AGRI302067 Crop production systems in organic agriculture
- Type
- Lecture and exercise
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Seidel, Sabine , Gollner, Gabriele , Wohlmuth, Marie-Luise
- Organisation
- Organic Farming
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2026/27
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Lectures:
- Introduction to organic farming systems
- Overview of agricultural systems in Austria
- Organic crop rotation; evaluation of crop rotations (Lecture & Excercise)
- Nutrient supply in organic farming
- Biological nitrogen fixation of legumes
- Nutrient balances (Lecture; Exercise)
- Humus in arable organic farming (Lecture; Exercise)
- Organic farming & ressource protection
- Innovative arable organic systems
Tutorials:
- Calculation of nutrient and humus balances
- Previous knowledge expected
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Basic knowledge in organic plant production
- 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 connection between crop rotation, plant nutrition, fertilizer distribution, nutrient and humus balances
- understanding of nutrient and carboncycles between field and live stock
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.