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Unit of Study FOR73010 - Crop Science (2018)

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  • Enrolment information

    Note that AGR00214 - Soil Processes is a pre-requisite but is not offered as an elective in the Biology Major and must be selected as an elective subject from Environmental Chemistry major. There will be a 3 day compulsory residential for all students (Online and On Campus) that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Explore crop production from the level of global food security down to soil microbiology. Learn about crop domestication and the various end-uses for different crop species. Discuss the best options for crop and soil management for sustainable crop production. Find out what makes a good choice of cultivar.

Unit content

Global food security and climate change

Crop economics

Crop species, quality and end-use

Crop domestication and breeding

Energy capture

Soils and water

Crop and soil management systems

Managing environmental impacts of crop production

Cultivar choice


Availabilities

Not currently available in 2018

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Apply the basic tenets of crop economics.
2 Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of end-uses for crop plant species.
3 Describe the origin and the processes of domestication and breeding for at least one crop plant species.
4 Formulate evidence-based hypotheses on the limits to crop growth under specific field conditions.
5 Evaluate crop and soil management systems with regard to production goals and sustainability.
6 Critically evaluate the environmental impacts of a cropping system and methods to mitigate impacts.
7 Analyse information to select suitable crop cultivars.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Apply the basic tenets of crop economics.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of end-uses for crop plant species.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. Describe the origin and the processes of domestication and breeding for at least one crop plant species.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. Formulate evidence-based hypotheses on the limits to crop growth under specific field conditions.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. Evaluate crop and soil management systems with regard to production goals and sustainability.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  6. Critically evaluate the environmental impacts of a cropping system and methods to mitigate impacts.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  7. Analyse information to select suitable crop cultivars.
    • GA1:
    • GA4: