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| HORT0002-1 | Horticulture production systems
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 9h FT |
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| Holder(s) : | Monique Bodson |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | - Factors determining the location and development of the horticulture industry
- Approach of the different production systems
- Constraints of specific production options in relation to commercial objectives
- Interest and limits of the different production systems in term of economic and ecologic requirements
- Preliminary approach of production farms and /or trading business organization (visits). |
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| Course objective : | Description and approach of the different production systems and decision supports, in term of sustainable horticulture.
After completing the course the student is expected to
-properly identify the subcomponents of a production system
- analyse the technical options
-discuss the use and interest of technical options with regard to climate conditions and commodities |
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| Prerequisites : | Principles of horticultural science, including the plant propagation.
Principles of phytopathology. Principles of soil science.
Principles of ecology.
-- HG206 - Principles of horticultural science
-- HG221 - Physiology of plant reproduction and propagation |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 15h
Field-study trip and visits : 9h |
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| Written notes : | Acta Horticulturae (several volumes)
Références en production fruitière, Guihéneuf, Synthèse agricole (Paris), 1998. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (60%)
Personal report (40%) |
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| Contacts : | Bodson, Monique (Professeur)
Physiologie végétale à finalité horticole
081 62 24 16
bodson.m@fsagx.ac.be |
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