FIELD CROPS II (INDUSTRIAL CROPS)
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΗ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑ ΙΙ (ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΑ ΦΥΤΑ) / FIELD CROPS II (INDUSTRIAL CROPS) |
| Code | 612Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001502 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600274348
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600274348
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- 004Υ PLANT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY
- 009Υ SOIL SCIENCE
- 011Υ PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
- 028Ε PRINCIPLES OF AGRONOMY
- 132Ε WEED SCIENCE
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1) Recognize, by using morphological key-features, the seeds and plants of industrial crops under study.
2) Obtain knowledge of the ecological parameters and niches along with the agronomic practice needed to accomplish an economically profitable crop for each species.
3) Develop critical thinking skills for tackling practical problems related with growth and crop cycle of the species under study.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Distribution, botanical features, development and growth, ecological parameters, agronomic practice, products, quality and post-harvest treatments of the most important, for Greek agricultural economy industrial crops (sugar beets, cotton, linseed, hemp, tobacco, oilseed crops – bioenergy crops: oilseed rape, sunflower, safflower, castor, sesame).
Keywords
sugar, oilseed crops, tobacco, fiber crops
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Description
100% written exams
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
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Παπακώστα-Τασοπούλου, Δ. 2013. Βιομηχανικά Φυτά. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Σύγχρονη Παιδεία (Κωδικός Εύδοξος: 32998760).
Additional bibliography for study
Γαλανοπούλου-Σενδουκά, Σ. 2002. Βιομηχανικά Φυτά. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Αθανάσιος Σταμούλης (Κωδικός Εύδοξος: 22670).
Last Update
20-01-2020
