Systèmes innovants de production végétale

Agriculture urbaine

Theoretical course: In the first part of this teaching, urban agriculture and horticulture will be defined. Then, actual activities in urban and suburban horticultural productions will be listed and characterized for temperate and tropical regions. In a second time, needs in urban agriculture development will be discussed (food supplying, ecological, economic and social functions) and examples will be showed trough some international practical cases.
Cases study: Students (in groups) will make a bibliographic review over one mode of urban horticulture (roof vegetalization, basement production, community garden) an imagine the development of one of them for a Belgian city, taking every aspect into account (social, ecological, economical, technical, legislative...). The conclusions of the work are presented with both a written report and an oral presentation.

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Plant development is studied in order to establish the physiological basics of the Module. Hence, the control of (1) the germination (seed types, storage conditions, stratification, dormancy break), (2) the vegetative development (genetics, hormonal aspects linked to the caulino-foliar axis and the root system, phototropism, propagation by cuttings, pruning), (3) the reproduction process (photoperiodism, thermoperiodism, vernalization) and (4) the post-harvest storage (illustrating the ageing and senescence concepts, the associated losses and their causes) are presented in a fundamental and applied way. The lectures will be completed by seminars (e.g., on the production chain aspects) and two field visits in a research center (Ormeignies) and the Centre Fruitier Wallon (Merdorp) in order to illustrate the application of these notions under realistic conditions (greenhouse culture and arboriculture).

Maîtrise des paramètres physiques de production de plantes en conditions contrôlées

The lecture aims to lean air conditionning and lighting regulation techniques for indoor crops

Agriculture urbaine

The objectives are: 1. To give a global view of the production systems in urban horticulture (essentially in temperate conditions). 2. To demonstrate the complexity of the setting up of those systems, taking social, economic, ecological, technical and legislative constraints into account.

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

At the end of this course, the student will be able to :
 

• Master the physiological basics of plant development and apply them to concrete case studies linked to germination, vegetative development, reproduction and post-harvest storage;
• Design a production system under controlled conditions based on the physiological characteristics of the crop, the production constraints and the market expectations;
• Define the storage conditions of harvested products according to their own characteristics and the considered outlets;
• Perceive in an objective way the ground-truths linked to the production of plants under controlled conditions.

Maîtrise des paramètres physiques de production de plantes en conditions contrôlées

The lecture concern notions of regulation, the analysis of the components and their functioning and sizing of elements.

Agriculture urbaine

Plant Sciences (Botanic or equivalent) et Plant Composition (or equivalent)

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

BIOL2044-1 - Plant Physiology (Block 3, BAC Q1)
AGRO0002-1 - Crop fertilization and nutition (Block 3, BAC Q2)
INGE0008-1 - Multidisciplinary project (Block 3, BAC all year)

Maîtrise des paramètres physiques de production de plantes en conditions contrôlées

Climatology, applied thermodynamic

Agriculture urbaine

Lectures: 12 hours Personal work: 12 hours

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Lectures - seminars: 50% of the teaching time
Field visits: 50% of the teaching time

Maîtrise des paramètres physiques de production de plantes en conditions contrôlées

Lecture and practical works

Agriculture urbaine

Face-to-face thanks to a tool box

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Face-to-face

Maîtrise des paramètres physiques de production de plantes en conditions contrôlées

Face-to-face

Agriculture urbaine

The vertical farm : feeding the world in the 21th century, (2011) Dr Dickson Despommier, ed Picador

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Slides, texts and articles uploaded on the eCampus platform

Agriculture urbaine

Group project: 100%

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Written exam

Maîtrise des paramètres physiques de production de plantes en conditions contrôlées

Oral or written examination

Agriculture urbaine

Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin 5030 Gembloux +32 81 622431 mh.jijakli@ulg.ac.be

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Dr Pierre Delaplace (pierre.delaplace@ulg.ac.be)

Agriculture urbaine

Aquaponics
Aquaponics

Benefits of AU
Benefits of AU

Example business model
Example business model

Bases part 1
Bases part 1

Hydroponics
Hydroponics

General Introduction
General Introduction

Physiologie du développement appliquée aux productions végétales

Course contents
All the pedagogical resources used in this course are downloadable from the corresponding folder on the online teaching platform eCampus.