Base Knowledge
Some knowledge of Biology/Botany is recommended.
Teaching Methodologies
As aulas são teórico-práticas. É utilizada uma metodologia expositiva para a apresentação da matéria teórica, exemplificando imediatamente com situações concretas da realidade Nacional. A obordagem das matérias expostas será feita recorrendo a vídeos, fotografias, apresentações em “power point”, demonstrações práticas no campo, bibliografia e outras referências da especialidade.
Learning Results
As a result of the learning process, the student:
1. Know the main vegetable crops;
2. Knows the main aspects related to agricultural production, namely choosing the most sought after and most productive varieties, forms of production, techniques and cultural factors of the main vegetable crops;
3. Recognizes agricultural systems and the influence of some cultural practices and soil and climate factors on production and quality;
4. Knows the bases that allow the study of factors that condition plant production;
5. Knows how to act on the factors that can favorably modify plant production with appropriate technologies to preserve the environment;
6. Knows the interactions of agricultural factors in the preservation of natural resources;
7. Knows the main technologies used in the sustainability of agricultural production and environmental protection.
Program
1. Aspects of the main vegetable crops produced in Portugal;
2. Main influential factors in plant production;
3. Interaction of agricultural factors in the preservation of natural resources;
4. Cultural techniques applied to different cultures and used in the sustainability of agricultural production and environmental protection;
5. Main agricultural systems taking into account the diversity of different agricultural regions.
Grading Methods
Continuous evaluation
Written test - 50.0%
Written work - 50.0%
Assessment by exam
written work - 50.0%
Written test - 50.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
- GUSTI, M. – Fruticultura.Madrid: Ediciones Mundi-Prensa, 2004.
- ALMEIDA, D. – Manual de Culturas Hortícolas. Lisboa: Editorial Presença, 2006.
- Castro, R.; Cruz, A.; Botelho, M. – Tecnologia Vitícola. Ministério da Agricultura, Pescas e
- Florestas/Direcção Geral de Agricultura da Beira Litoral/Comissão Vitivnícola da Bairrada, Coimbra, 160pp. 2006.
- Carbonneau, A., Deloire, A.; Jaillard, B. – Architectures de la vigne et systèmes de conduite. EditionsLaVigne, Dunod (ed.), Paris. 2007.
- VAUGHAN, J.G. & GEISSLER, C. A. – The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999
- LAMPKIN, N. (1990). Organic Farming. Farming Press Books, Ipswich
- SOLTNER, D. (1989). Les bases de la production végetale. Collection Sciences et Tecchiques Agricoles, 17ª ed, Angers
- FERREIRA, J.C. et al (1998). Manual de agricultura – Fertilização e protecção das plantas para uma agricultura sustentável. AGROBIO, Lisboa.