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	Study programmes 2011-2012 Last update : 14/06/2012
	AGRO0012-3   Special tropical crop husbandry, first part Duration :   18h Th, 6h SEM Number of credits :   Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Development, Environment and Communities First semester 4 Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year First semester 2 Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Rural Economics and Sociology First semester 4 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 :   - recalling plant production systems in relation with the main tropical agroecological situations - recalling agroecological constraints and methods to overcome them on the basis of the cropping systems - case studies based upon the biological statut and use of the plant products : annual and perennial plant, food and industrial crops - prospects for the improvement of crop productions At the end of the lecture, the student is able to develop a project on tropical crop husbandry on model plant. Learning outcomes of the course :   To develop principles of crop husbandry governing plant production systems in the tropics and analyze these principles through case studies on food and industrial crops After completing the course the student is expected to -identify the crop husbandry components in tropical annual and perennial crops -assess the impact of improvements in tropical crop husbandry -compare different tropical crop husbandries in relation with plant biology -design a project of tropical crop husbandry within an agricultural production system Planned learning activities and teaching methods :   Lectures: 18h Seminars: 6h Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :   Face-to-face Recommended or required readings :   - Lecture papers and pwp - Agriculture en Afrique Tropicale, ed. DGCI (Bruxelles), Coordonnateur : R. Raemaekers, 1634 pp - Crop production in Tropical Africa, ed. DGCI (Bruxelles), Coordonator : R. Raemakers, 1540 pp Assessment methods and criteria :   Oral examination (70%) Personal report (30%) Utilization of the technical notes is allowed for 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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