Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften

Studiengang: Master IAW

Modul: Agronomy and World Crops I

Wahlpflichtmodul Kennziffer: MSc IAWWPM C 3

Ziele
Students know the relevant components of the ‚Production Potential' at (sub)tropical sites, its hazards and the agronomic measures for a sustainable management; they are able to judge the essentials of permanent crops and have sound knowledge of the important worldwide-grown annual crops.
On the basis of their biological understanding, students are able to analyse agronomic problems at different sites and to assess innovative ideas and measures.

Inhalte
(A) Production potential: traits of soil fertility, causes, effects and prevention of water and wind erosion, sustainability (land clearing, humuscontent, weed control, tillage).
(B) Permanent Crops (Oil palms): the system, plant development and ecophysiology, the crop management.
(C) Annual Crops (Cereals, grain legumes, tuber crops and oil crops), for each group a survey is delivered and 1 (or 2) representative crops are treated in detail.

Methoden
Lecture (90 %), pratical exercise and demonstration 10 %

Lehrpersonal
H. Herzog

Bedingungen
Summer semester (2nd), 2 x 2 h weekly, Lecture hall ATW 5, because of demonstrations (field) and simultaneous projection facilities for foils and slides.

Prüfungs-/Leistungnachweis
oral examination

Workload/Bemerkungen
Total 180 h = 60 contact hours (lectures/demonsh) + 120 study hours (working guide, recommded books and primary literature, home works)