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HORT0001-1  Principles of horticultural science
Duration :  24h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearDeuxième quadrimestre2
Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries, Professional Focus, 2nd yearDeuxième quadrimestre2
Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearDeuxième quadrimestre2
Master in Forests and Natural Areas, Professional Focus, 1st yearDeuxième quadrimestre2
Holder(s) :  Monique Bodson
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  - Analysis of the characteristics and specificities of horticultural productions.
- Management and controls of the crop climate and microclimatic factors : light, temperature, atmosphere composition.
- Management and controls of edaphic factors : substrates properties ; soilless systems ; microorganisms and symbiotic associations.
- Management of the plant production system : varietal range and cultural practices.
Course objective :  Principles of horticulture science: description and analysis of the physiological and technological basis. Principles of plant production management : approach of methods and techniques by case study.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- To apprehend the specificities of the horticulture sector in terms of crop and business objectives
- To describe and justify the sectors and sub-sectors with regard to commodities
- To analyze basic techniques and justify applications
- To argument technological options
Prerequisites :  -- BV101 - Botany
-- BV102 - Plant physiology
-- AM201 - General microbiology
-- PC201 - Principles of genetics (1st Part)
Organization :  Lectures : 24h
Written notes :  Horticultural Science, Janick J. Freeman W.H. , San Franciso, 1979.
Greenhouse climate controls : an integrated approach, Bakker et al, Wageningen press, 1996.
Les cultures hors-sol, Morard Publ agricole, Paris 1995.
Introduction à la production sous serre, Urban L, TecDoc Lavoisier, Paris ,1997.
Assessment :  Oral examination (100%)
Contacts :  Bodson, Monique (Professeur)
Physiologie végétale à finalité horticole
081 62 24 16
bodson.m@fsagx.ac.be


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