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	Study programmes 2011-2012 Last update : 14/06/2012
	AGRO0012-2   Special tropical crop husbandry, second part Duration :   12h Th, 12h SEM Number of credits :   Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Development, Environment and Communities First semester 2 Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year First semester 2 Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st year First semester 2 Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Rural Economics and Sociology First semester 2 Required preliminary complements to Advanced Master in Plant and Animal Resource Management in tropical environment First semester 2 Lecturer :   Jean‑Pierre Baudoin Language(s) of instruction :   French language Course contents :   -Comparative study of sole cropping and cultural associations under the tropics -Methodological approach to transfer innovations in cropping systems -Case studies in tropical crop husbandry on the basis of reproductive biology, life cycle and agroecological situations For each case study, the components cultural management and plant breeding will be dealt with Case studies will be proposed with the aim to help the students develop a project in tropical crop husbandry Learning outcomes of the course :   To develop the crop husbandry and the plant breeding of food and industrial crops in tropical regions.The species are chosen according to their biological cycle and the agroecological situations (with or without inputs) After completing the course the student is expected to -analyse the influence of varietal and cultural factors in tropical crop husbandry -assess the properties of cultural associations in the tropics -device a methodology to transfer innovations in tropical cropping systems -develop an integrated project on tropical crop husbandry, covering cultural practices and plant breeding Planned learning activities and teaching methods :   Lectures: 12h Seminars: 12h Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :   Face-to-face: 18h Non face-to-face: 6h Recommended or required readings :   Lecture papers and pwp L'amélioration des plantes tropicales. Ed. by A. Charrier, M. Jacquot, S. Hamon, D. Nicolas. CIRAD-ORSTOM Repères 1997, 623pp. Agriculture en Afrique tropicale - Crop production in Tropical Africa (2001). DGCI, Bruxelles 1540pp Assessment methods and criteria :   Oral examination (50%) Personal report (50%) Utilization of technical notes and pwp is allowed for the oral examination Organizational remarks :   Technical notes and copies of pwp will be available on line Contacts :   Baudoin, Jean-Pierre (Professeur ordinaire) Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture 081 62 21 12 32-81/622112 Home Search by Faculty Search by teacher Search by course code and title
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