Principles of Crop Production

Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering
UPCT
Principles of Crop Production
Qualification:
Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems
Course: 2015/2016
1. Subject Information
Name
Matter*
Module*
Code
Degree
Study Plan
Centre
Type
Principles of Crop Production
Technological Bases of Plant Production
Common agricultural branch
518102002 (GIASB)
Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems
2014 Plan (GIASB)
Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA)
Compulsory
Teaching period
Annual
Language
Spanish
ECTS
9
Hours / ECTS
Four-month
period
30
1st and
2nd
Course
Total workload (hours)
Second
270
* All terms marked with an asterisk are defined in References for teaching at the UPCT and
Glossary of terms:
http://repositorio.bib.upct.es/dspace / bitstream / 10317/3330/1 / isbn8469531360.pdf
2. Teacher information
lecturer in charge
Alejandro Pérez Pastor
Department
Plant Production
Knowledge area
Plant Production
Location of the office
ETSIA Building office 1.10
Phone
968 327035
E-mail
[email protected]
URL / WEB
http://www.upct.es/~etsia
Timetable available/ Tutorials
Location during the tutorials
Teaching and research
profile
Fax
968 325433
Monday and Thursday / 10-13 h
Office 1.10 (ETSIA)
Doctor Agronomist by UPCT (2001)
Titular teacher of university (2003)
Teaching experience
University teacher since 1997. Three teaching quinquenniums
(Last 2007/11)
Research Lines
Water relations in the system soil-plant-atmosphere. Deficit
irrigation. Water stress Indicators in the plant. Irrigation
management on commercial farms
Professional
experience
Advisor to the technology-based company UPCT Widhoc SL.
Address of more than 50 works Thesis and Final Master Work
Other topics of interest
Professor
University Management
Juan Jose Martinez Sanchez
Department
Plant Production
Knowledge area
Plant Production
Location of the office
first floor ETSIA Building
Phone
34-968325442
E-mail
[email protected]
URL / WEB
Fax
968-325433
http://www.upct.es/~etsia/
Timetable available / Tutorials
Location during the tutorials
Morning: 9: 30-11: 00. Afternoons: 16: 00-18: 00
Office on the first floor of the ETSIA
Teaching and research
profile
Teaching experience
Research Lines
Professional
experience
University Professor of Plant Production Area
Delivery of teaching programs related to the area of
knowledge of plant production.
Conservation of endangered plant species
Exclusively related to research and university teaching.
Other topics of interest
Professor
Encarnación Conesa Gallego
Department
Plant Production
Knowledge area
Plant Production
Location of the office
ETSIA building 1st Floor. Office 1.15
Phone
968 325756
E-mail
Encarnació[email protected]
URL / WEB
Fax
968 325433
http://www.upct.es/~etsia/
Timetable available /
Tutorials
Location during the tutorials
Teaching and research
profile
Teaching experience
Research Lines
Professional
experience
Other topics of interest
ETSIA building 1st Floor. Office 1.15
Teaching in gardening, landscaping and botany.
Research in horticulture, gardening and landscaping.
Since the academic year 2000/2001
Study of Green Spaces, (restoration, leisure gardens),
ornamental crops, hydroponics.
Since 2000
3. Contents
3.1 Contents according to Study plan of the subject
In the first thematic blocks of the plant's relationship with the surrounding medium, ie,
climatology, soil and water it will be studied. In the last block the foundations of botanical
taxonomy and systematic as well as the general characteristics of the great botanical
divisions will be held.
