| Department of Agricultural Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Assessment of exercise reports and a project report and a final oral examination of the portefolio. Weight: Exercise reports: 30 % Project report: 40 % Oral examination: 30 % 13-point scale, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | The first part of the course consists of lectures, practical and theoretical exercises, while the last part mainly is a group project work. There will be several excursions during the course. A small part of the course might be held at SLU, Alnarp. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: A Block 1 Week Structure: C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Introduction to Horticulture or corresponding knowledge about horticultural or agricultural production | ||||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic science: Comprehend the basic climatic elements on plant, field and greenhouse level. Transfer the field of application by combination of basic principles and elements with relevant crop problems. Understanding the effect of different climate parameters (e.g. radiation, humidity, temperature, CO2) and their interaction on crop production. Applied science: Understanding of how to design plant experiments where the climate is part of the experimental setup. Knowledge about the technical methods that are available to manage climate conditions in greenhouse and field production systems. Are able to discuss production of horticultural crops from a technical and climatical point of view. Ethics and Values: None | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||
| The aim of the course is to make the students able to understand the effect of climate parameters and their influence on crop production. During the course the students gain understanding of how to operate a modern greenhouse and field production system from a climate point of view. During the course the students also learn to plan and perform scientific experiments. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||
| To a substantial extent this is a 'hands on' course were students are performing practical work including cases taken from practical horticultural production. There are three main activities involved: 1) lectures, 2) practical exercises, and 3) experimental work. The keywords in the experimental work are planning performance analysis and documentation by the students. Groups of 2-4 students and a supervisor discuss and decide which topics to include in the final report resulting from experimental work. The course is divided in several topics that are taught by different qualified experts of each field. When possible theoretical lectures is combined with practical exercises. Topics during the course: - Climate and thermal processes (thermodynamics) - Sensors for climate registration and crop monitoring - Data acquisition and processing - Climate management in greenhouse (heating, vents, CO2 injection, screens, artificial light etc.) - Climate management in field production (mulching, use of plastic, windbreak, spectral changes, frost protection etc.) - Examples of practical use climate management for control of pests, quality, elongation growth and other plant processes - Different kinds of protected cultivation now and in the future (growth chambers, production in space etc.) - Models, decision support systems and crop optimisation - Experiment arrangement, performance and documentation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
| The course consist of theoretical lectures, practical exercises, excursions as well as group project work. The exercises and experiments are performed within groups of 2-4 students. Exercise reports are worked out individually. Included education methods are case studies, computer analyses, problem based learning, lectures, practical exercises and several visits to commercial companies. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||
| Climate management i horticulture. Aaslyng et al. 2005. Compendium, KVL. Department of Agricultural Sciences. Greenhouse Climate Control: An Integrated Approach. Bakker et al. (Editor). Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN:9074134173 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jesper Mazanti Aaslyng, jmaa@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Crop Science, Phone: 3528 | |||||||||||||||||||
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