9663 (v.5) Crop Production 204

Area:

Muresk Institute

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Detailed study of cereal, oilseed and legume crop production with special reference to Western Australia. Principles of plant breeding adn application of biotechnology in crop improvement. Recent Australian and overseas research on the breeding, selection, nutrition and cultural management of these crops.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understood cereal, oilseed and legume crop production in WA. Gained knowledge of plant breeding methods, their advantages and disadvantages. Evaluated recent advances in crop research and analyse and presented their relevance to farming in Western Australia.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Gooding, M.J. and Davies, W.P., (1997), Wheat Production and Utilization: Systems, Quality adn the Environment, Wallingford, UK, CAB International. Gresshoff, P.E., (1997), Technology transfer for Biotechnology, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, CRC Press. Gupta, U.S., (1995), Production and Improvement of Crops for Drylands, North Lebanon, USA, Science Publishers Inc. Jessop, R.S. and Wright, R.L., (1991), New Crops- Agronomy and Potential of Alternative Crop Species, Melbourne, Intaka Press. Pratley, J.E., (1994), Principles of Field Crop Production, 3rd ed, Melbourne, Oxford University Press. Satorre, E.H. and Slafer, G.A., (1997), Wheat: Ecology and Physiology of Yield Determination, Binghamton, New York, USA, Food Products Press. Smith, D.L. and Hamel, C., (1999), Crop Yield: Physiology and Process, Verslag, Germany, Springer.

Unit Texts:

Anderson, W.K. and Garlinge, J.R., (2000), The Wheat Book- Principles and Practice, Agriculture Western Australia, Bulletin 4443. Moore, G., (1998), Soil Guide- A Handbook for Understanding and Managing Agricultural Soils, Agriculture Western Australia, Bulletin 4343.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Examination 50%, Seminar 10%, Written Assignment (1) 20%, Written Assignment (2) 20%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment.

Field of Education:

50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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