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	Study programmes 2011-2012 Last update : 14/06/2012
	AGRO0015-1   Basis of agroecology in tropical areas Duration :   22h Th, 2h SEM Number of credits :   Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st year First semester 2 Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year First semester 2 Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Tropical and Subtropical Culture Protection First semester 2 Required preliminary complements to Advanced Master in Plant and Animal Resource Management in tropical environment First semester 2 Lecturer :   Guy Mergeai Language(s) of instruction :   French language Course contents :   Introduction. Importance and challenges of agriculture in the tropics. Definition of the concepts of Sustainable Agriculture and Agroecology. Fundamental principles of the agro-ecological approach to the development of sustainable agricultural production systems. Characteristics of tropical agro-ecosystems. Major agro-ecological practices Case Studies Learning outcomes of the course :   Give students a good understanding of the different facets of the concept of sustainable agriculture in the tropics and make them acquire knowledge and skills in agro-ecology to enable them to develop sustainably tropical agro-ecosystems. At the end of the course, the student must be able: - Define the principles of agro-ecology and discuss how they are related to the development of sustainable agricultural systems in tropical regions. - Describe the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the functioning of agricultural ecosystems in tropical regions. - Propose agro-ecological solutions adapted to the improvement of the physical, physico-chemical and biological properties of soils in tropical regions. - Propose agro-ecological solutions adapted to the protection of tropical crops. Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :   - GEOP0002-1 - Pedology AGRO0001-1 - Compared agriculture - ENVT2044-1- EC201 - General ecology Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :   Lectures: 22h Seminars:2h Recommended or required readings :   PDF copy of the slides presented during the lecture. Lecture notes. Norman Uphoff, et al. 2006. Biological Approaches to sustainable soil systems. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton. USA. 764 p. Azam-Ali SN, Squire GR. 2002. Principles of tropical agronomy. CABI publishing. Oxon. U.K. 236 p. Assessment methods and criteria :   Written examination (90%) Personal report (10%) Contacts :   Mergeai, Guy (Chargé de cours) Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture 081 62 21 44 mergeai.g@fsagx.ac.be Home Search by Faculty Search by teacher Search by course code and title
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