Course: Field Practice 1

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Course title Field Practice 1
Course code BOT/FPRX1
Organizational form of instruction Practice
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ondřej Vladan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic theoretical information from field trials, familiarization with available agricultural techniques and technologies; practical part: plant cultivation, experimentation, plant crossing (obtaining F1 hybrids), basics of phenotyping and evaluation of experiments including statistical methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Work Activities
Learning outcomes
Establishment and evaluation of field experiments.
Establishment of field experiment.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of botany, plant physiology and genetics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Theory and basic terms - test. Reguired participation in the practices.
Recommended literature
  • Clive Ireland. (2010). Experimental Statistics for Agriculture and Horticulture.
  • John-David Warren. (2015). The Nature of Crops.
  • Laurie Brown. (2008). Applied Principles of Horticultural Science.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Plant Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer