| Course title | Horticulture Management II |
| Course code | LauZP059 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 24 |
| Total Hours in Course | 648 |
| Independent study hours | 648 |
| Date of course confirmation | 30/10/2012 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Soil and Plant Science |
| Course developers | |
| Ph.D., doc. Irina Sivicka |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The aim of professional internship is to consolidate the theoretical knowledge acquired during the first three years in horticulture practically.
It strengthens the theoretical knowledge in practical work in the frame of horticulture in an agricultural enterprise or scientific institution / laboratory. Collect, systematize and describe collections about different themes in horticulture. Internship is also pre-degree practical studies, therefore it is advisable to choose the internship location in accordance with the topic of the bachelor's thesis. Students can choose the following areas for professional internship: fruit and/or vegetable production, ornamental horticulture, nurseries, beekeeping, plant protection in horticulture. |
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| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| After completing the course student will have:
• knowledge of technological processes, management and organizational principles, students also obtain information of farm’s place in business environment, cooperatives, current market situation and agricultural organisations; • skills to identify and assess the dissemination of harmful organisms, to collect their collections, identify crop species and to assess the horticulture production; • skills reflect the student in accordance with design review practices. The end of practice the student is competent to practice the acquired knowledge and skills for horticulture production, processing and technology to use in their further work. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Augļkopība (2015) Atb. red. L. Ikase. LV augļkopības institūts APP, 544 lp.
2. Augu slimības. B. Bankinas red. Jelgava: LLU, 2003. 247 lpp. 3. Bimšteine G., Lepse L., Bankina B. (2014). Kāpostu, burkānu, sīpolu slimības un to ierobežošanas iespējas. Jelgava: LLU. 104 lpp. 4. Balode A. (2016) Puķkopība. Rīga: Burtene. 342 lpp. 5. Dembovskis A., Drudze I., Gailīte M. u.c. (2007) Dārzeņkopība: lauka dārzeņu audzēšana: rokasgrāmata. Pūre: Pūres Dārzkopības izmēģinājumu stacija, 284 lpp. 6. Plīse E. (2009) Kukaiņi mežā un dārzā. Jelgava: LLU, 368 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1) Kārkliņš A., Kreišmane Dz. (2024). Studiju darbu izpilde un noformējums: metodiskie norādījumi LPTF lauksaimniecības virziena studentiem, 2. pap. izd. Jelgava: LBTU. 71 lpp.
2) Kārkliņš A., Nikodemus O. (2024). Augsnes diagnostika un klasifikācija. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds. 200 lpp. 3) Šteiselis.(2024). Biškopība., Rīga:SIA ADverts, 438 lpp. 4) Gailīte M., Klovāne I. Siltumnīcas. Uzbūvē sapņu māju saviem augiem, 2017. Rīga: Latvijas Mediji, 226 lpp. 5) Augļkopība. Red. L. Ikase. Dobeles novads: LV Augļkopības institūts, 2015. 544 lpp. 6) Dārzeņkopība: lauka dārzeņu audzēšana. A. Vērdiņa red. A. Dembovskis, I. Drudze, M. Gailīte, E. Mārciņa u.c. Rīga: ZM, 2007. 284 lpp. 7) Bruto seguma aprēķins zemnieku saimniecībai. Ozolnieki: SIA LLKIAC. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Dārzs un Drava (ISSN 0132-6457),
2. Dārza pasaule (ISSN 1407-5172), Цветоводство (ИССН 0041-4905) u. c. 3. Biškopis (ISSN 1407-221) |
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