Introduction to Agricultural Ecology
| Numbering Code | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | ||
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 2nd year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.3 | |
| Instructor name |
HIGUCHI HIROKAZU (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) KONDO TOMOHIRO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) FUNAKAWA SHINYA (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor) KUROKAWA SHUNJI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) SHIMONO YOSHIKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) INOUE HIROMO (Graduate School of Agriculture Senior Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The second-year plant production science course, Science of Cultivated Land and Environment focuses more on the environment, agricultural resources, and agricultural ecosystems and systems of crop cultivation than the crops' characteristics. The course covers essential farming practices, knowledge, and technology related to agricultural resources (e.g., soil, water, air, vegetation) and the ecosystems essential for agriculture and human survival. The course Science of Cultivated Land and Environment explains the background behind various problems (and solutions) related to material circulation, agricultural land, agricultural and environmental issues, adaptive evolution and the agricultural culture of plants, and agricultural systems and functions of agricultural ecosystems. Students will learn about soil science, tropical agroecology, weed science, and cultivation system science. | |||
| Course Goals | To understand the critical relationship between the sustainable use of agricultural resources and the maintenance of sustainable agroecosystems. Learn to develop countermeasures by understanding soil science, tropical agroecology, weed science, and cultivation system science. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1. Soil science: Energy transformation and material dynamics in the biosphere Week 2. Soil science: Soil and its ecosystems Week 3. Soil science: Agriculture and environmental issues in arid and semi-arid lands Week 4. Soil science: Agriculture and environmental issues in wetlands Week 5. Tropical agroecology: Tropical environments and agricultural production thinking about the environment and agriculture on a global scale Week 6. Tropical agriculture ecology: Problems of tropical agriculture and wisdom and ingenuity of tropical agriculture Week 7. Tropical agroecology: Agricultural production in stressful environments and physiological ecology of tropical crops Week 8. Tropical agroecology: Function and sustainability of tropical agroecosystems Week 9. Weed science: The importance of knowing weeds: human and biological definitions Week 10. Weed science: Foreign weed problems and their invasion routes Week 11. Weed science: Weeds as a resource Week 12. Weed science: Adaptation evolution of weeds to human activity Week 13. Cultivation systems: Natural and cultivated ecosystems Week 14. Cultivation systems: The practice of food production in agricultural land ecosystems Week 15. Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation method: (1) Reports on issues raised by the instructor regarding the science of cultivated land and environment from the perspectives of soil science, tropical agroecology, weed science, and cultivation system science, (2) quizzes during class hours, and (3) attendance | |||
| Course Requirements | None in particular | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
・ Look at the lesson plan described in the syllabus and do some preliminary research on related matters. ・ Reports may be required to deepen the understanding of the lecture. Review the lesson content. ・ Proactively state questions or opinions about the content of the lecture. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Instructions will be given during class. | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during class. | |||
