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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
HORT0010-1  Horticulture and environmental requirements

Duration :  12h Th, 12h SEM
Number of credits :  
Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester2
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearFirst semester2
Lecturer :  Monique Bodson
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
- Analysis of the potential adaptation of the production systems towards a safe and efficient use of natural and/or energy ressources;
- Analysis and hierarchization of the environmental risks related to specific plants , commodities and/or cultural practices;
- Analysis of the environmental risk in relation to commercial constraints;
- Participation to field / farm control sessions.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
- Analysis of the impact of legal and societal rules/constraints with regard to environmental risks on the horticulture production chain.
- To categorize environmental risks associated to horticultural practices and other sector of activities.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- Interpret and synthetize european and regional legal rules as well as societal constraints
- Hierarchize the ecological and economical risks in relation to pratices
- Conceive alternatives and/or new options of management.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
-- PP201 - Bases of phytopathology
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 12h
Seminars : 12h
Recommended or required readings :  
Technical and legal texts provided to students at lecture or field sessions.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (60%)
Personal report (40%)
Contacts :  
Bodson, Monique (Professeur)
Physiologie végétale à finalité horticole
081 62 24 16
bodson.m@fsagx.ac.be


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