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| AGRO0009-1 | Modelling of crop development
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Bernard Bodson |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | 1. Introduction; 2. Model for wheat development; 3. Fluxes of gases and assimilation of carbon dioxide at the scale of the crop vegetation; 4. Starch and proteins accumulation in the grain of wheat; 5. Etablishment of yield component of pea and effects of te biotic and abiotic stress; 6. The STICS model; 7. Agriculture of precision and use of models; 8. Examples of uses of models for crops; 9. Use of genomics knowledge in the improvement of crops plants. |
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| Course objective : | - Study the processes of elaboration of yield and quality of products of crops; - Initiate students to use model of development of phytotechnical practices. After completing the course the student is expected to - Understand processes of optimization of the agricultural production to increase yield and improve the quality; - Understand models of development of culture, potentiality and limits of these models. |
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| Prerequisites : | -- PT220 - Crop production in temperate regions (part 1) -- PT222 - Crop production in temperate regions (part 2) |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 24h |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Bodson, Bernard (Professeur - Gestionnaire) Phytotechnie des Régions tempérées 081 62 21 40 bodson.b@fsagx.ac.be |
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