3.2 English program theory (Teaching units and topics)
DU I: Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Agricultural systems
DU II: Relations with the medium I: climatic factors and plant production. Effects on
crops and methods of protection and Control
3. Balance of radiation in plant production
4. Heat and light radiation. Effects of temperatures on crops. Protection
5. The wind and the windbreaks
6. Crop phenology
DU III: Relations with the medium II: Edaphic factors. Soil and fertility management
7. Physical properties of soils
8. Chemical properties of soils
9. The water in the soil
10. Soil conditioning. Inorganic Amendments
11. Soil organic matter. Organic Amendments
12. Agronomic basis of the mineral fertilization
13. TI nitrogen fertilization
14. TI phosphorus and potassium fertilization
15. TI have calcium, magnesium and sulfur in fertilization
16. Microelements in fertilization
17. Solid and liquid Fertilisers
18. Crop Fertigation
19. Calculation of nutritive solutions
DU IV: Water agronomy
20. Water quality for irrigation
21. Crop evapotranspiration and crop water requirements
22. Irrigation scheduling based on soil and plant indicators
23. Irrigation scheduling based on soil water balance
24. Surface, Sprinkler and drip irrigation systems
25. Management of excess water in soil. Agricultural drainage
26. Deficit irrigation strategies
DU V: Biological factors
27. Rotation and alternative crops
28. Harvest and post harvest period
DU VI: Agicultural Botany
29. Introduction to Agricultural Botany
30. Cormophyta. General concepts
31. Division Pteridophyta
32. Spermatophytes. General concepts
33. Systematic of Spermathopytes: scheme of divisions and classes provided Within
spermatophytes.
34. General Characteristics of Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) and With Differences Class
Liliopsida (Monocots)
35. Division Pinophyta
36. Systematic of Class Magnoliopsida
37. Subclass Hamameliidae
38. Subclass Caryophyllidae
39. Subclass Dileniidae. Order Malvales
40. Order Violales
41. Order Salicales
42. Order Ericales
43. Characters and systematic of the Rosiidae subclass. Order Rosales
44. Order Fabales
45. Order Myrtales
46. Order Sapindales
47. Order Gentianales
48. Order Scrofulariales
49. Class Liliopsida
50. Subclass Liliidae
4. Bibliography and resources
4.1 Basic bibliography*
•
Cadahía C. 2005. Fertirrigación. Cultivos hortícolas, frutales y ornamentales. Ed.
Mundiprensa. 679 pp.
•
Castillo E. y Castellvi F. 2001. Agrometerología. Ed. Mundiprensa. 517 pp.
•
Dominguez, A. 1989. Tratado de fertilización. Ed. Mundi-Prensa.
•
Fuentes J.L. 2003. Manual práctico sobre utilización de suelo y fertilizantes. Ed.
Mundiprensa. 159 pp.
•
Martín de Santaolalla F., López Fuster P. y Calera Belmonte A. 2005. Agua y
agronomía. Ed. Mundiprensa. 606 pp.
•
Urbano, P. 2002. Ingeniería de la producción vegetal. Ed. Mundi-prensa. 528 pp.
•
Villalobos F., Mateos L., Ordaz F. y Federes E. 2002. Bases y tecnologías de la
producción agrícola. Ed. Mundiprensa. 496 pp.
•
EGEA, J.M. Y TORRENTE, P. (1997). Manual de Teoría y prácticas de botánica.
•
FUENTES YAGÜE, J.L. (1998). Botánica Agrícola. MAPA 5º edición.
•
HEYWOOD, V.H. (1985). Las Plantas con flores. Reverté.
•
IZCO, J. Y col. (1997). Botánica. McGraw-Hill interamericana.
•
SÁNCHEZ-GÓMEZ, P.y cols. (1996). Flora de Murcia. Claves de identificación de
plantas vasculares. Ediciones DM.
•
ALCARAZ, F. y cols. (1997). Flora básica de la Región de Murcia.
4.2 Complementary bibliography*
•
Castroviejo, S. Ed. (1986-2010). Flora Ibérica de Plantas Vasculates de la
Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid.
•
Melgarejo, P. 1996. El frío invernal, factor limitante para el cultivo frutal. Ed. A.
Madrid Vicente.
4.3 Network resources and other resources
http://www.anthos.es
http://www.floramu.com
http://www.herbarivirtual.uib.es
http://www.upct.es/aulavirtual