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| HORT0002-1 | Horticulture production systems
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 9h FT |
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| Lecturer : | Monique Bodson |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| - Factors determining the location and development of the horticulture industry
- Approach of the plant production systems : management of the varietal range and crop specificity
- 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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
- analyze the technical options
-discuss the use and interest of technical options with regard to climate conditions and commodities |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Principles of horticultural science, including the plant propagation.
Principles of phytopathology. Principles of soil science.
Principles of ecology.
-- HORT0001 - Principles of horticultural science
-- HORT0004 - Physiology of plant reproduction and propagation |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 15h
Field-study trip and visits : 9h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Acta Horticulturae (several volumes)
Références en production fruitière, Guihéneuf, Synthèse agricole (Paris), 1998. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (60%)
Personal report (40%) |
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Contacts :
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| Bodson, Monique (Professeur)
Laboratory of applied plant physiology and horticulture
Tel 081 62 24 16 Fax 081 622419
monique.bodson@ulg.ac.be |
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