža A. (red.) Jelgava: LLU, 2004. 374 lpp.
2. Jurševskis L., Holms I., Freimanis P. Augkopība. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1988. 509 lpp.
3. Ivanovs S., Stramkale V. Linu audzēšanas un novākšanas tehnoloģija. Rīga: A/S Poligrāfists, 2001. 191 lpp.
4. Kartupeļu audzēšana. Gustavson N. (red), tulk. no zviedru val., Miglavs U. (red.). Umeå: Förlag, 1993.
Further reading
1. The Potato Crop. Second Edition. Harris P. (ed.) London: Chapman & Hall, 1992 909 lpp.
2. Keller E.R., Hanus H., Heyland K.U. Handbuch des Pflancenbaues 3. Knollen - und Wurizelfrüchte, Körner - und Futterleguminosen. Berlin: Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 1997.
3. Рапс и сурепица. Шпаар Д. (ред.) Москва: ИДООО DLV Агродело, 2007.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Agronomijas vēstis: zinātnisko rakstu krājums. Latvijas Lauksaimniecības un meža zinātņu akadēmija, Latvijas Lauksaimniecības Universitāte, Lauksaimniecības fakultāte. ISBN 9984555895(5). ISSN 1691-3485. Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitātes Raksti. Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitāte. ISSN 1407-4427.
2. AgroTops. Rīga: Aģentūra Agro apgāds. ISSN 1407-5164.
3. Saimnieks LV. Rīga : TEE BIO, 2004- ISSN 1691-1598.
4. TopAgrar, Das Magazin für Modern Landwirtshaft, AgriFuture for European Business Farmers ISSN:03422399.