Planning of Crop 2

Structure Type: Course
Code: KA01CMATU06
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Harmanen, Heikki
Teacher Team: Harmanen, Heikki ; Riikonen, Leena
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
MAELINK-2013   3 spring   5.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students will be familiar with the categorisation of plant diseases and pests as well as the factors influencing the development/growth and life cycle of them. Students will be competent in identifying plant pests and chosing an appropriate method to destroy them.

Students will be familiar with the impact the climate in Finland has on the need to drain soils and irrigate crops. They will also be familiar with various drainage and irrigation systems and their advantages and practical use in field cultivation. Students will understand the impact of irrigation on the amount and quality of the harvest. They can also utilise related research outcomes.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 134 h.
- of which scheduled studies: lectures 50 h, practical work 20 h
- of which autonomous studies: 64 h

Contents

- Transmittable and non-transmittable plant diseases and ways to prevent them
- Plant-specific diseases
- Categorisation of plant pests and how they function
- Ways to prevent pests
- Plant-specifc pests
- Plant protection and gene technology


- Factors influencing drainage and irrigation
- Methods of drainage, their advantages and progression of projects
- Methods of irrigation

Recommended or Required Reading

Osa 1.
Ajankohtaisia kasvinsuojeluohjeita 2012. Kasvinsuojeluseura
Availability: http://tiny.cc/f9u7jx

Koskimies ym. 1999.
Luomupellon kasvinsuojelu. Tieto tuottamaan 84. ProAgria
Availability: http://tiny.cc/cqv7jx

Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/search?

Valkonen, Bremer & Tapio 1996. Kasvi sairastaa. Oppi kasvitaudeista. University Press.
Availability: http://tiny.cc/6bv7jx

Tasapainoinen kasvinsuojelu-oppaat. Plant protection society.
Osa 2.
- Heinonen (ed.). 1992. Maa, viljely ja ympäristö. Chapter 3. WSOY.
Availability: http://tiny.cc/ydv7jx

- Pajula and Triipponen (eds.). Selvitys Suomen kastelutilantesta. Suomen ympäristö 629.
Availability: http://tiny.cc/sev7jx

(OR Sadetusopas 1979. ProAgria).
- Pajula and Järvenpää (eds.). 2007. Maankuivatuksen ja kastelun suunnittelu. Finnish Environment Institute report 23/2007, pp. 187. Available online only.
Availability: https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/39840/SYKEra_23_2007.pdf?sequence=1

- Peltomaa. 1999. Salaojien kunnossapito-opas (also online). Field Drainage Center.
Availability: http://www.salaojayhdistys.fi/pdf/kpopas.pdf

- Salaojituksen tukisäätiö and Helsinki University of Technology. Maan vesi ja ravinnetalous: ojitus, kastelu ympäristö (appl. parts).
Availability: http://tiny.cc/yfv7jx

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures 35 %, practical training 15 %, autonomous studies 50 %.

Assessment Criteria

Part 1.
Grade 1. The student classifies plant diseases and pests into the groups. The student lists factors which affect their development rhythm and life cycle. The student identifies the most general diseases and pests and lists their control methods.

Grade 3. The student classifies the plant diseases and pests into the groups on the basis of different factors. The student explains factors which affect their development rhythm and life cycle. The student identifies diseases and pests on different plants and chooses control methods suitable for them.

Grade 5. The student compares plant diseases and pests and classifies them into the groups on the basis of different factors. The student examines and analyses factors which affect their development rhythm and life cycle. The student identifies the diseases and pests of different plants, designs their control methods and justifies the usability of the different methods.

Part 2.
Grading will be announced during the course.

Assessment Methods

1) Active participation in lectures and training
2) Approved assignments and exam

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