AGRI302067 Crop production systems in organic agriculture
- Type
- Lecture and exercise
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Rinner, Regina , Seidel, Sabine , Gollner, Gabriele , Wohlmuth, Marie-Luise
- Organisation
- Organic Farming
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2025/26
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Investigation and development of cropping systems with balance and planning instruments:
- nutrient balances (field & farmgate)
- fodder and straw balance
- organic manure planning
- humus balance
- interpretation of balance results
- Previous knowledge expected
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Profound knowledge on agronomy and crop production is a prerequisite for this course !!!
Basic knowledge in organic plant production (crop rotation) is demanded.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Qualification for the system approach of organic farming land use systems:
- understanding of crop rotation interactions with soil, weeds and pests
- understanding of the soil tillage interactions with crop rotations, plant nutrition / fertilizer and nutrient / humus balances
- understanding of nutrient and carbon cycles between field and stable (fodder budget)
- interpretation of development of main crops / inter crops / mixed crops in the field
- introduction to evaluation methods in the field
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.