| Kursa nosaukums | Alternative horticulture |
| Kursa kods | LauZ6101 |
| Zinātnes nozare | Lauksaimniecības un zivsaimniecības zinātnes, mežzinātne |
| Zinātnes apakšnozare | Dārzkopība |
| Kredītpunkti (ECTS) | 6 |
| Kopējais stundu skaits kursā | 162 |
| Studenta patstāvīgā darba stundu skaits | 162 |
| Priekšzināšanas Kursam priekšzināšanas nav nepieciešamas |
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| Kursa anotācija | |
| Aim and content: Production and processing, herbs, special use vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants should be one of the successful branches of horticulture in the future.
Special -use vegetables technology related to cultivation, post – harvest, processing and product development. Effect of the choice of different growing methods on the bio agronomical behaviour of vegetables herbs and medicinal plants. Teaching methods: lectures, practical works, independent work, excursions. |
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| Kursa saturs(kalendārs) | |
| 1.Strategies and recent achievements in alternative horticulture;
2. Special – use vegetables: plant characteristics, cultivation and bio – agronomical evaluation; 3. Herbs. History. Botanical structure. Classification and terminology; 4. Possibilities and limitations of herbs and medicinal terminology; 5.Cultivation of herbs and plants medicinal plants; 6. Yield and quality of cultivated herbs and medicinal plants; 7. Post – harvest drying treatment effects on the chemical composition of herbs and medicinal plants. |
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| Prasības kredītpunktu iegūšanai | |
| Assessment: Participation and credit in practical works and seminars, examination | |
| Obligātā literatūra | |
| Textbooks:
1. Baker H. The Fruit Garden Displayed. Casell – 1994 – s. 223 2. Westwood M. K. Temperate Zone Pomology. Physiology and culture. – 3rd edition, Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1993. – 535 p. |
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| Teaching methods: Lectures, practical works, excursions, independent work, seminars | |