Course title
植物生産生理学特論   [Advanced Plant Production Physiology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year   Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 96112
Instructor(s)
高橋 行継(宇)   [TAKAHASHI Yukitsugu]
Facility affiliation United Graduate School Agricultural Science Office   Email address

Course description
“The history and present status of rice cropping agriculture, and the prospects of rice cropping agriculture in Japan.”

Rice cropping has been developed as main section of the agriculture in Japan. Because rice is the staple food of Japanese. Rice cropping is one of the culture in Japan, too. Japanese rice cropping is greatly different from one of the United States of America or Australia. In this lecture, we look back upon the history of the rice cropping in Japan, and introduce current rice cropping technologies. Furthermore, we investigate problems and think about the future of rice cropping in Japan. In the latter half, I will carry out the introduction and observation of The Research Farm, Fac. of Agriculture, Utsunomiya Univ.
Please take a university bus departing from Mine campus front gate at 9:30
Expected Learning
Understand the history and the present status of rice cropping agriculture in Japan. Furthermore, you clarify problems, and have the opinion of own about the prospects of rice cropping agriculture in Japan.
Course schedule
1 The history of rice cropping agriculture in Japan.
2 The present status of rice cropping agriculture in Japan.
3 Problems of rice cropping agriculture in Japan.
4 The prospects of rice cropping agriculture in Japan.
5 An introduction and observation of The Research Farm, Fac. of Agriculture., Utsunomiya University.
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be provided in class.
References
To be announced in the lectures
Assessment/Grading
Based on report.
Message from instructor(s)
No special knowledge or skills are required. Please be interested in the rice cropping agriculture in Japan, which is Japanese staple food and culture. That is all.
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5/10/2017 10:22:16 AM