Crop and Pasture Management for Sustainable Agriculture
AGRO321
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Web Dependent
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Availability: What is a Session?
For enrolment (2012):- -
- Sess 2
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- Sess 2
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Duration:
14 weeks
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Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $2,484.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $2,709.00 (AUD)
Description
The following topics are 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 are covered.
Enrolment Restriction
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Assessment
- Invigilated Exam (40%)
- Practical 1 (25%)
- Practical 2 (25%)
- Test (10%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- integrate fundamental aspects of agricultural plant production (pastures, crops and horticultural species) into sustainable management systems to improve yields and quality of the products.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pastures |
| 2 | Field crops |
| 3 | Horticultural crops |
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