Organic Horticulture

Biology

The development of the theoretical component is carried out using the expository method and presentation of specific materials, using participatory exhibition strategies and practical examples, as well as possible passages of videos, slides and documentaries, as a complement to the information on the themes in question. ; The organization of seminars with guest speakers and study visits is also to be considered.

The elaboration of field work, using the techniques discussed, involving the observation and discussion of the class, is part of the UC practice, forcing the student to structure and apply the acquired knowledge in situations with the respective applicability.

1- Understand the concept of Biological Garden and its difference from the conventional concept. 2- Acquire notions of the importance of Horticulture. 3- Understand the value of the balance of the horticultural ecosystem. 4. Encourage the presence of biodiversity. 5. Know prevention methods in crop protection 6. Plan, install and maintain the space of the organic garden according to Organic Production (BP), 7. Identify families and horticultural species and understand their cultural requirements and their interrelationships with the ecosystem surrounding. 8. Possess relevant knowledge in the field of organic horticultural technology. 9. Adapt and execute the tasks and horticultural practices integrated within the scope of the BP.

1. Horticulture concept and its importance; 2. Planning and Installation of a vegetable garden; rules and principles to be established: foliage, rotations, intercropping, intercropping and staggering; 3. Knowledge of horticultural technology and cultural operations: sowing, transplanting, transplanting, irrigation, thinning and thinning; 4. Special care in horticulture: grafting, pruning, topping, capping and castration, tutoring, bleaching and etiolation; 5. Knowledge of horticultural technology with regard to: greenhouses, tunnels, nurseries and substrates; 6. The “greenhouse effect” and “temperature inversion”; methods, techniques, systems and materials used in “forcing, semi-forcing and land cover”; 7. Environmental conditioning and soil disinfection; 8. Cultural requirements and operations of the main horticultural families and species and seed identification;

• - Módulo 2 - Avalia as Competências 3 e 4 - 50.0%
• - Módulo 1 - Avalia as Competências 1 e 2 - 50.0%

• - Exame - 100.0%

NAO

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