| Statuss(Neaktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Crop Production II |
| Course code | LauZ4230 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 7.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 202.5 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 45 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 35 |
| Date of course confirmation | 29/03/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Soil and Plant Science |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. agr., prof. Zinta Gaile Mg. agr., Dzintra Kreita |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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