Nurseries - Reforestations
| Title | Φυτώρια-Αναδασώσεις / Nurseries - Reforestations |
| Code | 85Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019475 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dasologías kai Fysikoý Perivállontos (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 52
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Courses | Compulsory Course | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600275867
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
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/1/600275867
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13434
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able:
1). To plan, establish and manage modern forest nurseries.
2). Organize and produce high quality forest reproductive material, suitable for reforestation, forest restoration, and urban environments.
3). To market and identify reproductive material of forest species.
4). To develop afforestation and reforestation studies, and carry out reforestation projects.
5). To plan plantations of forest species.
6). To develop reforestation and ecosystem restoration programs, focused on climate change mitigation.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Importance of reforestation in modern forestry. Purpose of reforestation. Basic principles of reforestation. Selection, collection and control of seed material. Selection of stands for seed collection. Methods of collecting, handling and preserving seeds. Selection of suitable tree species for reforestation, ecological selection, selection depending on the purpose. Native and exotic tree species. Methods of preparation of the surfaces under reforestation. Methods of artificial establishment of forests, stand establishment by seeding, stand establishment by planting. Planting distance and seedling distribution. Planting methods and techniques, rules of successful planting. Care measures for transplanted seedlings, irrigation, weed removal, protection. Monitoring reforestation success. Seedling production-Forest nurseries. Selection of nursery establishment location. Forest nursery design. Production of bare root seedlings. Soil preparation, seeding, irrigation system in forest nurseries. Care and protection of seedlings. Methods to improve the quality of produced seedlings, root cutting, transplanting and hardening of seedlings. Extraction, packaging and transport of seedlings. Control and screening of seedlings. Preservation of plant material. Production of containerized seedlings. Types of plant pots, filling materials (substrates). Production of vegetative saplings. Seedling quality indicators. Fertilization of nurseries. Reforestation plan technical requirements. Monitoring reforestation successs. Reforestation to restore degraded forests and disturbed areas. Reforestation focused on mitigating climate change.
Keywords
Reforestation, Forest Nurseries, Seedling Production
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 24 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 41 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
The achievement of the learning objectives will be evaluated based on the written examination of the course at the end of the semester, as well as,
Successful implementation of forest plant production exercises in the nursery.
In order to secure a passing grade (at least 5) it is necessary to achieve a passing grade in the final exam which includes:
-Development and Extended Response questions from all course material.
-Short answer questions from all the course material
-Solving exercises related to the subject of the course.
Successful exercises in the production of bare-root and containerized seedlings, and seedlings from cuttings in the nursery.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΧΑΤΖΗΣΤΑΘΗΣ Α., ΝΤΑΦΗΣ ΣΠ., 2000. ΦΥΤΩΡΙΑ – ΑΝΑΔΑΣΩΣΕΙΣ. ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΓΙΑΧΟΥΔΗ-ΔΙΑΠΟΥΛΗ. ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ.
Additional bibliography for study
Plantation Silviculture in Europe, 1997. Peter Savill, Julian Evans, Daniel Auclair, Jan Falck. 1997. Oxford University Press, UK, 308 σελίδες.
Γκανάτσας Π. 2023. Πανεπιστημιακές Παραδόσεις. ΑΝΑΔΑΣΩΣΕΙΣ-ΔΑΣΙΚΑ ΦΥΤΩΡΙΑ. ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Last Update
09-09-2024
