Online Agronomy Course
Agronomy programs have been developed in response to industry demand and are specifically designed to equip graduates with work-ready skills. Each participant will be trained and assessed in theory and in practical tasks. Real-world exercises are used throughout the program.
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fibre, and land reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology, chemistry, economics, ecology, earth science, and genetics. Agronomists today are involved with many issues including producing food, creating healthier food, managing environmental impact of agriculture, and extracting energy from plants. Agronomists often specialise in areas such as crop rotation, irrigation and drainage, plant breeding, plant physiology, soil classification, soil fertility, weed control, and insect and pest control.
Agronomy programs have been developed in response to industry demand and are specifically designed to equip graduates with work-ready skills. Each participant will be trained and assessed in theory and in practical tasks. Real-world exercises are used throughout the program.
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There are 8 lessons in this course:
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INTRODUCTION TO AGRONOMIC PRACTICES
- Introduction
- Crop types
- Plant structure and function
- Transpiration rate
- Selection criteria for plants
- Understanding monoculture
- Row crops
- Cover crops
- Crop operations
- Planter types
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CULTURE - WHAT INFLUENCES CROP GROWTH
- Soils
- Problems with soils
- Loss of soil problems
- Erosion
- Salinity
- Soil sodicity
- Soil acidity and alkalinity
- Improving soils
- Cultivation techniques
- Plant nutrition
- Nutrient deficiencies
- Organic fertilisers
- Soil life
- Insect pests
- Diseases
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CROP HUSBANDRY PRACTICES
- Operations
- Identifying weeds
- Ways to control weeds
- Spraying
- Irrigation
- Chemical crop protection
- Preparing plant pathogens for microscopic observation
- Culturing pathogens
- Natural pest and disease control
- Physical controls
- Organic sprays and dusts
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SEED AND SEED MANAGEMENT
- Seed storage
- Types of seed storage
- Seed vigour testing
- Dormancy factors affecting germination
- Germination treatments
- Types of media
- Media derived from rock or stone
- Media derived from synthetic materials
- Organic media
- Diseases
- Salinty build up
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ARABLE CEREAL CROPS
- Cereal crops
- Zadock scale
- Wheat
- Barley
- Oats
- Triticale
- Sorghum
- Maize
- Rice
- Millet
- Sugar cane
- Ryegrass
- Hay and silage
- Quality control
- Storage and handling
- Hydroponic fodder
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ARABLE BROADLEAF CROPS
- Characteristics of broadleaf crops
- Oil crops
- Chickpeas
- Narrow-leafed lupins
- Canola
- Faba beans
- Cover crops
- Common legumes
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HARVESTING
- Crop preparation for harvest
- Crop harvest equipment
- Forage harvesting equipment
- Cereal harvesting equipment
- Root crop harvesting equipment
- Grain storage
- Contract harvesting
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CROP MANAGEMENT - SPECIAL PROJECT
- Crop management from planting to post harvest handling
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