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| PJH102 |
Introduction to Horticulture and Crop Science |
| Course responsible |
Anne Kjersti Uhlen |
IPM |
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| Number of credits allocated |
10.0 |
| Language |
Norwegian |
| Limits for class size |
Minimum 5 students. |
| Semester/trimester |
| August block |
Autumn parallel |
January block |
Spring parallel |
June block |
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| Colour explanation: Red/yellow = teaching periods. The red period indicates when the teaching starts. |
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| Teachers |
Several teachers from IPM. |
| Type of course |
Lectures: ca. 30 hours.
Exercise/excursion/demonstrations: ca. 120 hours. |
| Compulsory educational activities |
Excursion. Journals. Multiple choice test in plant morphology. Presentation. |
| Exam |
S |
| Assessment methods |
Project work with an oral presetation counts 50%. Written exam counts 50%. Both parts have to be passed. 2 hours Written Exam. |
| Grading |
Pass/Fail |
| Examination aids |
A1: not calculator, no other aids. |
| Nominal workload |
300 working hours. |
| Course frequency |
Annually |
| Comment on frequency |
All years |
| Teaching methods |
Exercises, demonstrations, excursions, overview lectures. Production of reports from student experiments, and oral presentation. |
| Teaching support |
Web-support and academic guidance from teachers. |
| Examiner |
An external examiner will participate by approving the course arrangements before the course starts, and assess the examinations. |
| Entrance requirements |
Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)
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| Preferential right |
BSc in Plant Science. |
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| Objective of course |
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The course shall give basic knowledge and motivate students for further studies in plant sciences. The students shall acquire an overview of plant production for food, fodder, ornaments and recreation. They are to be familiar with the most important cultivated plants and plants used in urban greeneries, their morphology, and the most important principles in agriculture and horticulture. |
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| Course contents |
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| Plant production of food and feed, nationally and globally. Important cultivated plants, their uses and the quality of plant products. Anatomy and morphology of important plant products. Production systems and management practiceds. Important landscape plants and plants for urban greeneries. Plants in indoor environments for health and well-being. Introductions to main diciplines in plant science, as soil science, plant protection, plant breeding and plant propagation. |
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| Syllabus |
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| List of the required readings will be given at the start of the course. |
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| Last updated |
2012-03-23 |
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