Agricultural Techniques

Not applicable.

Presentation of syllabus, topic by topic, followed by execution by the teacher of examples of practical application followed by the execution by the students of real tasks applying the techniques under study, accompanied by the teacher, repeating it later autonomously.

1. Understand the framework of cultural techniques, respecting the principles and rules that govern agricultural production.

2. Know the main cultural techniques used in agriculture and its applicability to the sustainable mode of production.

3. Recognize the importance and need of agricultural technology in sustainable and diversified agriculture.

4. The student will develop skills that will allow him to recognize the importance of environmentally friendly cultural techniques in large groups of temporary, permanent, agroforestry cultures and others.

5. The study will be oriented towards soil and water conservation, improving the soil fertility, improving the quality of agricultural products, minimize the use of pesticides and increase biodiversity.

1. Farm planning, based on climate, soil type, slope, exposure and others.

2. Cultural and engineering techniques used to minimize erosion of the soil in crops temporary and permanent.

3. Improvement of soil fertility through physical, chemical and biological ways.

4. Use of hedges in agriculture and its environmental advantages.

5. Cultural intensification, protection of the quality of the irrigation water of the pollution with pesticides and nitrates.

6. Mobilization and soil conservation: objectives, typology and consequences.

7. Specific cultural techniques in agriculture.

The conditions for admission to evaluation and approval in this UC are those contained in the

“Regulamento de Avaliação do Aproveitamento dos Estudantes da ESAC”, available at www.esac.pt/alunosregulamentos.php, namely in regarding the presence of at least 75% of the classes effectively taught by the teacher, and the value of the approval rating (equal to or greater than 9.5 on a scale from 0 to 20 values).

EVALUATION DURING THE CLASS PERIOD (time of attendance)

The assessment is carried out by taking a written test, presentation and discussion of practical work and continuous assessment of performance and participation in tasks performed in the classroom. The written test is taken at the end of the teaching of the syllabus with a weighting of 50%, the work practical to be elaborated throughout the semester will be weighted 30% (15% in the work writing and 15% in the presentation and discussion of it). The continuous evaluation of the performance and participation in the tasks developed in the classroom will have a 20% weighting. The student will pass the continuous assessment as long as the average result weighted of all the tests performed is at least 9.5 values ​​, on a scale from 0 to 20 values.

 EVALUATION IN THE FINAL EXAMINATION (normal season, special season and others)

The student must take a written test in which he demonstrates that he has the skills needed to resolve cases similar to those resolved during the classes, which will be weighted with 70% and appreciation and discussion of a practical work presented during the teaching of classes, which will have a 30% weighting.

The student will pass the final exam as long as the result of the weighted average of all tests performed is at least 10 points , in a scale from 0 to 20 values.

EVALUATION FOR RATING IMPROVEMENT

In exam for grade improvement there is no place to reuse grades previously mentioned.

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