933331 Procedures of plant production in organic agriculture I (in Eng.)


Art
Vorlesung und Exkursion
Semesterstunden
1
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Organisation
Angeboten im Semester
Wintersemester 2022/23
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch

Lehrinhalt

Organic agriculture in eastern Austria (Lower Austria) is restrained by lacking animal husbandry and rain shortages in early spring and summer. Processes in this dry area are based on a balanced crop management, due to crop rotation and soil preparation, to prevent harvest losses by nutrient depletions, droughts, plant pathogens and weed pressure. Furthermore an increasing humus content to stabilize soil aggregates for plant nutrition and sufficient soil water content is obligatory. Therefore, biodiversity by seeding cover crops and again crop rotation are required.
During the winter semester we will look into basic procedures in organic farming, like soil preparation methods, how to save water, effects on water infiltrations, plant development, cover crops and weeds and soil fauna.

For any questions please contact pia.euteneuer@boku.ac.at

Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

Basics in plant productions conventional or organic farming, soil management, plant nutrition and the ability for a critical discussion with present research (peer reviewed research papers).

Lehrziel

Interdisciplinary knowledge of organic farming in terms of plant production and capability to connect textbook knowledge with practical crop management.
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