Principles of Crop Production

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1 Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT Principles of Crop Production Qualification: Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems Course: 2015/2016

2 1. Subject Information Name Principles of Crop Production Matter* Technological Bases of Plant Production Module* Common agricultural branch Code (GIASB) Degree Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems Study Plan 2014 Plan (GIASB) Centre Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA) Type Compulsory Teaching period Annual Language Spanish Four-month period 1 st and 2 nd Course Second ECTS 9 Hours / ECTS 30 Total workload (hours) 270 * All terms marked with an asterisk are defined in References for teaching at the UPCT and Glossary of terms: / bitstream / 10317/3330/1 / isbn pdf

3 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 Fax URL / WEB Timetable available/ Tutorials Monday and Thursday / h Location during the tutorials Office 1.10 (ETSIA) Teaching and research profile Teaching experience Research Lines Professional experience Doctor Agronomist by UPCT (2001) Titular teacher of university (2003) Other topics of interest University Management University teacher since Three teaching quinquenniums (Last 2007/11) Water relations in the system soil-plant-atmosphere. Deficit irrigation. Water stress Indicators in the plant. Irrigation management on commercial farms Advisor to the technology-based company UPCT Widhoc SL. Address of more than 50 works Thesis and Final Master Work Professor Juan Jose Martinez Sanchez Department Plant Production Knowledge area Plant Production Location of the office first floor ETSIA Building Phone Fax Juan.martinez@upct.es URL / WEB Timetable available / Tutorials Morning: 9: 30-11: 00. Afternoons: 16: 00-18: 00 Location during the tutorials Office on the first floor of the ETSIA

4 Teaching and research profile Teaching experience University Professor of Plant Production Area Delivery of teaching programs related to the area of knowledge of plant production. Research Lines Conservation of endangered plant species Professional experience Other topics of interest Exclusively related to research and university teaching. Professor Encarnación Conesa Gallego Department Plant Production Knowledge area Plant Production Location of the office ETSIA building 1st Floor. Office 1.15 Phone Fax URL / WEB Timetable available / Tutorials Location during the tutorials ETSIA building 1st Floor. Office 1.15 Teaching and research profile Teaching in gardening, landscaping and botany. Research in horticulture, gardening and landscaping. Teaching experience Since the academic year 2000/2001 Research Lines Professional experience Other topics of interest Study of Green Spaces, (restoration, leisure gardens), ornamental crops, hydroponics. Since 2000

5 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

6 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

7 4. Bibliography and resources 4.1 Basic bibliography* Cadahía C Fertirrigación. Cultivos hortícolas, frutales y ornamentales. Ed. Mundiprensa. 679 pp. Castillo E. y Castellvi F Agrometerología. Ed. Mundiprensa. 517 pp. Dominguez, A Tratado de fertilización. Ed. Mundi-Prensa. Fuentes J.L Manual práctico sobre utilización de suelo y fertilizantes. Ed. Mundiprensa. 159 pp. Martín de Santaolalla F., López Fuster P. y Calera Belmonte A Agua y agronomía. Ed. Mundiprensa. 606 pp. Urbano, P Ingeniería de la producción vegetal. Ed. Mundi-prensa. 528 pp. Villalobos F., Mateos L., Ordaz F. y Federes E 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. ( ). Flora Ibérica de Plantas Vasculates de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Real Jardín Botánico. Madrid. Melgarejo, P El frío invernal, factor limitante para el cultivo frutal. Ed. A. Madrid Vicente. 4.3 Network resources and other resources