Key words
Objectives Give insight in the most important crop husbandry measures that must be taken for optimising yield and quality of cereal crops.
Prerequisites Basic knowledge of plant science and applied plant production.
Topics The course discusses the practice of the most common cereal crops: wheat, barley, oats, triticale.
Following priority issues are identified:
Wheat is taken as an example for explaining: growth, development and yield pattern of cereals
Sowing techniques
Fertilisation
Disease and pest management
Quality aspects of yield and breeding aspects.
Crop protection measures
Breeding aspects
Actual results of applied research
Teaching Methods Lectures
Field work
Materials used Teacher's course
Study guidance
Assessment Scoring system:
Written examination
Study costs Course: € 6
Travelling costs: € 12
Lecturer(s)
Joos LATRE
Language
Dutch
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