|
HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Field and Vegetable Crops-International Prog.
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Etan Pressman
Coordinator Office Hours:
During Course hours
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Etan Pressman,
Mr. martin gitonga,
Dr. Naama Teboul
Course/Module description:
A 'hand on' course in the faculty farm in which students will experience growing several different vegetables and field crops in two seasons.
Course/Module aims:
To expose young students to vegetable production techniques. Practical knowledge and field experience obtained in the workshop will likely provide a stronger basis for understanding further courses in plant biology and agriculture.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Acknowledge various methods of vegetable production. Distinguish between winter and summer crops. Classifying the crops by their edible parts: roots, stems, leaves inflorescences and fruits.
Attendance requirements(%):
90
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Practical guidance in the farm combined with short lectures and explanations
Course/Module Content:
Principles of vegetable crop production, regarding the edible parts of the plant: root, leaves, stems, inflorescences and fruits. Focusing on fertilization, irrigation, pets and diseases, harvest time and physiological disorders.
Required Reading:
Non
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 40 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 40 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
|
