Course title
農地工学   [Paddy Field and Farm Engineering]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01AN1013
Instructor(s)
帖佐 直   [CHOSA Tadashi]
Facility affiliation International Center Office   Email address

Course description
【Objective】 Crop cultivation is an applied science field integrating theories and knowledge of relevant fields related to crop cultivation such as crop science,horticulture, soil fertilizer, crop protection, etc. In this lecture, we aim at learning the fundamental theories and knowledge of the related fields, and to acquire basic knowledge in this field.
【Outline】 Each teacher in charge of a wide range of fields related to crop cultivation such as the origin and characteristics of cultivated plants, breeding of crops, growth and environment of crops, soil and fertilization management, quality evaluation of cultivation system products of various crops we will outline.
This is part of the Courses of Production Technology and Environment, and its completion is recommended for students in the Department of Biological Production.
Expected Learning
Understand and explain the basic theory and knowledge on crop cultivation.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
(4/10) Guidance, explanation of method, contents of class
(4/17) Food Production and Cultivation, Origin of Cultivated Plants, Characteristics and Types
(4/24) Growth, development of crop and environment
(5/1) Seed and cultivation management (storage, sowing, nursery)
(5/8) Soil and fertilizer management (fertilizer, fertilizer)
(5/15) Soil management 1 (Up-land field soil, paddy soil)
(5/22) Soil management 2 (new soil management technology)
(5/29) Cropping system (continuous cropping, crop rotation)
(6/5) Land use type crop cultivation
(6/12) Environmental conservation agriculture
(6/19) Pest and weed control
(6/26) Growth Control with Growth Regulators
(7/3) Quality evaluation of products
(7/10) Plant Factory, Field Tour
(7/17) Summary
Final exam
Prerequisites
In addition to 15 hours of class time, refer to the distributed lecture materials, reference books, etc., and do pre / post learning.
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
Assessment/Grading
Normal score (every time):20% Evaluate with reference to the degree of independent participation in each class
Final exam:80% Evaluate the degree of understanding of the lecture content
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Lecture Language
Japanese
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Last update
4/3/2023 11:28:14 AM