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Plant Systems (AGRI10044)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Dookie)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject introduces students to plant science with particular emphasis on crop and pasture species. Students will gain an understanding of plant growth and development to achieve desired levels of yield and quality. This subject considers how crop and pasture canopies grow by acquiring resources from the environment, how plants allocate resources to different growth processes, and how management and environment (including climate change) affect plant production in Australia and worldwide.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of:
- The relationship between structure and physiology of plants at cell, tissue, organ, whole plant and community levels
- Plant growth and development
- Root growth and function, nutrient uptake, nitrogen fixation and the importance of plant nutrition in managing crops and pastures, as well as implications for nutrient run-off and water quality
- Water uptake, transpiration, xylem flow, stomatal control and the implications of these processes for managing crop transpiration and soil evaporation in dryland cropping and under irrigation
- The growth phases of pastures and crops and how to monitor and measure these growth stages
- The determinants that drive plant growth and yield of pastures and crops
- How to develop a pre-season plan for crops and pastures including forecasting potential yields
- The major constraints to plant growth including soil limitations, plant disease, insect and weed management
- Harvesting/grazing methods of crops and pastures and why they are used
Generic skills
This subject encompasses particular generic skills so that on completion of the subject students should have developed skills relating to:
- The use of electronic forms of communication
- Their flexibility and level of transferable skills, which should be enhanced through improved time management
- Working collaboratively with other students
- An enhanced ability to communicate their ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats
- Accessing information from the library via both electronic and traditional means
- Problem solving and critical thinking
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Mid semester text
| Mid semester | 20% |
Two practical/field reports due approximately weeks 7 and 12
| From Week 7 to Week 12 | 30% |
Examination
| End of semester | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Dorin Gupta Mode of delivery On Campus (Dookie) Contact hours 55 hours - 24 hours of lectures, 21 hours of practicals and 10 hours of Tutorials/workshops/field trips Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in General Studies - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022