Study Programmes 2016-2017
GERE0024-1  
Mitigation of environmental impacts of agricultural practices
Duration :
12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Frédéric Lebeau
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
 Negative effects and mitigation technologies for
- spraying techniques - fertilization
  
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
After completing the course, the student is expected to understand the techniques for mitigation of negatives impacts of plant protection and fertilization techniques.
 
  
  
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Physics (fluid mechanics,..)
Biology (plant physiology,.. )
Systems dynamics (dynamic modelization)
Programming
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Theoretical courses and personal work
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Dumont, B; Vancutsem, F Seutin, B. & Destain, M.-F. (2012) Simulation of wheat growth using crop models: A review of the methods, potential and limitations. Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment [=BASE], 16(3), 376-386
Lebeau, F., Verstraete, A., Stainier, C., & Destain, M.-F. (2011). RTDrift: a real time model for estimating spray drift from ground applications. Computers & Electronics in Agriculture, 77(2), 161-174. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/89684
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