Horticultural Production Systems
Entry Requirements
Course facts
- Course name
- Horticultural Production Systems
- Swedish course name
- Odlingssystem i trädgårdsföretag
- Level
- First cycle (G1F)
- Main field of study
- Biology, Horticultural Science
- Credits
- 15.0 credits
- Rate of study
- 100 %
- Study location
- Alnarp
- Form of instruction
- Campus-based instruction
- Application code
- SLU-40005
- Course code
- BI1143
- Course language
- Swedish
- Included in program
-
Syllabus for Horticultural Management – Gardening and Horticultural Production (BSc)Horticultural Management - Gardening and Horticultural Production, Bachelor's ProgrammeHorticultural Science Programme
- Offered as a freestanding course
- Nej
- Tuition fee
-
38060 SEK
Tuition fees only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens
BI1143, Horticultural Production Systems, 15.0 Hp
Print syllabus
Syllabus
Level
First cycle (G1F)
Main field of study
Biology, Horticultural Science
Grading Scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Course language
Swedish
Entry Requirements
Objectives
The objectives of the course are to provide a deeper understanding of how different horticultural production systems affect resource requirements and production results; and of different ways to monitor and modify such systems with regard to environmental impact and product quality. On completion of the course students will be able to apply a holistic perspective in order to:
- plan and accomplish a cultivation in the field and in greenhouse on the basis of market requirements.
- evaluate and recommend working methods and technical systems using a specific situation
- prevent, diagnose and correct physiological disruptions in production and quality problems
- identify species of common weeds at the seedling stage
- identify important pests and plant damages and describe means of correction for some important plant damages.
Content
The course covers systems in horticultural businesses for the production of edible products and ornamental plants. The course is based around legislative environmental targets and society’s demands for sustainable utilisation of natural resources. The course deals with resource utilisation of e.g. energy, water, plant nutrients and substrate, and different ways to monitor and modify the systems with regard to environmental impact. The course also covers crop protection checks such as weed recognition and diagnosis of pests and diseases in practical cultures. In addition, the course includes planning a practically viable pilot study/orientating investigation. This relates to an aspect of how the production or product quality of a horticultural culture could be improved, which provides students with training in information gathering and critical thinking. Excursions, laboratory practicals and cultivation projects provide training in identifying, analysing and rectifying problems in cultivation. The cultivation project also provides the opportunity for practical training in production management on the basis of planning documents and for applied work on planning and organising work.
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
The examination consists of submission and reporting of practical cases and assignments plus written and/or oral examination. To pass the course, pass grades in examination and assignments, approved participation in excursions, exercises, laboratory work and seminars is required.
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Biosystems and Technology
Supplementary information
Included in program
- Syllabus for Horticultural Management – Gardening and Horticultural Production (BSc)
- Horticultural Management - Gardening and Horticultural Production, Bachelor's Programme
- Horticultural Science Programme
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Plant protection exam | 5.0 | 0202 |
| Cultivation project | 4.0 | 0203 |
| Orientation survey | 4.0 | 0204 |
| Seed knowledge | 2.0 | 0205 |
The Course Replaces
BI0922
Other Information
Together with lectures, excursions and group assignments, laboratory practicals attached to the cultivation project will be performed. It is advisable for students to have completed the courses Horticultural Production and Crop Protection prior to this course.
academic year 2024/2025
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40004)
2025-06-01 - 2025-06-22
academic year 2023/2024
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40102)
2024-05-26 - 2024-06-16
academic year 2022/2023
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40144)
2023-05-22 - 2023-06-18
academic year 2021/2022
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40065)
2022-05-22 - 2022-06-19
academic year 2020/2021
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40049)
2021-05-30 - 2021-06-20
academic year 2019/2020
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40132)
2020-05-04 - 2020-06-21
academic year 2018/2019
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40080)
2019-06-02 - 2019-06-23
academic year 2017/2018
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40063)
2018-05-20 - 2018-06-17
academic year 2016/2017
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40052)
2017-06-02 - 2017-06-15
academic year 2015/2016
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40143)
2016-05-31 - 2016-06-12
academic year 2014/2015
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40126)
2015-06-02 - 2015-09-22
academic year 2013/2014
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40114)
2014-06-03 - 2014-07-06
academic year 2012/2013
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40115)
2013-05-27 - 2013-06-07
academic year 2011/2012
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40124)
2012-05-29 - 2012-06-14
academic year 2010/2011
Horticultural Production Systems (BI1143-40149)
2011-05-23 - 2011-08-05
Contact
- Course coordinator
- Karl-Johan Bergstrand
- Course administrator
- Desiree Mattsson
- Examiner
- Karl-Johan Bergstrand