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| HORT0001-1 | Principles of horticultural science
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Lecturer : | André Toussaint |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| - Analysis of the characteristics and specificities of horticultural productions.
- Management and controls of the crop climate and microclimatic factors : light, temperature, and other factors of significance (wind, CO2).
- Management and controls of edaphic factors : substrates properties ; soilless systems ; microorganisms and symbiotic associations. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Principles of horticulture science: description and analysis of the physiological and technological basis. Principles of plant production management : approach of methods and techniques by case study.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- To apprehend the specificities of the horticulture sector in terms of crop and business objectives
- To describe and justify the sectors and sub-sectors with regard to commodities
- To analyze basic techniques and justify applications
- To argument technological options |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Botany
Plant physiology
General microbiology
Principles of genetics |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Visit to a producer |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 21h
Visit : 3h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Horticultural Science, Janick J. Freeman W.H. , San Franciso, 1979.
Greenhouse climate controls : an integrated approach, Bakker et al, Wageningen press, 1996.
Les cultures hors-sol, Morard Publ Agricole, Paris 1995.
Introduction à la production sous serre, Urban L, Tec/Doc Lavoisier, Paris, 1997. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| André Toussaint
Tropical crop husbandry and Horticulture
Tél 081 622417
atoussaint@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Online notes |
| intranet GxABT |
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