AGRO321 Crop and Pasture Management for Sustainable Agriculture
Updated: 10 June 2008| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level A - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | November | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | AGRO211 or BOTY211 or BOTY203; or candidature in postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | off-campus in alternate years (even) | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Robin Jessop (rjessop@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
The objective of this unit is to integrate fundamental aspects of agricultural plant production (pastures, crops and horticultural species) into sustainable management systems which result in improved yields and quality of the products. The following topics will be covered in this unit: (a) Pastures. Principles of the production and utilisation of pastures. Pasture establishment; seed production; grazing management; pasture nutrition; pasture and forage conservation; computer modelling of grazed ecosystems; pasture assessment skills. (b) Field Crops. Major Australian crops; constraints to yields and methods of optimising crop yields in winter and summer cereals, oilseeds; legume crops, fibre crops and sugar. Crop options in systems throughout Australia. (c) Horticultural Crops. In this section horticultural geography, horticultural production systems, principles of orchard and vineyard management, tree crop production, vegetable production systems, nursery and floriculture crops will be covered. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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| Recommended Material Optional |
Text(s):Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |