POLLINATION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS
| Title | ΕΠΙΚΟΝΙΑΣΗ ΚΑΛΛΙΕΡΓΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ ΦΥΤΩΝ / POLLINATION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS |
| Code | Ν529Ε |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001981 |
Programme of Study: PPS Geōponías (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 15
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Winter | - | 4 |
| FYTIKĪS PARAGŌGĪS | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | Winter | - | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 34 |
| Class ID | 600210507
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600210507
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
This course will provide students with broad insights into pollinator biology, evolution, economic importance, and conservation. Knowledge of pollination biology is thus broadly relevant, with applications in the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation, entomology, and horticulture. This course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of animal-mediated pollination, focusing on (1) plant and pollinator diversity, biology, a(2) the ecology and evolution of plant-pollinator relationships including pollination syndromes, mutualisms, and evolutionary strategies of generalists and specialists, (3) foraging economics and learning behavior, (4) the important contributions pollinators make to natural ecosystems and agriculture
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The necessity of pollination of cultivated crop plants -economics of plant pollination. Flowering and fruting of plant. The sexuality of plants. Cross-pollination. Abiotic pollination. Biotic pollination. Insect and plants relationships. Characteristics of insect-pollinated plants. Insects pollinators. Crop requirement for pollination and pollination improvement measurer
Keywords
Pollination, pollinators, flowering, gross-pollination, crop pollination, rearing pollinators.
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of power point software during lectures
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 59 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 112 |
Student Assessment
Description
Exams
Active participation during lectures
Projects based on published information and presentetion of the results
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Επικονίαση καλλιεργειών. Θρασυβούλου Α. Τσιράκογλου Β., Χατζήνα Φ. Σημειώσεις 171 σελ
John Free (1993). Insect Pollination of Crops. Academic Press pp 683.
McGregor S.E. (1976) Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants. Agricultural Research Service. USA pp 411.
Last Update
16-01-2021
