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Course Description
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Course Name
Cereal Production
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Host University
University College Dublin
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Location
Dublin, Ireland
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Area of Study
Agriculture
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Recommended: CPSC20030 Principles of Crop Science
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
ISA offers course level recommendations in an effort to facilitate the determination of course levels by credential evaluators.We advice each institution to have their own credentials evaluator make the final decision regrading course levels.
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ECTS Credits
5 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Topics include - review of progress in the development of new cereal cultivars and their contribution to yield improvement - options in cereal crop establishment, - factors determinig optimum yield and quality in cereals, - production of high quality cereals, detailed study of milling wheat and malting barley production, - role of crop nutrition and fertilisation practices in cereal crops, -current practices in crop protection including weed control, disease control, growth regulation, intensive and less-intensive production systems, - detailed understanding and identification of crop growth stages.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
Please reference fall and spring course lists as not all courses are taught during both semesters.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.